Archives for the ‘wordpress’ Category

truly dynamic headers

So I have been on a hunt a while now, for a tutorial on how to create dynamic header images. I have a site which I have dynamic headers images…well kind of. I have a long, if/else statement, where I have written elseifs for each category and page. While this works, it entails updating the [...]

of interest

Here are some interesting things I have come across lately.
In Defense of Eye Candy – A List Apart
A very good article about why it is important to focus time on the aesthetics of a website, instead of simply worrying about function. It argues well for the reality that function & form a integrally wedded together. [...]

photo blog

I have really been wanting to add a page of photos. Something that displays a grid of thumbnail images with clicking for the full-size. The problem is Im not sure of the best way to do it. It seems I could use a gallery, but I dont really want to mess with that. Im trying [...]

typography bug

Last couple of days on the internet have been filled with enlightening readings on web typography. Not sure why the sudden surge of interest, but it has definitely inspired me. I have done some tinkering to the site, trying to make it a little cleaner.
I spent a lot of time this morning reading about grids. [...]

Internet Explorer on Ubuntu?

Until recently I had been doing all my web design editing on my ubuntu laptop at home. I didn’t really think about the likely story that Internet Explorer would have issues with rendering the stuff I was doing.
I wish I would of grabbed a screen shot of the madness that IE created with FUMCclass.com. The [...]