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Sunday, July 24th, 2011
Customizing The WordPress Admin Interface For clients
This weekend I gave a talk at WordCamp Boston with my friend Jake (@redlist) on customizing the WordPress admin interface for clients. If you missed the talk this post is intended to be a brief recap of what we covered. As someone who uses WordPress on a daily basis I tend to ignore most parts [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Web Design,WordPress by Niki Brown
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Sketching For Better Results
Looking back on this past month of work and freelancing I’ve noticed a trend in how my work turns out. I’m noticing a relationship between the amount of time I spend sketching and scribbling in my notebook and my satisfaction with the end product. Take a minute and listen to my little audio ramble and [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in design,freelancing,Graphic Design,Web Design by Niki Brown
Friday, June 24th, 2011
Some Thoughts On The Client Designer Relationship
A quick audio post from a little while ago, but still on my mind this morning. What sort of relationship do you set up with clients before beginning a project? What sort of expectations do you establish upfront? How much time do you invest in this phase of a project?
2 Comments » - Posted in design,freelancing by Niki Brown
Monday, May 30th, 2011
A Quick Lesson in CSS3 Animation
Hey guys! Long time no post… I’ve been busy working on awesome client projects as well as crafting an identity for my new company: Rocket Mouse Design. Over the weekend I wanted to whip up a simple landing page with some simple CSS3 animation. I learned a few things along the way and wanted to [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in css,Web Design by Niki Brown
Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
The Dreaded Franken-Comp
I tweeted out of frustration one morning about the common occurrence known as Franken-Comp Syndrome. This happens when you show a client multiple ‘finished’ mockups for a project and they combine elements from design A, design B, and design C into one design. I know that everyone out there in design-o-land has encountered this phenomenon [...]
12 Comments » - Posted in Web Design by Niki Brown
Friday, March 4th, 2011
Win A Copy Of Thank You Economy
The Pagebreak Podcast book for March has been selected and we’ll have our noses in it all month. The book doesn’t officially release until March 8th, but you can pre-order your copy of Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk on Amazon or get it for your Kindle and read along with us! You could also try and get [...]
