A Designer's Life

A Great Resource for Freelancers

I love to share good resources when I find them, and this one is a great find. Created by web designer Grace Smith, it's a site devoted to finding and sharing "the best freelance related articles, tips, tools, guides and resources available online." The articles are hand-picked and the quality ...

My Favorite WordPress Plugins

When you install a WordPress blog on your own server, you can install plugins to enhance the functionality and improve security. These are some of my favorites: Maintenance Mode - Nice plugin for displaying a maintenance message when you're working on the site. Twitter Tools - for integration between your WordPress blog ...

Twitter Update and Tools for Tweeting

Well...I'm no longer on the fence. I'm really enjoying Twitter. I've made some great work connections and gotten to know some genuinely nice people. For anyone who freelances or works alone most of the time, it's a fun way to feel connected to everyone out there. I've received lots of ...

Everyone’s Talking About Twitter

I've been on the fence about Twitter. At first I didn't see any value in it. I thought it was a way to spread a huge amount of useless, narcissistic information. However, I decided I'd better try it out before passing judgment. Now, I'm intrigued - still uncertain, but curious. ...

Creating an Image Gallery with jQuery and ThickBox

If you're not familiar with jQuery, it's an open-source JavaScript library which simplifies adding interactive functionality to your website. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to use ThickBox, one of my favorite jQuery plugins, to create a simple, yet elegant image gallery. First, Create the HTML page to display your ...