About Me
My names Mark. I'm a web designer & developer based in the Yorkshire area working in Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham and Leeds. But that's not the full extent of what I do. I work with many different technologies and people and love things outside the web including photography, print, stationery and graphics. Get in touch and let's speak.
Category Archives: Tutorial
Business Card design, how to do it right!
We’ve all been there, with an opportunity to impress only to fail by handing out a scrappy piece of paper with your name and number on. Is anyone likely to find that piece of paper again once they’ve put it down? Are they likely to pass it along to another potential client? Or are they [...]
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Developing for multiple browsers *sigh*
I know it’s unfortunately the “taboo” of modern website design, but many developers don’t want to simply leave their IE7 visitors and IE6 visitors in the dark. It’s fine for sites like this one, or for web applications but what about corporation websites? For sites that HAVE to support older/alternative browsers. This came to light [...]
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UPDATED: Using Twitter and TwitPic, the API’s
UPDATED: I have now added in a few lines to cache the file. This saves on bandwidth and can sometimes speed things up when the twitpic service is running slow, it’s a simple extension to an already simple script. Most people have become addicted to Twitter, and I’m no exception. I got an iPhone the [...]
php.ini and Undefined Variable errors
It all started with a new server. After setting up and installation everything was working fine, until I read the error_log files in the servers logs. There were loads and loads of error messages reporting that there were “undefined variables” throughout every script on the server. Strange! It ended up being very easy to fix…
Free XHTML Template
The other day I realised I had loads of spare web stuff lying around on my hard drive which included canned designs, unused web pages, old university assignments and old website designs (PSD’s and XHTML/CSS). Well, today I decided I’d start releasing this spare stuff online. If I’m not using it maybe someone else can [...]
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How to? Basic website design using Adobe Photoshop
Please note: This tutorial is for beginners. It’s a short vague guide to push you in the right direction. I believe “learn by seeing and doing” is the best approach. Many developers struggle to use the basic tools in Adobe’s award winning software Photoshop when designing websites. It can help a lot to know some [...]
Olivia WordPress Theme – V0.9.5
Theme Demo – Download Now 670kb I am pleased to announce that you can now download the brand new WordPress theme named “Olivia” direct from our website and soon from the official WordPress themes gallery. It has been in development for a long time but good things come to those who wait! Key features of [...]
10 Web Design NO NO’s
The web has changed a lot and web designers (of all people) know about the need to keep up to date with the latest design “trends”. This short 10 point guide will hopefully help some people understand the minor problems website design (and content) brings when being viewed by a potential customer. Pointless Flash Animation [...]
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Fixing the Hover event on the iPad/iPhone/iPod