Stupid Sucks!

I wrote this article for ThemeForest.net

An often overlooked aspect of web design, by those just starting out, is typography. In fact, web designers that have been around for a couple years even have a tendency to overlook and undervalue the power of typography. Don’t be mistaken though, it’s one of the most powerful tools web designers have.

In this article, we’ll review ten web typography tips that will bring your typographic design skills to the next level.

Continue reading at http://blog.themeforest.net/resources/10-typography-tips-for-web-designers/

So, the last few days hasn’t led to hardly any really good links so I didn’t do a roundup. Sorry! Here’s some good links for today though.

Wishing there was a socially acceptable way to buy rum for cakes – This is from a blog called “Stuff Christians Like” and although I call myself a Christian, I think I call Christians hypocrites more. Comments to blog poster: You’re ingesting rum, a hard liquor. Regardless of it’s form, you’re ingesting it. If it’s against your faith and you’re trying to bend the rules, you’re a hypocrite. You can’t bend the rules of your faith and think it’s magically okay now.

Safeguarding Your Mac With Undercover - I was looking for something like this awhile back and didn’t really take the time to find a good solution. Thanks AppStorm!

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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/

This tutorial was written for net.tutsplus.com

Math is beautiful. Does that sound a little strange? I sure thought so when I first started designing. Math is so rigid and often times boring, or so I thought. You would be surprised to find out that most aesthetically pleasing designs, works of art, objects and even people have math in common. Specifically the Golden Ratio, also known as the divine proportion, which is designated by the Greek letter Φ (phi). This tutorial will cover the anatomy and layout of a website and how the Golden Ratio relates.

Continue reading at: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/the-golden-ratio-in-web-design/

Well, as you probably know, I have been building a few themes for ThemeForest.net to earn a little passive income on the side. My most recent addition is Archestratos (screenshot to the right).

Archestratos is currently setup to look more like a restaurant style theme but can really be used for much more. Overall the theme is elegant yet versatile. The layout is fixed width, clean and easy to use, making it ideal for anyone looking for this style of theme.

Anyway, take a second and check out the live preview here. If you’re interested, you can purchase the theme here as well as read more details about it.