November 2011
4 posts
Dieter Rams' ten principles of "good design"
Good Design is:
Is innovative - The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.
Makes a product useful - A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only...
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August 2011
1 post
Embedding Tweets in WordPress with Twitter... →
Twitter Blockquotes started off as an experiment a few days ago and went public on Github yesterday. After all the good feedback we have received, we decided to get our spot on WordPress.org and release it to the public. We were inspired by the Blackbird Pie plugin and took some ideas from them, only made it very simple to use and extend. Basically it works as simple as embedding a YouTube video...
September 2010
2 posts
F*ck
Tumblr Development Tool →
August 2010
2 posts
Superfish jQuery Menu IE z-index Bug →
July 2010
3 posts
iPad Actions for Photoshop →
Simply put, these Photoshop Actions will allow any UX/UI designer or App developer to quickly create a gorgeous rendering of their app as it would appear on an Apple iPad. All that is required on your end is your final designs (and a copy of Photoshop, obviously).
I'm Comic Sans, You Fuckin' Asshole. →
Read this! xD
June 2010
1 post
Real Life: Client from Hell
ThemeForest Client: I bought your theme to see how can I put your slider in my own theme here is my FTP pass, please do it.
Me: Ok man I can help you with my theme, but if you require my service to customize another theme my rate is $50 hourly.
ThemeForest Client: Ivor, I'm a student I only have $5 please take it.
Me: Huh? Why? This is my job.
ThemeForest Client: Man, money is not everything in this life !!!
Me: LOL WTF dude? Sorry but no I don't have time for that :)
ThemeForest Client: Ok have a good day.
Me: You too.
May 2010
1 post
April 2010
6 posts
“I need to make a video website like the one I purchased. But I don’t have wordpress. What do I do.” LOL #ClientsFromHell
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March 2010
18 posts
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I need you to illustrate 360 jokes for my book.”
Me: “Ok, what’s your budget?”
Client: “I don’t have much, I can pay X”
Me: “That works out to be less then minimum wage for me per illustration.”
Client:” But thats ok, you probably do this stuff for fun anyway right? Artists just sit around drawing for hours working this stuff out for kicks, I know.”
Me: “Sir, I do...
sexyCycle →
Clients from Hell
Client: “I’m the client! You can’t MAKE me agree to the schedule!”
Me: “But it’s in the contract you signed.”
Client: “So what!? I’m the client!”
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Years go by - Stratovarius
Multiple Wordpress Page Layouts in One Single... →
lient now wants just the “Resources” page to have a third column containing a list of useful sites:
Paging and Custom WordPress Loops « Weblog Tools... →
Full Size Background Image jQuery Plugin |... →
Using jQuery to liven up your WordPress login |... →
Why You Must Pay Attention to the Buttons in Your... →
The Buttons in User Interface design isn’t just a pretty block to submit comments or post things, the buttons play an important role in the “game”. The buttons must provide a great feel, usability…
February 2010
13 posts
6 Ways to Customize WordPress Post Order →
Freelancing Tips: 15 Articles About Freelance... →
100+ Remarkable Free Fonts →
The Best Icon Sets for Minimal Style Web Design |... →
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themeforest:
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I want my website to have a forum, and a blog, and e-commerce, and photos, and videos, and podcasts, and a place where people can make their own profile and talk to other people like Twitter.”
Me: “Ok, what is your budget for this project?”
Client: “Oh, well, I mean, like $200.”
How To Estimate Time For A Project →
Clients from Hell
themeforest:
clientsfromhell:
Client: “Here are some websites that I like. So I want my site to look something like this.”
Me: “[after looking at the website] Okay, I get the idea. Now, do you want Flash on your website? We can certainly do that, but it will cost more.”
Client: “Oh, really? Can’t you just download the stuff from this website and change it and put my logo in there?”
Clients from hell #1
clientsfromhell:
Client: “I want the site to be metallic and cool, like ‘blow your head off’ cool, like the Transformers”
Me: “This is for a wedding photography business, right?”
Client: “So? Optimus Prime can’t shoot a fucking picture?”
