Tumblr and its tumblog system of microblogging make it easy to share inspirational photos, links to resources, etc. There is no shortage of industrial design, web design and typography tumblogs out there if you need some inspiration. And this is just the first in a new series, Design Inspiration. So, in no particular order …

Tumblr and its tumbleog system of microblogging make it easy to share inspirational photos, links to resources, etc. There is no shortage of industrial design, web design and typography tumblogs out there if you need some inspiration. And this is just the first in a new series, Design Inspiration. So, in no particular order …

After getting my first Mac ever this past February, I have been trying to get acclimated to the very different operating system and wean myself off Windows. Working on my Mac is so much more satisfying than working on my Windows laptops. There’s less fighting with the apps, less sluggishness and virtually no crashing. The [...]

If you’ve spent any time online recently then you probably have heard of Pinterest, the by-invitation-only social sharing site that lets you “pin” images you find on the web (or in your personal image collection) onto Pinterest “boards” to share the things that inspire you and capture your interest. Pixelita Designs has a Pinterest account [...]

My bestie and web design partner has been in love with Apple products since he first fondled the iPhone back in the Fall of 2007, and probably before then. I knew that mostly creative, temperamental types had Mac computers, although I was never exactly sure why, since Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver (the darlings of the [...]

I just have to brag on Ivan a bit. You don’t hear from him much, but he’s responsible for all of Pixelita Designs’ graphic artwork and a great friend and confidant. He’s been busy these last few months keynote speaking all over the place. Today he was the first speaker at the Internet Gurus of [...]

RECOMMENDED CMS MADE SIMPLE MODULES Form Builder This is on our short list of modules we install on every CMSMS site. You can have as many on your web site as you want and they can be as simple or as complex as needed. Aside from the standard contact form, we’ve used these as client [...]

COMPARING THE BASICS FeatureCMS Made SimpleWordPress URLcmsmadesimple.orgwordpress.org LicenseGPLGPL Latest Version1.10.13.2.1 PlatformPHPPHP Database(s)MySQLMySQL User LevelsYesYes WYSIWYG EditorYesYes Themes/SkinsYesYes Admin Themes/SkinsYesYes RSS SyndicationYesYes Multi-SiteNoYes URL RewritingYesYes XHTML CompliantYesYes Auto UpgradeNoYes Auto Upgrade Add-ons*YesYes Link ManagementAdd-onYes Community Resources**YesYes BlogAdd-onYes Support ForumYesYes e-CommerceAdd-onAdd-on * The term “Add-on” refers to plugins in the case of WordPress; and modules or plugins [...]

HISTORY WordPress began as a fork of the blogging system B2 Café Log (which is still being developed under the name B2 Evolution). It got a jump start by then-top dog blogging system Movable Type when Movable Type changed its licensing structure causing a mass exodus of users away from Movable Type to WordPress. From [...]

HISTORY CMS Made Simple (http://www.cmsmadesimple.org) (“CMSMS”) was founded in 2004 by Ted Kulp, who was looking for a solution to drive commercial, small business web sites, rather than just support bloggers or be a portal. Thus, CMSMS was born. And it remains today one of the best solutions for a small business or non-profit web [...]

CONTENT (MANAGEMENT) IS KING If you are a web designer, you are no doubt familiar with the vast array of content management systems (CMSes) available today. WordPress has become the darling of the CMS and web design crowd and has been for quite some time now. Its large and active user and developer community has [...]

I came across a young man’s blog post summarizing his experience at BizBuzz 2011, just concluded in Nis, Serbia. My best friend is Serbian, and although I don’t understand much of the language, I still try to read things I think may be important or beneficial to me, with the help of Google Translator. In [...]

With self-publishing all the rage and the ease with which one can publish one’s own book or offer up an e-book for sale, the author/publisher/book web site is more common now than ever. But you don’t want your site to be run-of-the-mill. Ideally, it should showcase your writing talents, feature your books and offer users [...]

Concurrently with a web site redesign, we were asked to design new business cards for the Fire Chief and other key personnel at Sheldon Community Fire & Rescue. We took imagery from the new web site design and create a fire engine red palette that the guys love.

The lovely Sara Waters shared a Slate.com article on really bad restaurant design. That was my inspiration for this post, showcasing a dozen well-designed restaurant web sites guaranteed not to make you lose your lunch! 1. Zocalo Cafe Design Studio: Charlie Chauvin Platform: WordPress 2. The Arches, Malta Design Studio: Isle Creative Platform: WordPress 3. [...]