Now we have come to part 2 of this series on how to create a single page portfolio from scratch. This part focuses on the HTML and CSS mark up to convert our .psd file to a living web page. The tools we need for this is of course – Photoshop, an HTML editor (in [...]

Whenever I download a WordPress theme there’s hardly ever a time that I leave it as is. Almost for sure – I will have to change some things to customize according to the site’s identity. For instance, maybe I’d want to match the heading styles to a company logo, or change the background colors to [...]

Out of the hundreds of web application frameworks and content management systems available, only a select few surface for the masses to see. The reason is – not everyone who use your framework have a creative eye for making good design. Of course the more people utilize your framework – the more creative your user [...]

Ahhh – so many choices when it comes to what open source software to use: Joomla, WordPress, Drupal…but aren’t they at times – a little overkill? For smaller web designers like myself, I still get the usual client who just wants a simple website to advertise their services. Most of the time they will have [...]

Just in time for Halloween – I give you “Argyle’s Drudge”, a fully layered Photoshop file that can be the base design of your next blog. In time for Halloween because it does have that messy, random and scary feel to it – don’t you think? The design is wholly unexpected – colors of October [...]

I’m a big fan of Woothemes. It seems that each time they come out with a theme – they push the boundaries of web design. Take a look at their latest creation: Therapy – I can’t help but fall in love with the fine background gradients, smooth and seamless transparencies and nice rounded edges. But [...]