Stupid Sucks!

I’ve written this tutorial for Net.tutsplus.com

Just about every website uses the regular navigation concepts we’re all used to. After awhile this can get pretty boring, especially for designers who thrive on creativity. While mimicking the OS X dock and stacks isn’t new, it’s certainly not common.

Continue reading at http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/jquery-os-x-style-dock-and-stack-navigation/

I’ve written this article for the Theme Forest blog.

Creating templates that will sell extremely well is something we all want to do, but it takes time and skill. Luckily, there are some tips we can take from the masters and apply to our own work. Here are some great ways to improve your templates and increase your sales.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/tips-for-creating-high-selling-templates/

I wrote this article for the Theme Forest blog.

When I need to setup tabs, accordions and other website user interface features, I use jQuery UI. That may very well be changing with the introduction of “jQuery Tools, The missing UI library for the Web“. jQuery Tools contains the UI features I use most, including an easy to setup “Coda slider” which jQuery UI doesn’t easily do (as in a few lines of code).

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/coda-slider-and-more-with-jquery-tools/

Over the last few weeks I’ve found myself recommending Freshbooks over and over to people. I kind of feel like a broken record but the problem is that there are still a lot of people who are not aware of FreshBooks and what they have to offer.

Here’s a quick overview of information on FreshBooks you may be missing for those of you who may be looking for a billing/time tracking/invoice solution.

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I wrote this article for the Theme Forest blog.

If you’re new to freelancing or web design/development, then chances are you’ll be picking up applications left and right to accomplish all sorts of tasks. With all the applications available, it can be quite overwhelming to pick and choose the best ones to fit your needs. Often times there is no clear winner, applications can and will be equal, it just depends on what suits you best.

With that being said, here’s the applications I use on a regular basis to get my work done. Hopefully this list can help some of you starting out or even some of you pros.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/resources/essential-desktop-apps-for-professional-designers-and-developers/

I wrote this article for the ThemeForest.net Blog

On a daily basis I view all sorts of websites and all kinds of designs. One thing in common with successful templates on ThemeForest or with websites around the web is strong visual hierarchy. Often times I see templates that have a great concept going but has poor visual hierarchy. I’ll cover what visual hierarchy is and some great examples in this article.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/tutorials/visual-hierarchy-in-web-design/