Monthly Archives: January 2011

A common problem of setting the Width of a Span

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Gary Simon

Many new comers in the world of CSS may sometimes have difficulty setting a width of a HTML span tag. The issue is when they go to set a width in CSS, the result is a span without any width, … Continue reading →

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First site in a Network to come..

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Gary Simon

I’m building a network of sites to help support my design course. The first is a showcase of web designs aimed at providing visitors with a gallery of great website designs. The purpose is to give user’s an inspirational source … Continue reading →

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Content is King, but Crown-less without Strategy

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Gary Simon

You may have heard the phrase “Content is king” before, and while that may be true, it’s not the sole aspect of a successful page that can build traffic. Many newcomers to the world of site ownership will innocently focus … Continue reading →

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Glossy Website Navigation Design in Photoshop

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Gary Simon

Having an easy to understand navigation design is an essential element of every effective web design. There are many different ways to design a navigation, and one such popular way is by giving the navigation a glossy (or reflective) surface. It … Continue reading →

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Free logo designers

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Gary Simon

Every now and then I will take a look at popular search terms when deciding what type of article to write, and just tonight I’ve come across one which receives a lot of demand; and that’s “free logo designer”. It’s … Continue reading →

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Content updates

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Gary Simon

Added a few new video tutorials and will be adding much more in the coming months at my site DesignCourse.com Photoshop layer styles tutorial I take a look at what exactly photoshop layer styles are and how to use them. … Continue reading →

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A look back at 2010

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Gary Simon

2010 was a great year for me. I made more than the previous year and experienced more traffic growth. I was also able to learn jQuery with my personal project Slackk Goal Setting, which is always a plus to know. … Continue reading →

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