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How unfair we often are toward plugins developers

Designing website for, and with WordPress since three years by now, I’ve archived few blocks of code that I’m willing to convert into one or more plugins. I also admit that third parties’ plugins are a determinant component of the final website I end up delivering to my customer. Plugins are an essential part of a WordPress website. An other [...more]

There is not such a thing like a basic website

How many times someone asked you how much would you charge for a basic website? Do you really think they’ve been interested in having a basic website? Who does want such a thing like a basic, anonymous, tasteless design? I answer the question for you. No one. You’re under consideration What they likely wanted to know was your bottom line. [...more]

CSSrefresh, automatically refresh stylesheets as soon as you save

CSSrefresh

If you’re like me, obsessed with the minimal, meaningless detail specially when it boils down to refine stylesheets, you likely prove mastery over the subtle art of typing and switching from the editor to the browser while pressing the Magic Combo Command + R so fast that even Flash Gordon would be confused watching you. Well, relax. They found a [...more]

Gmail Navigation in pure CSS3, how does it work?

Gmail Navigation in pure CSS3, without Javascript

We could call it a trend. If you take a look at the Gmail navigation, and then at the way buttons are styled on YouTube, you’ll start noticing similarities. When you over the navigation menu, the item you’re passing over slightly protrudes inviting you to perform the click. Once you comply, the item moves backward, simulating the pressing on a [...more]

Clients you should work for, and the ones you should not

There are many kinds of people and attitude. When it comes to serve a client it’s useful to know up front how to manage them. So when I have to evaluate if accept a project, or kindly refuse, it did me good to divide potential clients in two groups. The ones I should work for, and the ones I should [...more]

Introducing Palette, a full set of colors for LESS

Oh, I do enjoy playing around with LESS, discovering new turnarounds to address unexpected challenges every second day. Palette for LESS lists the default swatches of Photoshop, each by its specific name, each as a unique variable. You can save a little bit of your brain’s waves recalling names instead of HEX codes. Using variables instead of reporting the same [...more]

How much I charge for a website this new year and why it is not that expensive

how much I charge for a website this new year and why isn't that expensive

This new year I decided to re-think the way I charge for my designing and creations. I’m focusing on two main fields now, WordPress websites and Brand identity. I might still produce static websites or pages and charge accordingly, but along with this article I wish to address how I ended up deciding on the final price for a genuine [...more]

HTML5 Boilerplate, IE7 & 8, LESS and how to make those things effectively work

HTML5, Boilerplate, fallback, Internet 7 and 8, and some notes about how LESS can simplifies the whole thing. Totally fascinated with HTML5 and the new possibilities it offers I’ve started writing down a new personal framework to be used as fundamental to themes I’m producing for WordPress. The feeling is great, motivation very high. I decided to get inspiration from [...more]