by Prescott | 2012.02.23 | design_web, the industry, this website
Oh friends. I feel terribly guilty in writing this, but I’ll have to suspend my site redesign effort for a little while (maybe 2 weeks or so). This is due to a major change in my life and career which I’m very excited (and nervous) about. Leading up to...
by Prescott | 2012.02.13 | design_web, this website, web technology
download .mp4 / watch on YouTube It’s been a tough few days. After working to style the theme which will eventually be my new site, I realised that I was in danger of losing those customisations if the theme were to update. The solution is to create a Child...
by Prescott | 2012.02.08 | design_web, this website
Clearly, it’s February. I didn’t manage to get my new site up and running in January, but that’s ok, I was busy doing actual real-life work. Forgivable offense, no? But I’m interested to hear what you are all doing? Did you get your...
by Prescott | 2012.01.24 | design_web, this website, typography, web technology
Right, so, wow, ten days since I last posted! Eek, bad form. Let me get straight to the point. I’ve been working on the site but very slowly. It’s very likely I won’t get to finish by the end of January, but that’s ok, it’s not a race. In...
by Prescott | 2012.01.14 | design, design_web, the industry, the internet, this website, typography, web technology
download .mp4 / watch on YouTube I took a big step in my redesign process — I installed a new WordPress installation with new theme on one of my dormant URLs which I haven’t previously used for anything. This URL, which I will reveal soon, is one of a number of...
by Prescott | 2012.01.10 | computers & gadgets, design, design_web, the internet, this website, typography
Several of my design pals have sent me their own site redesigns-in-progress for a quite critique. This is an extremely important practice, because getting an extra set of eyes on your design will reveal interesting things. You, as the designer, are very close to your...