Subversion for designers
June 9th, 2008Version control is not only important for your code, but it is important for your designs. How many designers have to attach version numbers to their Photoshop or Illustrator files? Today there are hosted solutions so you do not have to go to the trouble of setting up your own server. Hosts such as Drteamhost even provide subversion as part of their hosting plan. Vitamin has a good post on how to usetup subversion and use it from a Web Designer’s perspective.
10 Effects to Boost Your Website
March 19th, 2008Here are a few AJAX-y effects to add to your website. Though most of these are not really AJAX, they are more of the trend in Web2.0 design or just generally cool features to add to your website.
Do Multiple Monitors Make You More Productive?
March 18th, 2008Coding Horro looks at the multiple monitors study…
Let me be perfectly clear on this matter: more is more. More usable desktop space reduces the amount of time you spend on window management excise. Instead of incessantly dragging, sizing, minimizing and maximizing windows, you can do actual productive work. With a larger desktop, you can spend less time mindlessly arranging information, and more time interacting with and acting on that information. How much that matters to you will depend on your job and working style. Personally, I’d be ecstatic if I never had to size, position, or arrange another damn window for the rest of my life.
Great Niche Gallery Sites
March 17th, 2008Check out the links to 24 great niche gallery sites, from Wordpress only designs to light on dark.
Why bother having a resume
March 17th, 2008Seth Godin ponders the reason why folks simply send a resume with no cover letter for jobs. As Seth says and I am paraphrasing….Resumes are for chumps, you don’t get great jobs by simply a resume, you get a reason to go into the rejected pile…
