I’ve just wrapped up my portion of a site overhaul (design, HTML, CSS, jQuery) and am quite pleased with all the new tools at my disposal for this project. Sure, it took a little extra time to get the hang of them, but the learning curve was well worth the investment. Note: my ratings are [...]

I just completed a small job for a new client. And I think it was quite a lesson for us both—in a good way! The Highest Bidder Wins! This client went seeking a new web designer on oDesk. As you may be aware, oDesk is a guilty daily pleasure of mine—a love/hate kind of thing, [...]

At the Movies My husband and I just saw “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” at a discount matinee and nearly empty theater. Many things have changed about our family’s experience of the HP events. (And events, they were!) Our 3 children are roughly the same ages as the Hogwarts bunch and have grown [...]

I’ve just begun work with a new client for a complete website overhaul (copywriting, design, navigation–the works). And this client had some very good questions about what to expect about how the workflow process would proceed. For those of you with similar questions, let me share the conversation… Client: Could you map out for us [...]