This is a basic JavaScript tutorial. I will describe how to move an element around the page using a simple animation script. The element you move around the page can be anything from an image to a paragraph.
Below is a working example:
Using Multiple Loops in Wordpress with query_posts() and get_categories()
May 5th, 2009This is a tutorial to demonstrate how to show entire posts from multiple categories in Wordpress. This would be especially useful for blogs that contain very short posts like a photo with a short description. This is a very simple problem and solution, but I didn’t find many posts describing how to do it, so I thought it may help a few people out.
In some blogs, it can be useful to show entire posts from multiple categories on one page. For instance for a recipe blog you may want to list the name of each of your recipe categories and the recipes in each of those categories. This would look something like:
- Breakfast Recipes
- [Eggs Benedicts Recipe Post]
- [Pancakes Recipe Post]
- Lunch Recipes
- [Grilled Cheese Sandwish Recipe Post]
- Dinner Recipes
- [Fettucini Alfredo Recipe Post]
- [Lasagna Recipe Post]
The Vanishing Point Filter in Photoshop
May 1st, 2009In this Photoshop tutuorial I’ll discuss the many uses of the vanishing point filter. You can use this tool to place labels on bottles and jars, to add or remove windows and doors from buildings, and in general, to transform the perspective of an object to fit into your photo.
As an example I’ll show you how to end up with a photo like this:
Starting with this:
How to SEO header meta keywords and descriptions with Wordpress
April 24th, 2009The default Wordpress installation does not produce either a description or keywords meta tag in the header. There are plugins you can use to solve this problem, but why use a plugin when you can solve the problem with a few lines of code? Writing the code yourself with teach you about Wordpress, PHP, and XHTML. This will enable you to solve future web site problems easier. Additionally, you’ll have one less plugin to keep track of, giving you a leaner, meaner, Wordpress installation.
After a brief introduction, I’ll delve right into the code, and show you how to add these meta tags to your pages by modifying the header.php file of your theme. Read the rest of this entry »
More on Search Engine Optimization
April 2nd, 2009If you look at sites offering search engine optimization, or SEO, you’ll notice that the prices can get pretty high. If all that is involved is making sure all the elements on your page have your keywords correctly woven into them, then how can SEO services be so expensive? Well, it turns out that the words on your pages are just a small part of the picture. Read the rest of this entry »
Creating perspective and a mirror image in Photoshop
March 28th, 2009In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create the look of perspective and reflection in your images.
Look for samples of things you like and dislike
July 24th, 2008How do you tell your designer what you want if you don’t know what all your options are. The answer is simple: samples.
One of the first things you will do when you begin working with a web developer is to describe how you want your site to look and feel, the audience you are targeting, etc., but a picture is worth a thousand words, and a url is worth ten thousand. Read the rest of this entry »
Style guides
June 10th, 2008One of the difficulties in having a web site designed for you is that you may not know what to look for. A way to get around this is to ask for explanations… in writing. Read the rest of this entry »
Web page validity
June 6th, 2008Markup validation sounds like a technical topic, but it is a factor that must be understood so that your website will be available to the largest number of customers or readers.
Markup validation is the process that is used to make sure the code on you web pages conforms to the “rules of grammar” of the world wide web. If your pages are valid, not only can the most people access your pages now, but people will continue to be able to access your pages in the future. Read the rest of this entry »
