Web Design

What’s been keeping me away…

…is finally finished! At least for the time being. Over the last few months I have been working on creating a new website for my husband over at GhoulishGary.com that he designed and I implemented. I have to admit it was a lot more work than I had originally anticipated but I am really proud of what we built together. He tells me that he finds it super easy to update which was my number one goal. He had quite a hard time with the last website which meant he never updated it but hopefully...

Adding Twitter to your site without plugins!

It took me a while to jump on the Twitter bandwagon, but now my ass is firmly planted in the seat and I have no intention of getting off. I decided that I wanted to add my twitter updates to my site, but not necessarily make it the main focus. My first idea was to find a plugin to do the job for me and things went horribly wrong. Like many WordPress designers and developers I’ve been guilty of the plugin bloat that comes with maintaining a WordPress site. There are just so many cool...

The hiatus is over

It’s been over 9 months since I’ve last updated this website. Well actually this website used to be Digital Masquerade, but I’ve moved the site over to Ruby Nite. Much easier domain name to remember, I really don’t know what I was thinking when I choose Digital Masquerade. Hell, even I can hardly type that out without making a mistake. A lot has changed in the last 9 months. No, I haven’t popped out a kid, but Gary and I did get engaged in April, right...

Colour Inspiration

Every now and then I need to come up with a new colour scheme for a website. Normally I have an idea or concept and can run with it, but sometimes I get stumped. It’s at times like this that I pull up my trusty del.icio.us account and click on my “inspiration” tag to present the following three sites on my screen. They almost always give me a jump start, and while I rarely actually use the colour sets they have created, it gives me a chance to think outside of my comfort...

It’s done…Ghoulish Gary is now open!

After a lot of late nights and a few debates of designer vs developer, Gary’s website is finally done. Take a peek and let me know what you think: http://www.ghoulishgary.com