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Thoughts and commentary about web design plus links to helpful resources including fonts, plugins, templates, stock photos, software, scripts, tutorials, and other useful tools for webmasters!

Thursday, December 28, 2006

Developing With Web Standards

This document by Roger Johansson explains how and why using web standards will let you build websites in a way that saves time and money for the developer and provides a better experience for the visitor. Also discussed are other methods, guidelines and best practices that will help produce high-quality websites that are accessible to as many as possible.

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Cheesecake Photoblog

Cheesecake Photoblog is a photoblog application written using PHP and MySQL and the cakePHP framework, It has a clean MVC code architecture. The URLs generated are clean and Search Engine Friendly. The comment system has SPAM protection via Akismet as well as a ‘Black List’. Cheesecake is easily theme-able and extensible using add-ons. It also features tagging, RSS feeds, multiple size resizing of images. Ability to schedule future posts or post using EXIF date is also there.

Saturday, December 02, 2006

FireFactory from Coffee Cup Software Provides Search Engine Optimization and Website Optimization

FireFactor checks over 90 factors and scores your Website based on what search engines and visitors see on your pages. Your Website Report will show you what you don’t have, what you have too much of, or what is not working for search engines. Your custom report is 100+ pages and gives you advice on fixing these things to get better search engine rank.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Plogger Next Generation in Open-Source Photo Gallery Systems

Plogger is the next generation in open-source photo gallery systems. A web application not bloated with superfluous features or complicated configuration settings. Plogger is a simple yet powerful tool — everything you need to share your images with the world. Plogger is your photos integrated into your website, a fully featured photo sharing package with an attractive and easy to use administrative interface that makes managing your galleries a breeze.

Saturday, November 18, 2006

Jumpola: The Ultimate Links List for Designers, Marketers, and Artists

What is the Designer’s Jumpola?

I like to think of this big list of design-oriented links as a place of “instructional (and entertaining) introductions.” A carefully chosen list of people, places, things, and ideas, some of which, I hope to have the privilege of introducing you to for the first time.

They are carefully chosen and (I hope you will agree) organized in a way that makes them reasonably easy to use. And while I certainly don’t agree with everything they publish or promise, I think you will find most are worth seeing.

The idea for the page grew out of my own frustration in finding a useful “start page” for the design trade. I was looking for a page with more of the tools and information I use as a designer and writer, and less of the blinking perfume ads. The Designer’s Jumpola is an ongoing experiment in developing that page.