Odds & Sods

Notes from the shop — process, tools, and the occasional opinion.
September 11, 2013

Text only Google+ share link

I don't really care for the standard social media share links. It's not that they're ugly per-se, it's that they rarely fit a design…
September 11, 2013

How to make beer

[vimeo 74262716] Another illustrated masterpiece. About beer.
September 6, 2013

Increase upload file size on Media Temple (dv)

Are you having trouble increasing the maximum allowed file upload size on a site hosted on a Media Temple (dv) server? You've probably come…
September 4, 2013

Case Study: Website Design by Market Segment

One challenge we face time and time again is a client's desire to feature everything on the home page. When a content manager has…
August 29, 2013

Deja Vu

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foVMwJtlR5s&w=650] Another well illustrated video about an interesting subject manner. I'll be patiently waiting for my next "already seen". via @devour.
August 26, 2013

The Solar System

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsF_hdjWJjo I love these well illustrated, informational videos. Especially when they're about space. via @devour.
August 16, 2013

Innovation of Loneliness

[vimeo 70534716 w=650] A thoughtful and fantastically illustrated look at loneliness and social networks.
August 14, 2013

Swiftype: Better WordPress Search

It's well known that the search functionality built into WordPress isn't awesome. The Swiftype Search plugin changes that, improving on the default search in…
August 13, 2013

Tribe Events Conditionals

I've used the Event Calendar Pro plugin on quite a few sites. They just released a totally re-written version of the code, which is…
August 9, 2013

Meta box vs WordPress widget sidebars

Looking for opinions on using the standard WP sidebar vs meta boxes for 'aside' type info... I've got a current project in development that…