Helpful Sites – Part 1
I’m a graphic designer studying to be a web designer, so I have a lot of sites I visit when I need help. Whether it be for picking color schemes, cool fonts, background images, etc., these following...
View ArticleNew Term Learned: @Font-Face
You pick a real cool font to load on your page; the only problem is that most people won’t have it loaded on their computer, therefore it won’t show up. Your page will not look as cool as you intended...
View Article2 Week Summary of Things Learned
I’ve been so busy learning new things that my brain has been overloaded. I haven’t been able to post in a while. So here is a 2 week compilation. Things I learned: adding width and height to an image...
View ArticleRecreating a Website From a Photo
After only 3 weeks of learning HTML 5 & CSS, I was given a class homework assignment to re-create a website from an image. I think I did pretty good. Let me know what you think. This was my...
View ArticleResponsive Web Design
You finally have a website up. Phew! But wait, what is this…a…mobile site? Isn’t my site going to squeeze and contort itself to the size of people’s phones and tablets and still look great? Sorry, but...
View ArticleServer-Side Technology
Great article on which server-side technology to use: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/which_serverside_technology.html (The reason I can’t write a lot about this topic is that I don’t...
View ArticleThe Domain Game
I have gone through some domain issues recently and had to educate myself fairly rapidly. Because of these great pieces of knowledge I learned, I thought I’d share them with you. Last year I used a...
View ArticleFree Shopping Cart Sites
I’m trying to put together my first online store and I don’t really have the budget to go all out. I found a really simple and free storefront service before, but I can’t remember the name. It was...
View ArticleNot Just a Web Designer
When I started this blog as a class assignment, I was only going to post web design topics. However, I have been doing a lot of graphic design more so than web design lately (due to summer break). I...
View ArticleGoodbye Amazon Affiliate Program!
The main way websites (especially blogs) make money is through ads. Even though as a reader we hate them, as website owners, they’re what pays the bills. Amazon is probably one of the largest affiliate...
View ArticleLearning Javascript: Week One
This past week was my first time back in class since May. It was hard starting up again, but I got back into my normal rhythm in no time. Below are a few sites I found interesting and helpful for my...
View ArticleLearning Javascript: Week Two
Week #2 was probably the best week in class I’ve ever had. I liked it because I actually started understanding Javascript. Before, in my Java class, I was confused because I wasn’t sure where things...
View ArticleGoogle Analytics Academy
http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/ Although the deadline has passed to get a certificate, you can still use their free learning materials to get a thorough understanding of Google Analytics. Pretty...
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