Are you addicted to gradients, big fonts, a typical set of icons to explain that there’s 39 comments on your great post? It’s very easy to get stuck in the same old look and feel, even though your designs are very different from each other. We tackle this in different ways (although some people doesn’t […]
Widgets: What’s Good, Dubious, and Plain Bad
I’ve never been a big fan of widgets. Lots of bling bling for your sidebar might sound like a good idea at the time, but it just adds clutter, clutter, perhaps some functionality, and then some clutter. And it usually looks like crap. However, I’m starting to turn to the widget functionality in WordPress. I’ve […]
Simple Ways To Save Time With A Default Code Library
We’re all busy designers here, and that means we’d rather not spend more time hacking away than necessary. It is very easy to cut down on development time by collecting, organizing, and using default code snippets. Most of us probably do it already, but are we doing it good enough? As for me, 95% of […]
17 Killer Premium WordPress Theme Stores
There are thousands of free WordPress themes out there, but if you want your blog to stand out from the crowd you probably want something more, something nicer than what’s available for free and depending on your needs, you may not be willing to pay for a custom theme since it can be quite expensive (though it’s still one of the best options if you want to really stand out!)
So here are 17 Premium WordPress theme stores, I’m sure you’ll find something you’ll like! And most of them offer developer’s licenses too! Very nice if you have many clients that are in need of WordPress blogs.
25 Website Designs To Draw Inspiration From
One of the pet peeves of being a web designer is that you sometimes end up not feeling very creative and in need of inspiration. Of course there are thousands of CSS galleries out there, but we thought we could just go ahead and make our own list of great website designs. Hoping this will […]
How-To Create A Life-Stream & Social Media Hub
NOTE: This post was written in 2008 and I’ve since changed the design (and domain name) of my personal site – this tutorial is still quite relevant though, and I invite you to use it to create your own life streaming site. You can still check out my lifestream/social media hub (I put it on […]
7 Ways To Get Traffic To A New Blog
I strongly believe that engaging in conversations and networking with other bloggers is very important. I find it’s much more important to build a sense of community than monetize your blog or try to get a nice Page Rank. The fun stuff usually happens in the comment section. But, in order to get new readers […]
25 Kick-Ass Blog Designs (My Favorites)
There are a lot of really slick blog designs from very talented designers out there. So I thought I’d make a list of my all time favorite ones, hopefully you’ll find some you’ve never seen on this list. Here we go: A List Apart is probably one of my favorite blogs because of the quality […]
Creating New Blog Content – A Simple Guide
It’s a known fact, at some point we all experience the blogger’s block. We sit in front of the computer and brainstorm for hours. Write a couple of paragraphs real fast and delete them just as quickly. Nothing seems to work. Blogging seems to come to an end because we just can’t find the inspiration […]
Hello World – SpyreStudios Is Now Live (finally!)
“Hello world! Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!“ Yep, so this site is now up and running! I finally managed to find some time to do it between 2 blog designs for clients. :) I guess I should start by telling you what this site is […]