How I Experience the Web Today – Cookie consent banners, annoying push notification requests, and distracting ads – they’re all here! The History of User Interfaces – Take a tour through various UIs that have marked the past five decades. After Internet Explorer, Who Will Be the Web’s Next Nemesis? …
Before asking if someone is getting the best out of you, ask yourself if you are giving the best out of yourself. This is a question you should ask not just about yourself, but about your employees as well. Getting the best out of someone means recognizing their strengths and …
The following article is an excerpt from PHP & MySQL: Novice to Ninja, 7th Edition, a hands-on guide to learning all the tools, principles, and techniques needed to build a professional web application using PHP and MySQL. In this tutorial, you’ll learn what a database is, and how to work …
Time is such a precious thing – and yet it’s so easy to waste. To illustrate, a friend of mine who served in the military once remarked that much of their day was spent standing around, awaiting orders. It sounds a lot like a typical web design project – albeit …
Hey Everyone! We are island hopping in the Maldives and I want to tell you – Don’t do it! Why not? Read on and see why I suggest picking an island and sticking with it. Okay, this is a long story. In 2020, the hospitality industry experienced a big downturn …
Block themes have ushered in a new era for WordPress. Through the use of full site editing (FSE), they put every facet of a website’s design within reach. There’s no need to open up your code editor, as you can point-and-click your way to a fully custom design. But before …
Getting people to turn up to a music event or concert is often the hardest part of putting on a show. To make it easier on yourself, you need to have flyers to hang up and pass out whenever the opportunity arises. If you lack the necessary design skills or …
Photography is a powerful way to bring the outdoors to your fingertips. An incredible landscape can teleport you back to a moment, even when you’re working in your home office. Landscapes come in all shapes and sizes. So too do the Adobe Lightroom presets that style them. While your landscapes …
It wasn’t so long ago that meetings were primarily held in person. Much to the chagrin of many web designers (myself included), remote get-togethers weren’t widely embraced by clients. What a difference a few years makes. Meetings were slowly trending towards remote platforms. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Suddenly, Zoom …
