Archive for the ‘Web Design’ Category
Redesigning the WordPress admin Redesign
Ever since the first betas of WordPress 2.5 I have been making my own version of the admin panel. I like a lot of what they have done but there were some very basic things missing in the design, and I could see a number of ways to improve it. Every now and then I will add something new to tweak it a little bit more and then last week Eric Meyer released his own version of the admin redesign ...
Google hosted javascript libraries
Google have recently announced they are hosting popular open source javascript libraries for everyone to use in their projects.
My first thoughts were, "Awesome, they can suck up my bandwidth charges and I can have fast access to javascript libraries", but now I've thought about it a bit more I'm even keener.
Before I get carried away I've read a few negatives, the biggest being "Google will be able to track your site", and to that I say "I use Google ...
How I built BenGillbanks.co.uk in a little over 2 hours
Quite some time ago I purchased BenGillbanks.co.uk thinking it would be a good idea to own my own name as a domain. But then I didn't do anything with it.
The other day I decided it was time to sort it out so I proceeded to develop the thing.
ConceptFrom the start I wanted the site to be a single page, with links to all my sites and a Twitter feed. I wanted to use a dark colour scheme, and I ...
WordPress themes, and assumed responsibility
I've had a number of emails recently about an Islamic website that is using my free WordPress theme - Regulus. People have been emailing assuming that, because I designed the theme, I am Islamic and a terrorist.
I can't actually comment on the website as none of the emails (or blog comments!) have actually explained anything - the authors jumping straight into threats and accusations, but the fact that they have found me because of the theme and automatically accuse ...
The trials and tribulations of maintaining multiple websites
As all 3 of my regular readers know, I run more than one website. My main ones are Binary Moon (this site), Binary Joy, Binary Sun, and Pro Theme Design. 3 of these 4 sites are blogs... and blogs need content.
I am currently finding it very hard to keep updating these sites. Binary Joy is relatively easy to sort out - there is always games news to write up. Binary Sun doesn't need maintenance, it can take ...
Mimbo Pro sale, now on
My first premium theme, Mimbo Pro, has had a great first couple of months, and we hope things continue as they are. To celebrate the success of Mimbo Pro and the May day bank holiday we are running a promotion to save 40% of the price of the theme. You can read more on the Pro Theme Design Mimbo Pro sale post. It's for one day only so you'd better be quick!
New Icon Set : Circular
Last week I released a new icon set over on Pro Theme Design. When I first started on the set I had two objectives. 1 - to spend some time learning how to make icons properly, and 2 - to make a set that I could reuse in future projects.
As time went on the set evolved and Circular was the result.
What went rightThe overall outcome was quite nice. I made a complete set of ...
How to stop your WordPress blog from being hacked (or banned by Technorati)
I got banned from Technorati a long time ago. Apparently releasing free themes is bad (and get's lots of inbound links) only fair I guess
Anyway, Technorati have dropped off my radar recently, their constant redesigns and confused product are pushing people away, and since they've been dropped by WordPress I don't visit at all. The thing I am most interested in is the recent announcement that they're "suspending" blogs using old versions of WordPress.
Personally I feel this is ...
