Learning Flash

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Well, I’ve spent the last two days buried in my computer teaching myself Flash. I should’ve done it years ago, but I was dreading the experience I knew was in front of me. It’s not that the program is rocket science. Anybody with a lot of desire and a little bit of patience can learn [...]

OnStage Theme for Actors

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So I am finally ready to release “On Stage,” a theme designed specifically for actors. Aesthetically, I wanted a very simple, yet elegant design that would allow the actor’s headshots to take the focus. I owe Brian Gardner some credit for this theme because the code is based on his Photopress design. This is my [...]

Banner Designs

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A banner graphic is a very small part of a web site, but a very important one, especially for a blog. A good banner uses aesthetics to tell readers what to expect from your site. Sometimes you want to tell them something very specific, “Vote for me!” for instance. Other times you want to be [...]

Coming soon: “OnStage” a Worpress Theme for Actors

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So I’ve been busy all day working on my first ever WordPress Theme. At least the first one I’ve essentially designed from scratch. I’m calling it “OnStage” and it is specifically designed for use by actors. It isn’t ready for download yet because the setup instructions are going to be a little detailed. But you [...]

YesForIllinois.com

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Yes for Illinois is a project of the Illinois Citizens Coalition. They asked me to help them develop a new web site at the beginning June. After trying several theme options, we finally settled on Justin Tadlock’s “Options.” It is flexible and easy to customize.

Days of Expensive Solutions Are Over

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Re-Launching “Yes” for Illinois

I know, I know. It’s only been a couple of weeks since we “launched” the site. But I was never happy with the design aspects of it. And since the original launch I discovered an even more powerful theme by Justin Tadlock, this one called “Options.” So I went back and revamped the www.yesforillinois.com using [...]

Get Your Data Online … EASY!

So I’ve been experimenting with this powerful web product called Caspio. It allows a novice user to create interactive databases without any programming knowledge. Some database familiarity is still required, but over all, this product tremendously simplifies the process of putting data online. I haven’t found their pricing info yet. Let’s hope it isn’t too [...]