Every once in a while, we “creative types” run into a creative block. There are plenty of ways to find inspiration, but today I’m going to talk about one of the easiest, most accessible ways – simply getting out into your environment. I’m fortunate enough to live in one… [ read on ]
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How to Use Tables in WordPress
What are tables? In its simplest form, a table is a group of rows and columns, with each “cell” containing an item of some sort. Spreadsheets with rows of data are a common type of table. In fact, when introduced as part of HTML, that was their intended use… [ read on ]
What Cats Can Teach Us About Web Design
Everybody loves cats. Okay, maybe not everybody. But everyone loves cat videos on YouTube – no argument there, right? But other than being cute and making us laugh, what can we learn from them? In particular, what can we learn from them in terms of website design? My wife… [ read on ]
8 Ways to Get Inspired
Whether it’s writer’s block or just a general creative block, we all get stuck at times. At the time we feel like we’ll never be inspired again. But, of course, that’s not true. Sometimes when I’m in problem-solving mode, I keep at the problem for “just one more minute”… [ read on ]
How to Effectively Use White Space in Web Design
White space, or negative space, on a web page is, quite simply, the area between elements on the page. It is sometimes used in the “micro” sense of the space between words or list items (or even letters), but most often – and for our purposes – it’s the… [ read on ]