I started using WordPress with one of the default themes. That worked fine until I wanted to make some changes, so I found that it would be better to start from scratch to get complete control over every element on the page. The best solution seemed to be to build a new skin based on [...]
UPDATE: iWeb has been updated and improved since this was written.
This post is off topic in at least two ways: first of all, this blog is mostly about professional tools, and secondly this site is not about the author’s personal life. No rule without exceptions..
I recently became a father, and that was indeed a great [...]
I agree with Philippe Starck that inspiration for design work is best found in music, books and science, not in design itself. But seeing other great design work may also trigger ideas, and it can certainly give motivation to realize your own ideas.
The following sites are worth checking out for the witty, beautiful and innovative [...]
The summer holiday is coming up, and my idea of a great summer is dozing away in a hammock with a good book.
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
My summer reading includes Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman – pre-ordered from Amazon and hopefully here in time.
Oyster Boy
Another reading recommendation is Tim Burton’s Oyster Boy. [...]
I am often asked about a good book for learning Photoshop, so here it is once and for all.
My experience with Photoshop is professionally as a designer from version 4 and up since 1996, and before that as an amateur since version 2 in 1992.
When I got Adobe Photoshop for Photographers at work a while [...]
I read Linked last Christmas, and it has not left my mind since. The recent findings in network theory expressed in this book are truly fascinating, and I would really recommend reading it – especially if you’re interested in social networking.
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects is the book that taught me After Effects a few years back.
Unlike many other books for learning software, this one is written in a simple language that makes it very easy to understand the different concepts.
I think I can guarantee that you’ll be able to do almost anything you [...]
