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Wordpress Coolest Blog Competition

Posted Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 Yesterday I was invited to submit my site to be entered into the Wordpress Freedom Blog competition, so I thought hell! Why not! What have I got to lose anyway? It is a competition based around cool Wordpress blog designs so I will be up against a tough crowd! I know myself from trolling around [...] Continue Reading

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eMarketing is Monkey Business

Posted Sunday, September 14th, 2008

This is in no way a plug for traffic as I am sure they have enough! But I couldnt help wanting to shout about the brilliance that is Mail Chimp!

I came accross this little gem about 6 months ago when trying to send out a simple mailshot to about 50 people. Spam city I found! So I went in search of a solution and this one popped up!

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I’ve Gone All GI!

Posted Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

And no, not the General Infantry! I cannot imagine myself a soldier! No as of last week I became the newest member of an awesome design agency in Newcastle upon Tyne, Guerilla Interactive. I form part of the Interactive team as a front end web designer.

The role I have undertaken is excellent and suits me to the ground, I am doing a lot of design work without much developement. Ive never been the developing type!

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Favourite Websites of 2008

Posted Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 I have come across many many beautifully designed websites along my internet superhighway travels so I thought, as we are over half way through the year, I would compile some of my favourite designs that I have come across and bookmarked this year. I would like to start making this a regular feature, maybe monthly. So if you like what you see and dont have the time to troll around the net searching for well designed websites to nosey at, make sure to keep in touch via my RSS Feed on this link. Continue Reading

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Now a Proud Member of GAWDS!

Posted Friday, June 13th, 2008

Well after a lot of time and effort, my application was a success and I have been invited to join the Guild of Accessible Website Designers!

Ever since it was first introduced to me by my course tutor Joel Mills, founder of Under 50k web design (also in the guild) I have been pushing my designs and coding to get to the level I need to be in order for me to be accepted.

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Your Footer Loves You, Dont Forget It!

Posted Sunday, May 25th, 2008

Website structure is important, we all know that. A well designed, well laid out site improves visitor satisfaction and usability.

So many sites these days have beautiful headers, amazing graphics and top notch artwork, but some completely neglect the quality, visuality and more importantly, the functionality of there site footer. So in this item I am going to hit on certain points I feel everyone should include on a web site footer.

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