Web Career 0.8 (a beginners guide to freelancing, part 1)
I’m writing this while I’m in the middle of a mad dash to get everything ready for the re-launch of my business endeavor Victory Creative. Victory Creative is a web consultancy based in Raleigh, North Carolina where we special in Web and UX Design/Development, Information Architecture and Project Management.
So, I wanted to share with you [...]
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.
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. [...]
