Imagery over content?

Web designs with large imagery have a positive effect on the viewer’s impression of your content. I have read many articles on sites that are all text and minimalist design. My personal experience with sites like that is unfavorable, making me more than likely to avoid that site again in the future should [...]

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Is mootools a Flash killer?

The day I ditched Windows XP for Ubuntu, I vowed to do whatever it took to avoid proprietary software. As someone who relied heavily on Microsoft tools like Office 2007, and of course Adobe’s CS3 for my design needs, this was not a foolproof plan. I have been successful at keeping my virtualbox [...]

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Text-align - left or justify?

Maybe I am biased by the many years spent reading the Sunday paper after my old man got done with it. Maybe I have a keen eye for quality design and superior content when they come together in a perfect mix of design and content. Whatever madness it is that compels me, I [...]

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Picking a tumblelog theme

(UPDATE:  Thanks to the Virtual Mutliblog plugin, I have combined my tumblelog with my main blog, and now use the same theme for both as well.  The original theme is no longer available for download as I will no longer be maintaining it for my own uses.)
When I decided to make a tumblelog, I spent [...]

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WordPress theme with a large header image

UPDATE: I ditched the Tasteful theme I developed to originally power this blog.  Therefore, I am no longer offering it for download as I will not be maintaining it.
The ubiquitous large and usually pretty header image is far from rare in the realm of free WordPress themes. In fact, they are pretty common these [...]

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