By Justin Tadlock on December 17, 2007
“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.” – Douglas Adams
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what makes a good blog design and when to release that design to the world. I’ve ultimatley concluded that I have no good answer [...]
Posted in Web Design, WordPress | Tagged Web Design, WordPress
By Justin Tadlock on November 26, 2007
I’ve had many requests to update my fairly popular Facebook Mimic theme for MySpace. I finally promised myself that I’d do a complete revamp of the theme once I hit 2,000 downloads. Well, that time is now.
Download:
Before downloading, you should know that this theme is a div overlay theme, and it requires [...]
Posted in Web Design | Tagged Facebook, myspace, MySpace Themes, Web Design
By Justin Tadlock on November 7, 2007
Tabbed sidebar elements are in. Why bother making users scroll down the page, when they can simply click a tab to quickly access various parts of your site? Another popular thing is jQuery, “The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library.”
I’ve gotten a lot of emails asking how I created tabs with jQuery [...]
Posted in Web Design, WordPress | Tagged css, JavaScript, XHTML
By Justin Tadlock on September 16, 2007
Yes, you read that right. The Make Your MySpace Proflie Look Like Facebook theme I created back in February has gotten a little more attention on the web in the last week.
I never planned on getting as much attention as this on my blog. One could always hope, but never actually think [...]
Posted in Web Design | Tagged Facebook, facebook mimic, mashable, myspace, profile, technorati
By Justin Tadlock on March 30, 2007
So, I’m finally getting around to blogging this week. Yes, it’s been a long absence, and I know I said I’d be back on Monday or Tuesday. I actually did come home on Tuesday, but I’ve been lazier than I’ve ever been this week.
I have accomplished a few things though. Let’s get [...]
Posted in Updates, Web Design | Tagged amy russell, books in bed, dawsons creek, faded green leaf, firefly, office, relax, rome, sleep, spring break
By Justin Tadlock on March 11, 2007
I’ve finally finished the site. This was something I was supposed to do about three months ago. Just click the link above and join the community. Well, join me because there is no community yet.
Posted in Asides, Books, Web Design | Tagged books in bed, design
By Justin Tadlock on February 25, 2007
Download Facebook Mimic version 1.2.1
Get the new version (2.0):
Get version 2.0 here. (Also, ask all support questions about version 2.0 at that post).
Version 1.2.1
Fixed the text-alignment problem that arose for some reason.
Version 1.2
Fixed the background color. It is now white again.
Fixed the hover issue on the contact table. There’s no longer that [...]
Posted in Web Design | Tagged Facebook, MySpace Themes, Web Design
By Justin Tadlock on February 17, 2007
Yes, a new theme. This one is geared a little more toward the blogosphere. I might make a few adjustments here and there though. It’s made for screen resolutions larger than 800×600. As always, feel free to report any bugs you find with it.
Posted in Asides, Updates, Web Design | Tagged Blogging, designs, skins, themes
By Justin Tadlock on January 28, 2007
I just finished my new theme. Let me know what you think, or tell me if there’s anything you’d like to see changed about it.
Posted in Asides, Updates, Web Design | Tagged designs, skins, themes
By Justin Tadlock on December 19, 2006
Yes, that’s right. I made a new Christmas theme for this year. It’s nothing especially special, but I thought I’d try and spread some Christmas cheer.
Posted in Asides, Updates, Web Design | Tagged designs, skins, themes