Design Is Philosophy
Tuturials, thoughts, ideas and information about web design and digital media by Morten Rand-Hendriksen, designer, developer, digital media expert, information philosopher, speaker and author of the Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Expression Web in 24 Hours series (version 2, 3 and 4), Lynda.com's WordPress 3.0 Essential Training course and Microsoft Expression Web 4 LiveLessons and creative director of Pink & Yellow Media - a Vancouver based digital media company.
Category Archives: Speaking Engagements
Can WordPress really do that? Slides from my WordCamp Victoria 2012 presentation
Jan. 14, 2012
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Can WordPress really do that? A preview of my 2012 WordCamp Victoria talk
Dec. 30, 2011
It all started with a simple yet befuddling question: “Can you create a WordPress site that sends SMS messages to users when things change?” My initial thought was that this could easily become the most annoying website in the world, … Continue reading
Open Source in the Cloud – WordPress on Azure: My Make Web Not War presentation
Oct. 26, 2011
Curious about the concept behind WordPress on Windows Azure or why I’m so excited about hosting WordPress Networks on a Microsoft platform? Look no further than the presentation above from Make Web Not War 2011. In it I explain the premise … Continue reading
Your Blog is Boring and Your Photos Suck – take two
Aug. 21, 2011
Mark your calendars! On Thursday August 25 Syx Langemann and I are hosting a two hour encore of our hugely popular Northern Voice 2011 talk Your Blog is Boring and Your Photos Suck about photoblogging. The talk will take place … Continue reading
Your Blog is Boring and Your Photos Suck – Slides from our Northern Voice 2011 presentation
May. 13, 2011
Photographer extraordinaire Syx Langemann and I decided to team up for a presentation on the fine art of photo blogging at the Northern Voice 2011 conference. Above is our slide deck for you to enjoy. Warning: The slides contain nudity.
Friends upgrade friends to IE9
Mar. 18, 2011
Update: Firefox 4.0 was released on March 2nd meaning all the major browsers now have full support for HTML5 and you no longer have an excuse not to implement it. On March 26th the IE9 / WP7 Boot Camp is coming … Continue reading
WordCamp Victoria Presentation: 10 Theme Hacks to Improve Your Site
Jan. 22, 2011
Above is the slide deck for my WordCamp Victoria presentation entitled “10 WordPress Theme Hacks to Improve Your Site”. Unlike my regular presentation this one is entirely slides based which means if you just read the slides, you’ll get the … Continue reading
Meet me at WordCamp Victoria
Jan. 7, 2011
One of the great things about working with WordPress is the huge community that surrounds the platform. Everywhere you look there are people using, talking about, teaching, learning, reading and writing about WordPress and the community is open to anyone … Continue reading