Hallworth Design

How to share tasks between your smart phone & PC simply

Ian — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:18:27 +0000

My life just got a tiny bit easier, so thought I’d share… I use GTasks on my phone which is great, but there’s no simple desktop equivalent. Turns out you can make Chrome work like a desktop app amazingly. I’m PC-based, but its the same deal with Mac. You’ll need Smart phone ( Android/Apple) Google [...]

WordPress + Colorbox + Contact Form 7 + jQuery + Ajax = :)

Ian — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:36:13 +0000

Want to have a contact form open up in an overlay window and submit using ajax in WordPress? I did too. It sounded simple enough, but like most webby things it was a right palaver to get it all working properly. Step by step instructions below. I hope it saves you some time, but if [...]

Redesign in progress

Ian — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:26:01 +0000

I’m redesigning my website. I want to add more texture and subtlety and tighten up the typography. Here’s where I’m at right now. You like?

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-05

Ian — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0000

#Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-29: Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter… http://goo.gl/fb/1oOKP #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-29

Ian — Sun, 29 May 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #hove_east_sussex_england #interfacedesign #interfacedesigner #webapp # #Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-22: Build Half A Product, Not A Half-Assed Product… http://goo.gl/fb/J4t1i #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-22

Ian — Sun, 22 May 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Build Half A Product, Not A Half-Assed Product #startups http://t.co/yd2C1Dl via @TheStartupDaily # I love 'We Love WP' – http://welovewp.com/hallworth-design.html # How much is that website in the window?: If you’re wondering how much your website might cost… http://goo.gl/fb/za5ln # Site featured on CSSMania http://t.co/kk2luep via @cssmania # New website design featured on http://www.csswinner.com/details/hallworth-design/433/ gis [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-15

Ian — Sun, 15 May 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Just spent 3 hours submitting http://www.hallworthdesign.co.uk to galleries #design #portfolio # Pimped my website http://www.hallworthdesign.co.uk #design #pimped # Pimped my website # Updated my design showreel — http://t.co/IThKzYR via @youtube #design #portfolio #

iPhone Voice Memos Redesign

Ian — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:22:22 +0000

Inspired by the post When Visual Style Gets In The Way, I sat down for an hour and worked on these designs for the iPhone’s Voice Memo app. I wanted to increase the user feedback, make the interface easier to understand and ditch the 50′s microphone. I like labels on my icons and wanted to [...]

BigCommerce – jQuery script to highlight current section

Ian — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:22:15 +0000

[Updated 26 Oct] I’ve been working on setting up an ecommerce site for a client using Big Commerce. As ecommerce solutions go, it’s pretty good – I’ve worked with significantly poorer software that’s for sure. Customisation is limited on the hosted version, but there’s still plenty you can do with CSS. However, one niggle for [...]

Creating an exhibition stand in 24hrs

Ian — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:25:03 +0000

I booked a stand at the Brighton and Hove Business Show one week before the exhibition. A week in which I was flat out with client work during the day. So, I spent 24 hours over that week getting my act together. Here’s what happened… Why bother? First of all, I wanted to raise my [...]