Ramblings of a mad man
Things we find interesting or thought provoking
Z-index – What it is and how you use it
The Z-index is a CSS attribute. It establishes the vertical stacking. Essentially, it's taking a two dimensional layout, your monitor/view port, and adding a 3 dimensional perspective. With the z-index, you are able to stack elements in front of or behind one another...
The Dunning–Kruger effect
The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias wherein relatively unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability to be much higher than is accurate. Dunning and Kruger attributed this bias to a metacognitive inability of the...
Old School Style Poster
I recently designed this Poster for a motorcycle track club that I work with instructing others on how to ride/race their sportbikes faster and safer.
MotoVid Brochures
I was recently asked to re-design the promotional brochures for MotoVid.com. I used used a combination of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign to produce the final print ready PDF. The majority of the design work was layed out in Photoshop with logos and other...
How often should you update a website?
As a website designer, I get asked this question a lot. Should we be updating our site every day? Every week? Every month? And are regular updates needed to keep ahead in the search engines? Most people assume you need to update your site regularly. But what does...
10 Ideas to Improve your Website
Are you looking for ways to improve your website? Here are 10 simple ideas you might not have thought about: Review your homepage - don't waste valuable real estate welcoming your visitors, instead tell them what you offer and try and convince them to stay a little...
10 Ways to Promote your Website
There are a number of things we could and should be doing to drive legitimate traffic to our websites, but we can all act a little over‐zealous at times too. Here is a short list of 10 things you should and should not be doing: Make sure you're included in ALL the...
10 signs your site is ready for a redesign
Are you wondering if it's time your website had a facelift? Here is a quick test. Has it been more than a year since your website was last updated or reviewed? Have there been changes in your products/services, or do you need to update any staff or contact information...
Google SEO Starter Guide
The subject of SEO or search engine optimization, especially related to Google, can consume hours of your time when you try learn what is best to take your site to the top. Although Google is famous for being tight lipped around their algorithm that produces search...
What is RSS?
While developing a site for a client I was surprised to hear their request to remove the RSS icon. I realized that they were not familiar with the benefits of subscribing to RSS feeds to follow their favorite online content so I decided to write this post for anyone...