Archive for October, 2009

Creating a WebClip Bookmark Icon

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Remember the excitement you had when you realised you could customise that little 16×16 icon next to your web address in the browser? (called a favicon) – Well today I’ve re-experienced that feeling with the discovery that we can customise the icon used when you add a bookmark to the homescreen on the iPhone or iPod Touch!

Adding a favicon to your website is simple, and … Read more »

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Everything You Know About Web Design Is Wrong!

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Recently I listed to a great talk by Dan Willis from Sapient on how “Everything you know about web design is wrong”. Presented at a 2009 SXSWi, he talks about how web design is much more than just creating “pretty pictures”, and if designers are to be successful we need to try new things.

… what does design … Read more »

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10 Reasons You Should Use WordPress

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Recently at a Brisbane Web Design meetup I participated in an active discussion on CMS’s. It was a great night with people speaking for at least 5 different CMS’s! I was batting for WordPress which was no problem at all – I’m a huge fan!

I thought other people might enjoy knowing the benefits of using WordPress to run your website too, so I’ve posted … Read more »

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