What you'll find in here
At the moment it's a little famished but there will be plenty to come, you can always subscribe to the RSS feed. So when you get the munchies for some delicious information you can head on over. I want this to grow into a flourishing design blog and a creative source for all sorts of things.
What's to come in the blog
It's not just a design blog; In here you'll be able to read about the ramblings of me, tips 'n' tricks for things like WordPress, CSS, PHP, Photoshop, some photography sessions and general madness. It's always good to get a bit of madness in.
I’ve knocked together a little WordPress plugin for my Social Media Bookmark + icon set. At the moment it contains a couple of useful functions to add the icons into your WordPress website/blog (read on for full explanation of these) and of course contains all the icons in it too! This will be updated [...]
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4
Feb
Quick Tip #9 - Change the default capabilities of WordPress users with ease
Posted by Nouveller in Quick Tips
In my latest WordPress project, the client wanted a user with the capabilities of a Contributor but they also wanted them to be able to upload files. This is where the problem arose, a Contributor can’t upload files! I could upgrade them to an Author, which would allow them to upload files but in turn [...]
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Here are 10 unique and yummy Droplet icons that you can download and stick where you like to show off your lovely Droplet collection! Each icon is handcrafted to a 48 pixel PNG and is bursting with colour. Featuring both series 1 and the eagerly awaited series 2. The king Droplet in purple comes with and without [...]
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25
Jan
Ahh, soak up the inspiration from the new look Styleboost website
Posted by Nouveller in Inspiration
I was introduced to this site a long time ago and it was a permanent bookmark until I unfortunately moved machines at work and it got lost in the ether. This was no excuse not to re-bookmark it but I just never got round to it.
A few days ago on Twitter, there was chatter of [...]
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My tab for New Born from Muse’s legendary HAARP gigs at Wembley stadium. The download is GP5 document which I can’t actually open, but it should still be okay.
Download the tabs for New Born (HAARP) by Muse
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8
Jan
Quick Tip #8 - Limit the length of ‘the_excerpt’ in WordPress
Posted by Nouveller in Quick Tips
Right here’s the scenario. On one of your clients post page’s you use the_excerpt function to display an excerpt for each post. You’ve got room for a decent size excerpt and explain to them they can put about a paragraph into each excerpt, 100 words or so…
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I told you it was coming, better late than never ‘ey? After digging through your suggestions (literally 100’s of comments) I’ve updated the pack with the most popular suggestions. The pack now totals 113 icons with 43 different social networks or a like websites and services. So first I’d like to say thank-you to everyone [...]
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Right, this is my end of year post, the last one before 2010 (yes, I can see that thankful look on your face). Fear not though, as I’ve already got things queued up for next year. I’ve got a few software giveaways, more web ramblings and some secret projects that you’ll be kindly invited to by [...]
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Something quite unbelievable happened today. Rage Against The Machine have toppled the constant X-Factor number one with Killing In The Name. Scott Mills from BBC’s Radio 1 counted down the chart and revealed the victory. RATM now promise a free open air gig to thank everyone in the UK for supporting them and getting them [...]
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4
Dec
Tips on designing a banner ad’ to promote your website, blog or product
Posted by Nouveller in General, Web Design
A banner ad is an effective and speedy way to promote your website, blog or product. Of course though, this comes at a cost in terms of your pennies and some stiff competition. 90% of the time you’ll be competing along side other advertisers, so the design of your banner is crucial.
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- WordPress plugin: Social Media Bookmark Plugin +
- Quick Tip #9 - Change the default capabilities of WordPress users with ease
- Droplet series 1 and 2 icon pack
- Ahh, soak up the inspiration from the new look Styleboost website
- Muse - New Born (HAARP) guitar tab
- Quick Tip #8 - Limit the length of ‘the_excerpt’ in WordPress
- New icons added to the ‘Social Media Bookmark +’ icon pack! Featuring 113 socialicious icons!
