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Many thanks go out to the very kind people at Screenspire and CSS-Mania for featuring this very site. I am honored, thanks a lot fellas! On a totally unrelated note today, September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Which reminds me of one of my favorite cheesy jokes: What are a Pirate’s favorite [...]

Download this set of thirty-one free icons which can be used for application toolbars, content management systems, web applications, anything you like. They are divided into four different color sets — blue, pale blue, orange, and grey. They are ultra-simple, straightforward pixel icons. They are not near as elaborate as others around the web, but [...]

I’m sorry. I really liked the previous look of the site. I worked on various scripts, but I’m too stupid to figure out a way to have the swapping tab menus display when Javascript is turned off.

Creativity isn’t constant. Every designer sooner or later has to deal with their creative flame fizzling. All designers have had a time where they have stared deep into a blank screen, page, or canvas. Time constraints, outrageous client requests, and outside stress are a few on the long list of items that can drain one’s [...]

Dear IE, We once had something wonderful. You were my browser of choice, the only Microsoft product I used, and I was happy with that. You took care of me and did your job well. Eventually though you became cocky, even lazy. You no longer cared about my needs. You thought I could never find [...]

I have always been the type that learns better by tearing something apart and trying to put it back together or modify it totally. I have been using WordPress for a little over 3 months now, and am getting more and more comfortable with the inner workings. If you have visited the site in the [...]

A bran is a template. A canvas if you like. Think back to when you were a kid — remember he-man figures? Each one essentially the same piece of plastic with a different paint job? bran is a bit like that. My Angel-Bran can be seen above, or you can also see the full size [...]

If you browse some blogs using Gravatar services, you will find the avatars do not appear. Gravatar, as you’ve heard, has forgotten to renew it’s DNS. However, it’s not down. Check out this address for a live gravatar site. Just replace gravatar.com with 64.124.231.223 in your files, and you’re good to go for now. (*Editor’s [...]

Today I was browsing around the Xemion Web Designer Directory, only to find there were very few web design companies in Alabama that produce what I consider high quality work. I came across several poorly coded, slow loading, image heavy websites. One in particular was just a huge 1013 x 1922 pixel image, with several [...]

Say it ain’t so! John Oxton has decided to step away from blogging for a while to seek some peace and quiet. John is an very talented designer. His creations have inspired us all. I know we will all miss his humor, design sense, and expletive-laced blog posts very much. You will be missed.