Monthly Archives: November 2008

Typograph – new WordPress Theme

I’ve closed the comments for this thread to consolidate all comments for the different versions of the Typograph theme in one place. Please leave all your comments at the Typograph page which can be found by clicking here. I’ve been … Continue reading

Pure CSS Drop-Down Menu tutorial – a slight omission

I just got a comment from a reader of my recent Expression Newsletter article The No-Code Way to a Pure CSS Horizontal Drop-Down Menu with Expression Web. He was having trouble getting the grey boxes to “fill out” properly which … Continue reading

My XBOX Avatar Looks Just Like Me!

When the world of web design gets too complicated I tend to gravitate toward the living room and my much neglected XBOX 360. I was a huge gamer when I was younger – in fact StarCraft nearly ruined my university … Continue reading

Highlight current page in WordPress menus

I have published an updated tutorial on this topic entitled Highlight Current Page or Category in WordPress 3.0 Menus. Click here to read the new article. WordPress has a lot of built in functionality that you can tap for advanced … Continue reading

Read my article in the Microsoft Expression November Newsletter

A month or so ago Microsoft contacted me and asked if I would write an article on Expression Web for their Expression Newsletter. How could I say no to such an opportunity? After some back and forth about the topic … Continue reading

6 Must Have WordPress Plug-ins

WordPress is a powerful blogging platform and CMS that can be used for simple blogs as well as advanced websites. One of the things that makes WordPress my chosen platform for all my projects – from personal blogs to massive … Continue reading

Create a Twitter Box in Your Sidebar – Part II

My Sidebar Twitter box tutorial seems to have struck a chord with WordPress users and it has generated some interesting questions. One of them, from TheNext2ShineBlog posed an interesting problem I decided to look into in more detail: the only … Continue reading

A better desktop with RocketDock and Vista Start Menu

Sitting in front of a computer about 80% of your working day it is important that your work environment – that is your desktop – is both visually pleasing and functional. Having switched to Windows Vista not too long ago … Continue reading

Motion Graphics for VJ I Am TV – The other part of our business

People are often surprised to learn that web design is only one part of a large portfolio of services provided by my company Pink & Yellow Media. We also provide extensive services for broadcast television. These include small scale production … Continue reading

CSS Gallery Features

After three days in it’s new incarnation, Design is Philosophy is being featured in a myriad of CSS and web galleries. this in turn caused an insane spike in readership that makes my stats page look pretty weird. I haven’t … Continue reading