Blogfullbliss - Design Trends, Tutorials and Talk

Lack of Posts

Adrian — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:07:25 +0100

Hello all faithful Blogfullbliss readers! I just wanted to post a quick update and address the lack of activity/posting around here lately. Blogfullbliss is going to be undergoing a massive update over the next 3-6 months (or sooner). Sean and I are still working on pounding out most of the details, features, layout, wire frames, etc. Lets just say a creative brief Read More...

Hardware Review: Patriot Viper Extreme Performance 4 GIG DDR2 6400

Sean — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:39:01 +0100

Hello all! First off sorry for the lack of posts around here as of late. Adrian and I have been really busy with "real life" if you know what I mean. Anyways enough have that, lets get right to the review...RAM, perhaps the single most important item in your computer. Without enough RAM your system bogs down when running large applications, multRead More...

11 Amazing Abstract Photos

Adrian — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:30:36 +0100

First off I am really really sorry for the lack of posts all this week. I have been on holidays all week and I have spent very little time on or around my computer (thank god)! It was UFC 101 and I had a lot of beer, you do the math. But I am back now so keep your head up for more posts by me!

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Six Kickass Twitter Extensions for Joomla!

Adrian — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:00:04 +0100

Twitter is huge, so huge I don't even need to tell you this right now unless you have been living under a equally huge rock for the last 6 months (or longer). In today's article I am going to be listing 6 kickass Twitter extensions for the Joomla! CMS. 3 of these extensions are totally free, the other 3 are not. But don't woRead More...

17 Examples of Failed Re-branding

Adrian — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:01:33 +0100

A logo redesign can give a company a new face, or in this case make them totally regret the face lift! The following article is showcasing 17 examples of epic fails of re-branding a logo.

A company's logo is probably one of the most important things, in some cases it can make or break your brand. Good qualiRead More...

Create A Clean Login Box Part 2 (Coding)

Sean — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100

By popular request today we are going to take Adrian's wonderful Clean Login Box Tutorial made in Adobe Photoshop and translate it into a functional HTML/CSS website. Now since this is only a tutorial we will not be covering how to make it a fully functional login. This will be a working mock up to display diffeRead More...

Hardware Review: Seagate Free Agent Desk 1 TB

Sean — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Lets face it having proper backup storage when your a designer/developer is extremely important. How many times now have you lost or flattened a .psd that a client has requested. Or how many times now have you had a hard drive disc completely fail on you and the files are totally un-recoverable!

As an avid gamer and hardware enthusiast I have had the chanceRead More...

Create a Clean Login Box

Adrian — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Yes another Photoshop tutorial! What can I say I am on a roll. I was starting to feel bad I guess, promising to post some and I never got around to it. This tutorial would range in the intermediate skill level so everyone should be able to keep up without any issues. Really the only tricky thing to make here isRead More...

Softblue Template Tutorial

Adrian — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100

After posting my Over The Top Shadows Photoshop Tutorial, and it being really rather easy. I thought I would post another one that required a little more skill, but not enough to scare anyone away. Last year I made a Template in Photoshop named Softblue. I had a number of people ask how to make it, or Read More...

5 More Unfair Facts About Web Design

Adrian — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Back in February I posted a article with 5 Unfair Facts About Web Design. Guess what? Nothing has changed *shocker*. This time I am going to focus more on clients, and what you should expect (if not already). Now don't get me wrong. Not all clients will have some of the tendencies that I am going to list. The good will out-weigh the bad I promise!

Most of myRead More...

Over The Top Shadows

Adrian — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100

This is a rather easy Adobe Photoshop tutorial that produces a nice overhead perspective shadow effect. One of the best features is it's very customizable, easy to change the angle and depth of the shadow. To get started you will need to find an image that you would want to apply the effect too. Remember that this image must be taken with a Read More...

Common Mistakes in Design & Development

Adrian — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Hello everyone! First off I am really sorry for the major lack of article posting in the last 2-3 months. Sean and I have been extremely busy with freelance work (which is a good thing I'm thinking!). I will be working on changing this problem by setting aside more time for this website. Also if you would like to write for us please check this out for morRead More...

Why Choose PHP?

Sean — Tue, 19 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Wow it has been a fair bit since my last blog post on Adrian's wonderful site. (Sorry about that everyone. Adrian and I have been very very busy as of late.) But today I would like to cover why use PHP instead of other scripting languages. Because its the Best and every other language sucks! Of course I am just kidding! But on a seriousRead More...

Helpful Tips & Tools for Efficient Design

Adrian — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

When it comes to web design and development staying on track with deliverables, time-lines, email, tasks, communication with the client, requested changes, etc (the list goes on and on...), can be extremely difficult and a little bit overwhelming at times. But all is not lost! Thank goodness there are many so many useful applications anRead More...

Speculative Design = All Aboard the Fail Ship

Adrian — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Speculative design may seem like a good idea to many people when they are in the market for a new website design. Some of them even go down the path of holding design contests, which is probably one of the worst things you could do.

What people don't realize is that speculative design is both bad for the design firm, and yes the perRead More...

We Are Moving! (Downtime This Sunday!)

Adrian — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Move complete. Find any bugs please post them in the comments!

Sunday March 22nd we will be down anywhere from 4-24 hours.

We are moving to bigger and better places! We just got a new server and will be moving a few of our sites over. Also if anyone is in need of hosting let me know! Just $10 a month for unlimited bandwidth, 50 email accounts, managed hosting and support, etc. All the good stuff in life....

Inspiration Overload

Adrian — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Ok lets face it, there are tons of design galleries out there and it's hard to find the ones that are actually worth visiting. In this list I am going to just post the ones actually worth going to for inspiration, eye candy, or if your just bored and looking to kill some time, you will not be disappointed or be able to go wrong with these!

This post will covRead More...

More Freebies and Updates!

Adrian — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

I just wanted to fill everyone in on what's going on and where the site is headed next. Right now I am currently working on a new theme that will be available soon for free download. It will be a fully coded and custom Wordpress blog theme. We might coded it for Joomla! as well but not 100% on that as of yet.

Other freebies in the works are: A new custom set of icRead More...

How To Stay Motivated

Adrian — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Motivation comes from within. You might be inspired by achievements of others, but, to go far in life, you need to feel charged and determined to achieve your goals. Well that's a really nice saying and all but, staying motivated sometimes can be hard. This is especially true if the project you are currently working on...well sucks.

In this article/list am I going to tRead More...

jQuery the new way to do Javascript

Sean — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Yes as we all know it... JavaScript sucks! It's been around since the dawn of time and it's slow even on "optimized" web browsers. Most of the time it doesn't even make sense, especially at 2 or 3 am the night before a project is due and your scrambling to try and get things done! But wait...there is light at the end of the tunnel: Enter jQuery.