Line Height

Wrong kind of line height.I know, it’s been a while since I’ve written. Don’t worry, though, I don’t have a lot of time so I don’t plan on rambling a lot in this post. I’m going to talk a little bit about line height, explain some general rules, then give a brief explanation of why they’re important. I’m doing this because most people are bad at setting line height. Read More »

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MW2 Clan Website

The all new ^911 webiteSo you might have noticed that I haven’t written in a few days. I’ve actually been quite busy working on my clan’s website (Nine Eleven Clan). Some of you guys are probably wondering what a clan is. Basically it’s a group of people that you play video games with, which makes me a nerd. I have my own Blog with a custom made theme, though, so “nerd” was already assumed.

Anyway, I have a few things to say about the whole experience. I’ll add some headers to make the post easier to follow. Read More »

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Should your small business have a blog?

As some of you know I do graphic and web design freelancing (which actually is why I have this blog). One thing I hear from a lot of clients and potential clients is that they’d like to have a blog.

When pressed on the issue, however, they don’t always have clear reasons for wanting a blog. Sometimes it’s just “everyone else is doing it” (which isn’t always a horrible reason), and sometimes they literally have no reason. They just “thought it would be a good idea.” Read More »

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Something Wonderful

OceansSo I saw this thing on Twitter about designing something everyday. I’d link to it, but this post is really completely unrelated. Basically, though, it was a challenge to design something new everyday. If you’ve ever tried to design things you probably know that this can be more difficult than it sounds.

Anyway, I was also reading “My Life is Average” (Google it) a little bit lately. The combination of these things, and the reading over of my resolutions (specifically #16) gave me a new idea. It’s a bit crazy, I know, but I think it could be cool. It even deserves a new paragraph and a header. Read More »

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It was a Sharpie!

It was a Sharpie!

I didn’t think anyone would guess it. My dad (Michael) guessed it correctly first, but Phoenix was the most accurate. I’m gonna give it to my my dad, since there wasn’t anything about the picture that would give away what specific kind of marker it is, and Phoenix probably just guessed that (and did so last).

He’ll be posted in the page of winners soon.

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Another New Theme

My latest evil plan...

My latest evil plan...

Well, I decided I really didn’t like my last mockup, which was based off of my wireframe. I liked some elements from it, but really felt like it was too simplistic. The new element actually has a slightly reworked wireframe, and brand new typography (planning on using CSS3, you can see the default and the fallback in the full image). The main thing I kept from the old mockup is the color scheme.

I’ve still got some final changes to make, like adding a photo in the “about” section, and I need to rework my social media icons. Other than that, I think I’m ready to start coding.

I’m wondering, though, if you have any suggestions? Do you think it’s ready to be coded? Please comment, I appreciate any input. Thanks.

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Guess What It Is!

Guess What It Is!

My friend just got a camera. This, of course, prompted me to get back into photography again. This, of course, prompted me to find a new subject for a “Guess What It Is” picture. Guessing ends Wednesday (12/30/09) at noon Eastern.

Please check out the Page of Winners to see our previous winners, and to find out what has been done already.

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Emphasis

Answer: None of them are, really.Today we’re gonna talk a little about emphasis. Now, I already started to cover this in my last post. I ended up ranting about the use of all capital letters, though. In this post we’ll be taking a look at the individual ways you can add emphasis to your text, and talk about some best practices for each of them. Read More »

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It was an eraser!

It was an eraser!

Alright, that one was pretty obvious. I’ll try to make it harder next time. It was an eraser. Larry was the most accurate, but Chris was really the first to get it. He’ll go up on the page of winners soon. Thanks for playing, everyone. Stay tuned for the next picture.

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Capital Letters

ATTENTION!I’m going to tackle an issue that I see as a very common problem. Most people understand that it is important to emphasize things in their text. Most people also understand that ways of doing this include using bold letters, italic letters, capital letters, different colors, and large text. Unfortunately, though, most people really have no idea how to effectively use these methods. Many people often end up using the wrong kind of emphasis, or using entirely too much emphasis.

We’re going to tackle each of these over the next few post. Today we’ll just be covering capital letters, or “All Caps”.

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