Lesson 5 – Slicing and Dicing
Before I tackle the CSS, I need to gather a few things from my site. 1. Open the site.psd that you created in Lesson 3. If your guides are visible – Go to View -> Show -> Guides and click on...
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When I first started out designing websites, tables were my friends. Now, I cringe if I have to put a table in a site, but occasionally they do serve their purpose. CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) is so...
View ArticleLesson 7 – Down to WordPress business
Now I’m getting to the fun part. I always breathe a big sigh of relief when I get to finally incorporate WordPress code into my design. For me, it means that the magic finally gets to happen....
View ArticleAdobe CS6
I only have one more quarter of school and need to take advantage of all of the educational discounts I can get. With that in mind, I signed up for the student rate for Adobe CS6 yesterday. After a bit...
View ArticleLesson 8 – Expanding The Loop
In this lesson, I’m going to expand on the basic loop that is in the index.php file. WordPress is a template based system that utilizes template files for each type of post. I will be modifying the...
View ArticleLesson 9 – Accessibility
Only a few more things to do. Throughout this entire tutorial, I have been introducing accessibility into the code and into the design. A test of the template on http://wave.webaim.org/ shows that the...
View ArticleLesson 10 – Media Queries & SEO
Final lesson in this tutorial is just to tidy up and site. I’ll be adding some media queries to adjust the positioning and layout of the site for the various devices. Because I’ve been addressing...
View ArticlePortfolio Presentation
The attached pdf contains the projects that I would like to present at Portfolio Presentation. Portfolio Presentation
View ArticleExpedia Mobile App
I am going on vacation in January and wanted to check on flights to foreign destinations while riding the bus the other day. I downloaded the Expedia Mobile App and fell in love. This has to be one of...
View ArticleKimo Family Portratis
Family portraits recently taken at Marymoor Park in Redmond, Washington.
View ArticleHelpful sites for planning and designing
I’m always looking for ways to help speed up the process for planning a web site. Fireworks has great wire framing tools. But I’m also finding a lot of interesting online resources for th... Read More
View ArticleCSS for a Horizontal menu in WordPress
This is just a quick reference for a CSS horizontal menu to be used in a straight html file or a WordPress template. [crayon-53329aee3948a841894903/] The html code for a WordPress template: [cr......
View ArticleDownriver Stables
I just finished this logo for one of my Canadian friends – Jeanie Wilson. Jeanie and her fiance have just purchased an old farm and are going to offer boarding, lessons and horse training. Using......
View ArticleRetromod – Accessible, Responsive, SEO WordPress template
For my senior project, I created a tutorial (print & web) that gives step by step directions for planning, designing and developing a WordPress template that is accessible, responsive and search...
View ArticleUploading Media Files to Buttons
Here is a quick tutorial on how to upload pdf’s and assign them to a button in the Elegant Themes Divi template. 1. In the Dashboard go to: Media – Add New 2. Select all of the files on yo... Read More
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