This is a project I’ve been working on over a few years. I introduced my first solution back in 2008. It worked, but had some limitations. After recieving feedback and comments I once again offered another solution in May 2011 that worked great… at first. After testing myself, and reading more feedback and comments I’ve come across another limitation. When you downsize your browser window enough to require a horizontal scroll a curious thing happened. Scroll over to the right edge of the screen the header and footer no longer stretched 100% across the screen.
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Category Archives: Resources
Jan
Downtime apologies
Nov
2
Apparently, somewhere around October 26th or 27th my database took a dump and for whatever reason all my posts went missing. :(
But, thanks to my new all-time favorite WordPress plugin – WordPress Database Backup – all my info was restored. I suggest that if you are a WordPress user you download and install this plugin if you value your content. I’ve set my plugin to send me a daily backup – and it is the only* reason all of my content and hard work was saved.
* Yes, my host could have restored my posts from their backup, but wanted to charge me $25 to do so.
Your Source to an Endless Supply of Free Social Media Icons – Part 1
Jun
6
It seems like everyday there is a new crop of super awesome social media icon sets released. Custom icons are a great way to spruce up a blog or website. They can bring character and enhance the rest of your design. Not everyone is an icon designer- and finding the perfect set to match your design could be a chore.
In my web travels I have collected and compiled a huge resource of these icons that are all available for free! No matter what kind of website/blog you have you can find the perfect set of icons – being it a clean and professional look or hand-drawn and grunge – there is an icon for that!
While there is too much to list at one time, I figured I would try to group them as best I can, and deliver them to you in a series of posts, of which this will be the first :D
So below please enjoy the first part of the “Social Networking Icon Sets” with 50 different sets!
Tantalizing Textures: Sources for Textures, Tutorials and Inspiration!
Jun
4
Using textures in your designs is one sure way to give an item a more realistic feel and depth. Using textures, patterns and other grunge-type effects are one of my absolute favorite design methods. I end up being drawn to this type of design over any other.
Below I have gathered some awesome resources for how to use textures, and where to get them as well as a small, but awesome collection of texture inspiration. Don’t forget to check out the “Tantalizing Textures” bucket I have created on dribbble, that I will be constantly updating to collect texture inspiration.
Freebie: MyBookClub Book Club Layout – 2 PSDs
Jun
2
Like most designers not every design I create is accepted by the client the first go-round. Occasionally I am left with a design that is perfectly fine, but just wasn’t suited to the client’s taste.
A few months back I had this design left over for a library website. The design wasn’t used and there it sat forgotten on my hard drive.
I’ve decided to share the two PSDs for the design (the main page and the inside page) with everyone.