DotConcepts - Cleveland/Akron Web Design and Development blogs

New Drupal Module: Audio Field with SOX Utility Support

Michelle Kinney — Sun, 16 May 2010 18:15:02 +0000

Drupal's handling of audio and video isn't always intuitive. In fact, sometimes it can be down right painful. When a client approached us about needing to convert their entire stock of audio files for use on their new site, we quickly realized that the perfect solution just didn't exist...so we made one.

Hi-Res Textures: Rust

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:53:25 +0000

One more hi-res texture pack, this time a few different shots of rusted metal. We found an old kettle drum like grill that had interesting spots and streaks of rust and took a few shots. These can be a great resource for grunge designs and other spots where you need just a bit of texture to set things off. Grab any one image or download the zip file for the entire set.

File:

HiRes_Rust_Textures.zip

Hi-Res Textures: Old Barn and Weathered Material

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 19:54:18 +0000

In our quest for new and interesting design textures, we checked out an ancient looking barn. With some unique brick, weathered wood and paint textures and a few things we couldn't even identify, it turned out to be a lot of fun. So if you're designing and need to put on an old, classic touch, you might find these resources useful.

File:

HiRes_WeatheredBarn_Textures.zip

Hi-Res Textures: Nature, Bark and Mottled Ground

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:28:23 +0000

Another set of hi-res textures from a beautiful park we visited recently. In addition to several bark textures, there are some interesting shots of ground cover. These resources are great for designing when you need a natural or woodsy feel in your textures. Download one or grab the zip file for all the images in this pack.

File:

HiRes_Nature_Textures.zip

Hi-Res Textures: Concrete

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:05:32 +0000

A texture pack containing images from a recent trip out to a construction site. This is a small package, with three high quality images of a variety of concrete types. Designers just can't ever have enough textures lying around. Great for grunge backgrounds or anything that needs a moderate feel to it. Download one or grab the zip file for all three.

File:

HiRes_Concrete_Textures.zip

Design Resources - Tooltips and Annotation

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:06:45 +0000

Whether you're looking for a smart and customizable tooltip implementation or want to display annotations or image captions in a clever way, there's bound to be some inspiration for you in this list. Our developers rounded up some of the best, most unique and just some of their favorite tools.

Desktop Wallpapers for Valentine's Day

Michelle Kinney — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:45:48 +0000

It's that wonderfully romantic time of year again and everyone here at DotConcepts was in the mood for a bit of fun. Here are the results of a contest between our full time designers to produce a Valentine's themed desktop wallpaper. Each design was required to include a heart of some kind, but otherwise, our designers had free reign to express their individuality. Which one do you think should win?

Design Resources - Calendar and Clock Widgets

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:11:35 +0000

As a web designer, you get a lot of use out of these top quality open source widgets for producing a variety of different date and time widgets. Whether you're looking for a crisp calendar display, a unique timelines or just want to add functionality for easy date picking, you're bound to find something here that meets your needs.

Choosing the Right Web Designer, Part 2

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:27:35 +0000

Our last post on choosing the right web designer focused on things from our perspective as a web services provider. Over the last year we've listened to the comments and feedback from our clients and decided it was time to do a new list, from their perspective. So if you're in the market for a website, how would you pick the best web designer for the job?

Christmas Themed Desktop Backgrounds

Michelle Kinney — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:55:29 +0000

Just in case you didn't have enough Holiday spirit to go round, here's a few Winter and Christmas themed wallpapers to decorate your desktop.