Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category

The CodeBurner Family Welcomes Three New Babies!

The CodeBurner Family Welcomes Three New Babies!

I’m very pleased to announce the launch of CodeBurner Version 1.5 . More than an update, it’s three (count ‘em, three! ) new builds as well — extending the CodeBurner family to include an Opera widget, a Mac OS...

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Create A Painted Text Effect In Illustrator

Create A Painted Text Effect In Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator allows you to add extra fills and strokes to objects. We’re going to take advantage of that now to create the impression of text painted in watercolor. The best part about this is that the text is...

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The Power of Persuasion

The Power of Persuasion

Last week, I wrote a post about indecisive clients and some actions you can take to move a project along. Stalled projects are one example of a situation where it can pay to be persuasive, especially if the client...

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Data Disaster

Data Disaster

Hey folks, don’t salt your scotch with tears on my account, but I’m posting to tell you all I just suffered a complete data loss on my computer. I figured I’d go through how it happened. ...

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Balancing Act: Is Work-Personal Life Balance Achievable?

Balancing Act: Is Work-Personal Life Balance Achievable?

Before we talk about balancing work and personal life, I should clarify that in my brain I think of balance as a perfect symmetry. To me, balance means complete equality between all elements...

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SitePoint Podcast #31: SitePoint Cofounders Mark & Matt

SitePoint Podcast #31: SitePoint Cofounders Mark & Matt

Episode 31 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available! This week, Kevin Yank ( @sentience ) sits down with SitePoint cofounders Mark Harbottle ( @daxatron ) and Matt Mickiewicz ( @sitepointmatt ) at SitePoint HQ. Listen in your Browser...

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The Sans Serif Typeface

The Sans Serif Typeface

Over the past few weeks I’ve put up posts about Old Style, Modern and Slab Serif typefaces. All three of these font categories cover fonts that are described as Serif typefaces. That is, their letter forms have a serif...

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Exclusive Interview With Ben Firshman, Creator of JSNES

Exclusive Interview With Ben Firshman, Creator of JSNES

Ben Firshman is the genius behind JSNES , a playable and fully-functioning Nintendo Entertainment System emulator written in pure JavaScript. Craig interviews Ben exclusively for SitePoint. Craig Buckler: Hi Ben...

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Printliminator Update

Printliminator Update

If you’ve been using The Printliminator , you may have noticed some updates to it. That’s the cool part about a bookmarklet that references external code, updates and new features can be pushed out without having to have everyone...

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7 Non-Obnoxious Ways to Celebrate Self-Promotion Month

7 Non-Obnoxious Ways to Celebrate Self-Promotion Month

October is self-promotion month, so it’s time to bring on the brag! Go ahead, start screaming about your successes, aggressively pushing your services and tooting your horn. Talk about yourself non-stop, grab the mic at your cousin’s wedding to...

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