1) Active social media profile links I’m not interested in links to social media sites they’re not active on. What’s the point? But if they freakin’ love Twitter and they’re on there all the time, then they better have a link to their Twitter profile! […]
Static homepage? Or homepage showing a list of blog posts? Which is better? Which do you use when? If your site is ONLY a blog, then show your blog on the homepage. Your readers are looking for your blog, so give them your blog. Don’t […]
I used to be a web designer and developer. That meant I would take on a client, work with them to create a gorgeous design for their new blog/website, then proceed to code that into a working WordPress theme. But a few months ago, I […]
As most of you know, I’ve been partnering up with Anna Moore for a few months now to create website for clients. She handles the design and I handle the coding. Well, today I’m going to tell you all about our latest project: building Jessica […]
There are certain website features and design elements that I DESPISE. I think we can all agree that things like autoplay movies and music are horrible, but today I want to highlight three other pet peeves of mine that I haven’t already mentioned in my […]
Hey there, I’ve been interested in Graphic Design and blogging for a while now and have even downloaded Photoshop. But I feel like I can’t really be original enough, everything I do is either inspired or adapted in some form. How did you start off […]
I’m a blogger (duh) but I’m also a web designer. I love both of these things equally! But I think there’s one big problem with being both of those at the same time. Blogs do well when they have a strong brand. This brand can […]
Hey Ashley! This is not really a question but rather just something I’m really curious about. What different things have you been through to get to where you are today? e.g. courses, schools etc. And also, now, when you create a blog theme, what different […]
Don’t use release date count downs You know those fancy schmancy sidebar widgets that countdown to a book’s release? You don’t need them. They often use flash or JavaScript and can severely slow down the loading of a page. If you absolutely MUST have one, […]
As probably all of you know, I’m a web designer. Today I’m going to share with you some of my old website designs, which are total crap! I got this idea from Rinn Reads, who shared some of her own old site designs! My first […]