Doug Gilbert | Web and Graphic Designer

Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? | FreelanceFolder

Doug Gilbert — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:13:47 +0000

Since I’ve started doing a little freelancing, I’ve come across many “Tire Kickers”. Yeah it does waste time but some do lead to good projects.

Check the link below for more on this subject:

Is That Client Legit or Just a Tire Kicker? | FreelanceFolder.

A Few Changes

Doug Gilbert — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:00:34 +0000

I’m currently changing a few things around on my site (again) so if you happen to see anything strange going on or something out of place, please let me know below or Tweet me. This also includes RSS Feeds.

Thanks!

Infernal Slide

Doug Gilbert — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 21:38:44 +0000

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Retouched Slide

Doug Gilbert — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:37:45 +0000

Viva Brazil! (Worldcup)

Doug Gilbert — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:03:05 +0000

(un)Balanced

Doug Gilbert — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:49:38 +0000

Follow On Twitter

Doug Gilbert — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:56:44 +0000

WordPress Theme: Shoes

Doug Gilbert — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:48:41 +0000

The idea for this theme was given to me by a friend who loves shoes! Louboutin Shoes being her favorites.
So this theme is for all the shoe lovers out there.

Theme Credits:

Header Image: Allie Hylton
Header Font: Alejandro Paul, Charles P Bluemlein, Sudtipos

Dreaded Spam

Doug Gilbert — Mon, 03 May 2010 11:13:00 +0000

For the past 2 or 3 weeks, my site has been bombarded with spam comments. It started with one or two a day which didn’t really didn’t bother me but then it slowly increased to 10 to 15 plus.

These people (used loosely) would leave random comments either to increase search engine optimization or promote their porn, and/or cheap prescription drugs. Come guys, be a little more creative when leaving these comments. I mean this is a design blog/portfolio, when you leave comments relating to Viagra of course it’s gonna get blocked.

So, for now and until I figure out how to prevent spam (which I know is pretty impossible), I have disabled commenting throughout my site.

A few solutions i’m looking into is either having an email verification system when leaving a comment or some how incorporate the Twitter API into it.

I do enjoy hearing from everyone who visits my site especially those who leave their own site’s URL so I can check out their work.

But for now if you would like to comment or leave me a link to check out your work you will have to DM me or leave me a Tweet via Twitter @itsdoug.

Also if you have any suggestions on what to do about spam, please drop me a Tweet!

*UPDATE*
Ok I deciced to go with a plugin called SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam. It has a pretty decent user rating so people seem to like what it does. We shall see…

SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam

Twitter Template

Doug Gilbert — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:46:30 +0000

I decided to make available a Twitter background template. I know there’s many different templates floating around the internet already of many different sizes, I’m just sharing with you the one I use to make my custom backgrounds.

I made this template with Photoshop CS4 and should work with versions CS2 and CS3. It is pretty self-explanatory and you shouldn’t have any problems customizing it. But if you do need help with it feel free to leave a comment or checkout the video slide instructions below.

This template’s size is 1680 x 1050px and is best viewed on a monitor with a 1280 x 800 resolution. According to W3Schools.com, 1024 x 768px or higher is the most used resolutions. Personally I use 1280 x 800 so if your going to use this template, you will need to change or upgrade your screen size to that for best results.

How to use my Twitter Background Template

Please DM me for the link Twitter.com/itsdoug



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