It always starts out as gold.

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Working Remotely

Recently I spent a week working from the beach. There were a few reasons for this; the two biggest were that I was offered a cheap trip, and I’ve been in the middle of a huge project for weeks and needed the change of scenery. Read More  Read More

Bug Fix – WP Theme Reverting to Kubrick

I noticed today for the second time since the relaunch that my site was loading under the default WordPress theme, and nothing worked. My first thought was that it’s a bug; my second was that someone was hacking it just to annoy me. But then a little Google informed me that this guy had the same problem I did, and figured it out over a year ago. If you have this problem, here’s... Read More

Getting Things Done

It has been a hell of a week. I’m working on one of those complicated projects that takes as much time to wrap your head around as it does to actually design the pieces. It will be exciting when it’s finished though. Just now, on the radio, I heard a guy talking about Charles M. Schwab. Not the investment guy; the first president of U.S. Steel in the early 1900s. He ... Read More

How To Create a NextGen Gallery Tag Cloud

Disclaimer: I am not a programmer. I know just enough about coding to get things to work, but not enough to make it pretty or even usually be able to explain it to someone else. However, I thought this might be helpful. Read More  Read More

Reboot.

I am my own worst client. I’m an indecisive, know-it-all procrastinator. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the choices when you have no one to please but yourself. So designing, or in this case redesigning, a website is an arduous process. Read More  Read More

Pencils.

When I was a kid, I had a theory that you could make more money by selling pencils for $.75 apiece than for $1.00, because more people would be attracted to the lower price and you’d sell more pencils. Looks like I was right. Read More  Read More

Father Nature Landscapes Website

the client: Father Nature Landscapes the challenge: Andrew McCurry needed to educate potential clients about his landscaping business without spending hours on portfolio presentations. the solution: A site that walks clients through Father Nature’s capabilities and displays finished projects for inspiration, and copywriting that reflects the down-to-earth, friendly personality... Read More

AVO Wedding Videography Website

the client: AVO Wedding Videography \ the challenge: Another freelancer needed a flexible framework for a site he had originally designed within a rigid template. When the client’s copy grew, the site didn’t. the solution: I provided the overall design, site graphics and an HTML/CSS framework to my freelancing friend. Visit the site  Read More

EnviraKleen Logo

the client: EnviraKleen the challenge: Designing a logo for a new company specializing in environmental waterproofing and airtight crawlspaces. the solution: A globe made out of either soap bubbles or mold spores, depending on how you look at it.  Read More