An Iron-fisted Personal Development Policy
I have been thinking a lot lately about personal development. In a constantly evolving industry like web design, if you want to stay relevant, you need to stay current. Every day there is some new development, product release, or technique developed. If you don’t continue to learn, try, explore, and grow, eventually you will go [...]
A Not so Nostalgic Look at Pixel GIF Spacers
If you’re new to web design you’re very lucky. You get to jump right into CSS based layouts. You have the ability to create clean, beautiful code. When I first started learning web design it was just prior to the birth of CSS and long before CSS was used as a layout tool. Back in [...]
How to get the Extension of a File Using PHP
As a PHP developer, there are times where you need to get the extension of a file. You may need to get the extension of a .jpg file so you can resize it or you may need to check to see if an uploaded file has a .pdf extension. With PHP there are a number [...]
What is so Hard About Writing Content?
The toughest part of any website project for us at Zipline is not the concept, it is not the sitemap, it is not the design, nor is it the programming. The most difficult part of any website project is obtaining content to put into the website. To be honest, at Zipline we’re not writers. I [...]
Have you Heard about Webmaster Radio?
I hadn’t, at least not until this morning. I came across a reference to WebmasterRadio.fm while reading my RSS reader. I don’t know how I missed something like this. I love listening to industry related information. Until this morning, I was content with my weekly BoagWorld podcast episode but it turns out there is an [...]
Could a Web Designer Marry an IE6 User?
To many of my regular readers, it is no secret that I recently got engaged. I am very excited to be getting married. Kayla, my fiancé, is a genuinely nice person who also happens to be smart, fun, and beautiful. In preparation for getting married we are doing pre-marital counseling. In pre-marital counseling hot topics [...]
Please Papyrus Don’t Hurt ‘Em
Have you ever heard of Papyrus? If you don’t recognize the name of the font I am sure you have seen it in use. It is the most overused font in the history of the universe. It is used everywhere! I have always wondered about the history of Papyrus. Was it hatched from an alien [...]
IE6 PNG Fix for Images and Backgrounds
I talked earlier this week about some of the shortcomings of IE6. One of the most frustrating shortcomings is the lack of PNG support in Internet Explorer 6. PNG files are incredibly useful and their usage opens many more transparency options allowing for more flexibility in design. All new browsers have full PNG support, the [...]
Design of a Website Effects How Children Process Information
Sorry to those of you who read my blog regularly each morning, some extenuating circumstances kept me making my usual morning post. I know how frustrating it is when my paperboy doesn’t get my paper to my house prior to Cheerios time so I am sure all of you loyal fans were distraught. Moving on [...]
LinkTogether – A Community for Web Designers
First, I would like to welcome all my new subscribers. I have been getting an abnormally large amount of traffic the last few days and I have also seen a big increase in RSS subscriptions so if you’re new around here, welcome! Yesterday, I saw a press release from Network Solutions announcing a new web [...]