Since earlier this year, I’ve worked with several clients who wanted gold foil text, which I’m fully in support of. Like I mentioned in this post a couple weeks ago, adding texture to your blog or website design is a simple but effective way to make it stand out. Normally when adding textured elements, particularly gold text, I use a… Read More
Web Hosting 101 + How to Install WordPress with Bluehost
Transferring my blog to WordPress involved learning a lot of fancy lingo, mostly about web hosting. I knew that WordPress was “self-hosted” but I didn’t know exactly what that entailed. I’m a big Wordpress advocate now but I still think it’s important to understand web hosting before you dive in. So what is a web host and why do you need… Read More
How to use Font Awesome Icons in WordPress
Apparently, I’m really into writing font-related posts this month! Today I have another one for you involving a web and desktop font that consists of icons and icons only – Font Awesome. When you install Font Awesome, you can place the icons anywhere on your website using HTML and then style them with CSS. You can also download this font to your desktop… Read More
CSS Basics: Borders
Bringing back the CSS Basics series today to talk about a really awesome element of web design – borders! It sounds kinda boring and it can be boring, or it can make all of the difference in your designs. I feel like I am always learning new things about borders and it really all comes from experimenting. If you’re not too… Read More
Quick Guide to HTML Entities
A standard computer keyboard can only get you so far with its boring letters and numbers and select symbols. Just kidding, it’s probably all you really need. But sometimes it’s fun to add extra symbols here and there. I love customizing the arrows at the bottom of my posts or experimenting with different bullet point options. HTML Entities are characters that… Read More
Top 10 Photoshop Tools for Blogging
Out of all the programs out there, Photoshop is the one I use most often for blogging. I use it to edit photographs of course, but it also helps me create post graphics, photo collages, blog design mockups, color palettes, and so many other things. While most of the tools in Photoshop are extremely useful and important, I want to highlight… Read More