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My content management arsenal : 1 July 2008

Jon Hick’s article on Expression Engine and Textpattern thrilled me, but I was most interested in the comments that followed. Content management systems are plentiful, and many are free, but choosing the right one can be difficult to say the least.

Reinforcing location : 14 July 2007

Getting lost within a website is not uncommon. The lack of tactile pages and a table of contents presents a challenge that many designers fail to consider—how do you help users understand where they are?

No need to choose : 6 April 2006

I almost couldn’t believe my ears this morning while listening to the business news on the radio—Apple Computers has decided to allow users to boot Windows XP on the new Intel Macs!

Look Ma! No pixels! : 28 March 2006

Well, almost. The redesign of this site was my first expedition into the realm of ems and percentages—and being stripped of the controlling comfort of pixels.

Jack of all trades? : 16 January 2006

Website design in itself involves several disciplines, so if you compound that with the more traditional medium of print, it’s easy to become overwhelmed.

Shiny and new : 11 January 2006

I’m sitting here in my office waiting on my Epson to finish printing six copies of a 40-page brochure, so to pass this time I decided to finally apply the new site design I’ve been working on, as well as catch up on some Textpattern jibber-jabber.

Zoom, zoom, zoom. : 19 October 2005

I began my career in print design, so naturally when I delved into website design I incorporated every trick in the book to achieve a precise layout.

It’s finally here! : 21 August 2005

Some very hardworking people have earned a much-needed rest—Textpattern is now available as an official release.

All by myself : 5 May 2005

I’ve had three different employers since I graduated college in 1996, all which have taught me certain skills that have propelled me forward in my career.

Pardon me : 17 April 2005

Please excuse any weirdness as I am upgrading my Textpattern installation.

Do you prefer light or dark? : 25 January 2005

It’s fairly common knowledge that, in the print world, black text on a white page is the norm for easy reading.

CSS house of cards : 23 January 2005

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) offer a world of possibilities, but trying to get them to work consistently takes me back to the days when I first began learning the quirks of table-based layouts.

They did it right : 16 December 2004

‘Tis the season to shop, so my wife and I shop online.

How much do you have? : 10 December 2004

I often struggle with my internal process for design, mainly on two levels: visual and practical.

Obsessed : 24 November 2004

I’m quitting for a while to enjoy Thanksgiving.

Designing for me : 20 September 2004

Visual design is always challenging to some degree—usually the more difficult the problem, the more rewarding the solution.

You never stop learning : 3 September 2004

I’ve been designing and developing websites for about 7 years now.

Starting over : 30 August 2004

I’ve gone back to the drawing board, but I’ll be back soon.