Designing for Modern Monitors

July 2nd, 2008

How do you like yours?
A recent post discovered through Smashing Magazine got me thinking about a topic that effects me every day within my line of work. When I started designing websites 2 years ago I was led to believe at the time that sites couldn’t be made any wider than 750px, (780px max) to […]

Death to IE6!

June 25th, 2008

A site I’m building at the moment has required me to consider the poor people who still unfortunately use Internet Explorer 6. I’d love to think it was a thing of the past, extinct along with any pre-XP versions of Windows and late 90’s pop music but unfortunately not.
As we all know, Firefox is steaming […]

Firebug for Firefox

June 18th, 2008

Regarding Firefox add-ons for developers, of which there is a fantastic selection - please, everyone check out Firebug, unless you have already.
It is the NUMBER 1 ESSENTIAL ADD-ON FOR ANY WEB DESIGNER/DEVELOPER.
If anybody has recommended this to me before and I’ve not acknowledged it, I’m very sorry and very foolish not to have done.
Firebug tucks […]

Web Awards is a Farce

June 2nd, 2008

Yeah you all know, everyone knows - the Web Marketing Association’s 2008 Web Awards entry deadlines has been delayed till the 13th June… which for some reason doesn’t surprise me.
I would love to have entered some of my work in the awards, not that I expect to win but let’s not forget it’s the taking […]

HTML email design

May 29th, 2008

Hey all
Just an announcement to let you know that I’m now offering HTML email design as another branch of my services.
For pricing and examples please get in touch.
Thanks
Nathan

Why does IE render text so much better than Firefox?

May 24th, 2008

Why does it? I love Firefox to bits but the fact that I could lick the text off a site on IE, but run away whenever I see the terribly anti-aliased massacre through Firefox gets me down… just a little bit.
You all know what I mean. And if anybody has the answer, or perhaps a […]

Facebook set for Makeover

May 20th, 2008

I would hate to be the one to pass one false news to the masses, so I do hope I’m proved correct. According to a local radio station this morning - Facebook (I’m sure you’ve heard of it!) is lined up for a design makeover.
I personally don’t mind Facebook, regardless of rants I may have […]

Fantastic Web Developer Add-on for Firefox

May 13th, 2008

Hey Guys! Found an awesome new Firefox extension!
I am actually quite excited about this. Recommended by a good friend - the Firefox ‘Web Developer’ toolbar add-on is one of the best designers aid I’ve come across. For a long time I’ve used the Tiny HTML validator which is a neat piece of kit, although can […]