September 2006

September 28, 2006

Why Not Hire Me for Free? - 78

Cutline 1.02, the best WordPress theme ever produced!

Investing in great Web design is one of those things that is hard for many people to reconcile mentally. For starters, it’s really difficult to know if the person you intend to hire is legitimate or not, and if you don’t know how to differentiate the studs from the also-rans, then you’re basically investing in a crapshoot. To make matters worse, this crapshoot can get expensive!

And then, of course, you have the issue of agility. Two weeks after you get your new design up and running, you decide to add a few features. Will the current architecture handle it? Is your design scalable and flexible enough to accommodate this, or will it fold up like a lawn chair, leaving you with unstyled, 10pt text and a horizontal scrollbar?

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September 15, 2006

Snazzy Pullquotes for Your Blog - 41

Intro image for 01 Pullquotes - the first in a series of design tips for where the rubber meets the road.

From a usability standpoint, anything you can do to help your readers scan your content more effectively is a positive.

But if you can add an element that not only helps your readers but also adds an elegant, professional touch to your overall content presentation…then by god, I think you’ve hit the jackpot!

Today, we’re going to hit that jackpot together by adding a very simple, very stylish, and very useful element to our blogs — the ever-present pullquote.

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