A Tale of Two Frameworks (Times Two)
I’ve got a couple of upcoming projects on the horizon and I decided to start researching some well known frameworks both the server side and the client side. Most of my programming has been with custom libraries that either I’ve created or ones created by a client/employer. Up until now, I’ve been the wheel reinventor for a while with the notion that I can best get into the guts of the code if I built the libraries. Now, that’s ok for smallish projects, but as projects get larger and more complex, there are definite problems with that approach.
So, today I wanted to share my justifications for using frameworks and what that means to site owners, designers and developers alike. There are many considerations when you’re shopping around for frameworks and understanding the business implications can help you decide. [...]
Action! Intrigue! CMS Impossible.
I had fun writing a guest blog for my friend Elizabeth of Only Even Prime fame. It’s the story of the MI team looking for a real CMS. Take a look.
The Real Deal Behind Table-less Layouts.
Tables, as a part of HTML, have gotten a bum deal over the last few years. Yeah, they were the darling of web design for a long time. Strutting their stuff with the latest and greatest cutting edge sites. Going to all the fancy website parties like Amazon and CNN. She even made it to [...]
Web Design on a Dollar a Day
Starting this week and running for the next few months, I’ll be publishing a series of articles that I hope to turn into a book titled Web Design on a Dollar a Day. This passionate little endeavor will be my attempt to give back to the community of web designers and site owners out there.
The premise behind this book is pretty simple. I’ll be putting together a series of web design/development projects and walking you through each one of them from conceptual start through to basic code and delivery. The difference here is that I’ll be starting with a tight budget of $365 for all the tools that we’ll need to build professionally design websites and applications. And that’s including web hosting and software. [...]
Why Designers Need Subversion!
So for the entire weekend, I’ve been pondering one simple fact. Something that’s been bugging me for a long time and that my girlfriend Katrina and my roommate Elizabeth would find utterly humorous. Something that as I get older, seems to become more a part of my day-to-day life. [...]
