"If you are successful at school; you will be successful in life" I wasn't a great success at school. Even though I was sent to good schools, in order to get me to work hard, I was told "if you are successful at school; you will be successful in life". As hard as I tried my exam results were … [Read more...]
Using Featured Images in WordPress
The thumbnail featured images on this blog, both on the home page and in the footer, are automatically created by the Streamline theme on the Genesis framework (affiliate links). But these featured images can be coded into any theme and I tell you how to do this here. Featured Images in … [Read more...]
What you need to start a graphic design business
It pains me to think of the $3000 I spent on a Mac Performa 6400 complete with a huge monitor and in-built 28K dial-up modem in the mid-90s. The machine chugged along like an aging donkey and the information super-highway felt more like a traffic jam. I wish I was starting now with readily available … [Read more...]
Free 2011 Calendars to download in PDF, InDesign and Illustrator formats!
Here's a present for my visitors and subscribers as a BIG "thank you" for all the support and encouragement I've received over the year! Every year I send Christmas cards to all my clients with a calendar of the next year on the back. Putting something useful like a calendar on the back of a … [Read more...]
How to create your own website – 4 essential steps
Google estimates there are over 1 trillion (as in 1,000,000,000,000) unique web pages on the web and there are an estimated 7.3 million new ones added every day – but don't let these figures overwhelm you, you found me. My website was set up with only a few dollars and a bit of common sense. And, if … [Read more...]
Create an ePub eBook with InDesign
The internet is awash with eBooks. It's easy to see why – they're fast, convenient and are a great way to consume and store reading material. They can be downloaded in seconds and many thousands can fit on a single USB stick. eBooks are also interactive, allowing you to search for text, make notes … [Read more...]
Know Your Visitors – Know Your Customers!
Most websites fail. Why? Because, they don't post regular content that people will want to read. How do you know what people want to read? The answer is to get to know your website's visitors and potential visitors. By knowing your readers, you will hopefully have some idea about your potential … [Read more...]
Freelance graphic design advice
Whether you're a rock star creative in a top-ten agency or a freelancer running a business from home on a shoestring, graphic design is an absorbing, all-encompassing practice. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and therefore disagreements occur and criticism can be hard to take. But it's a great … [Read more...]
15 essential tasks to complete after installing WordPress
WordPress is a blog publishing platform that can be used to run many different types of website. Every time I install WordPress I run through the same geeky routine to ensure that it is well-functioning and easily discovered. So, aside from the theme (the way the website looks) and the content … [Read more...]
Free open source alternatives to Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator
For web designers, developers and amateur creative types that work with a lot of graphics and image manipulation, the decision of which software to use is an important one. While Adobe Photoshop and its related Creative Suite programs are well respected throughout the world, open source software … [Read more...]
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