Author Archives: Joe
Beef up Your Speed in Photoshop
Wish you were quicker in photoshop? About 3.5 years ago I was greatly humbled when I learned that I was ignorant of one of the most helpful photoshop tricks, the amazing ctrl click layer selection technique. By default, if you … Continue reading
Clean Photoshop Buttons
In this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to create clean Photoshop buttons. I like to style my buttons with layer styles as opposed to a series of layers. I prefer this because it allows me to re-size the buttons … Continue reading
A Cure for Repetitive Stress Injury?
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. I am not qualified to make any medical judgments, this blog post is only speaking from personal experience. If you feel pain, see your doctor. If you find nothing but dead-ends then perhaps this … Continue reading
Where to Download Google Fonts
I recently made a post titled “Web-safe Fonts the Google Way” regaurding an extended list of fonts for websites that Google is providing via the Google Font Directory. By using a simple CSS technique, Google is offering a great solution … Continue reading
Oil Spill Cleanup Simulator, Edmonds, Washington, Flex Application
In early 2009 I was approached by Genwest Systems in Edmonds, Washington regarding a calculator that they needed to build that would simulate an oil spill cleanup. The project lasted 8+ months. We started with a month and a half … Continue reading
Construction Website Design, Bellevue Washington, BH Contracting
BH Contracting had us design their website in 2009. I love their work- some of the photos in their portfolio are stunning (don’t trust me, see them yourself). It looks like they really know what they’re doing. They provide the … Continue reading
Web-safe Fonts the Google Way
If you’ve been designing websites for any amount of time you’ll know that as designers we’re incredibly limited by the list of fonts we’re allowed to use. These fonts are called “web-safe fonts” and their classification comes from their wide-existence … Continue reading
Aggravating Google with your SEO
The title for this post is a bit misleading because SEO (Search Engine Optimization) that aggravates Google isn’t really SEO at all. Over the last few years it’s been amazing to see how search engine technology has advanced. Finding what … Continue reading
Google analytics, a “visits counter” on steroids
I was recently asked by a client if we could add a counter to their website. I hadn’t had the request for a while- I suggested that we go with Google Analytics as it would provide a plethora of features … Continue reading
Expedient Technology, IT support, Seattle Area
Expedient Technology provides IT support to the Seattle area- they are based in Mukilteo Washington. Here’s the screen shot: Expedient provides the following services: Help Desk Support On-going Maintenance Consulting 24/7 Monitoring Software/Hardware Procurement This website was built with HTML/CSS … Continue reading
