Entries from May 2011

It Works is IE? Getting Started with IE Visual Filters

May 31st, 2011 by Patrick Cox | 3 Comments

IEFilters

How many times do you use box gradients, text shadows or any other simple, yet cool CSS trick? If you’re like me you use them all the time. But how do you get them to Read ★ More


Aggressive Persistence – We Gotta Take the Browser Back

May 26th, 2011 by Patrick Cox | 7 Comments

aggressivePersistence


When Microsoft announced the IE6 Death Clock the world rejoiced, it was now time to move into the brave new world of the modern web Read ★ More


WordPress: The 7 Essential Plugins

May 24th, 2011 by Patrick Cox | 10 Comments

wordpressPlugins

There are so many plugins for WordPress that you’ll need to round out your WordPress site. This list is really just a few plugins that I personally believe should be included in the core installation. Next time you set up another WordPress install, upload and install these guys Read ★ More


Critique Your Own Design without Offending Yourself

May 17th, 2011 by Patrick Cox | 1 Comment

Teen Gazing Through Mirror

Group design critiques are great if you work on a large design team. Most web designers are freelancers or work in very small groups where deadlines come quick. Sitting down for a formal Read ★ More


8 Simple Rules for Launching Your Website

May 15th, 2011 by Patrick Cox | No Comments

Aged Come In We're Open

The most tedious and annoying task about creating web sites has got to be preparing it for launch. We all got into web design and development to create and build really awesome sites and applications Read ★ More


Your Design Sucks… Or Does It?

May 11th, 2011 by Patrick Cox | 6 Comments

be different

For years and years when someone asked me what music I liked I said, “Everything but country and rap.” A good friend of mine pushed me on my response one day and I finally realized that country and rap music is just another form of art that at that time I did not fully appreciate. Read ★ More


UX Case Study: My Antique Slot Machine

May 9th, 2011 by Patrick Cox | 2 Comments

the slots

When I was a kid, my Grandpa bought a couple of 1948 antique slot machines made by the Mills Novelty company. Every Sunday we went to Grandpa and Grandma’s house for a visit. Read ★ More