ChickenBall Design

A new brand direction.

The year in retrospect 2009 was a year of struggle; workers struggling to find a new place after losing their jobs as a result of the recession, companies struggling to stay afloat, and people struggling to find solace from the loss of their beloved celebrities. To me, it was a struggle to find my place in [...]

WordPress blog posts to live by.

Seeing as how my de facto web framework of choice is WordPress, I thought I would share some blog posts detailing configuration, usability, and hacks. I even plan to implement many of these tips in my own site. How to use WordPress as a Truly Customized CMS – A short tutorial on making WordPress less of [...]

Musical inspiration.

When I’m working on a task like web design or blogging, I always turn to music to provide inspiration for creativity. The genres I find myself turning to depend on what kind of work I’m producing. For example, I turn to hard rock or heavy metal when I’m working on something edgy. I immerse myself in [...]

Just say no to summarized excerpt feeds.

I admit that with an infinitesimal amount of geeky ways to go about surfing the web, even I lag behind from time to time. In this case, I’ve fallen by the wayside when it comes to RSS feeds, which I’ve recently discovered. I’ve always known about feed readers, but never knew just how useful they [...]

WordPress Recipes from WebDesignerWall.

The trackback: http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/20-wordpress-recipes-codes/ There are some interesting PHP code snippets here that make life easier as a WordPress designer, especially if you want to use the framework to its fullest potential. In fact, with the power of PHP, plugins, and templates, the number of things you can achieve with WP is almost limitless!

Carrington CMS Theme Framework.

Carrington CMS is a theme for WordPress, but so much more. Customization of a theme has never been easier while still having the full flexibility of a true web designer.

If it’s not sexy, it’s not web design. Maybe.

SitePoint releases another book on web design that actually focuses on the design portion of things. Praise [insert worshipped deity here]!

Modmat Bug Fixing

I found a bug in the code of Modmat, a theme for WordPress. To those of you who use this theme, you might want to check this out.

WordPress CMS Update – Part 1

The first part in an ongoing series of turning WordPress into a full-fledged CMS without sacrificing the simplicity of the webapp platform itself.

Productive = Tangible?

Does preparing for web design count towards productivity in the actual process of web design? Planning is a big part of web design (and in any field), and it's always best to be prepared.