Just launched my latest project. This was a redesign of 2-page realtor site. At first glance, the project was simple enough: 2 static pages with clean new look, better content organization and access to FranklyMLS, blog & videos. This site was to be tighter and more ‘businesslike’ than the client’s blog I redesigned last year. The only [...]

Hello! If you’ve arrived directly here, you may not have noticed some major changes in the home page. Go ahead, visit Azzcat Design. I’ll wait!… Woa! What was that movin’ and a changin’ going on? Did you play with it? Don’t forget to resize the browser to enjoy the effects Pretty nifty, huh? Kind of makes this [...]

I find myself explaining the process of website design & development repeatedly, so it’s time to write a show-and-tell post. First off, let me say that this is my process. Other designers & developers may differ somewhat, especially if they work within larger team environments. Yet, every site does go through a similar creative to [...]

W3C Validators We know about the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Validation Service. Submit a site’s URL and get graded on valid HTML and/or CSS mark-up: pass, and you get to put a W3C validation banner on the site. (Not dissimilar to gold star stickers on a kindergartener’s bumblebee.) fail, and you get not only [...]

It’s year end and time to take stock of the biz. Did I accomplish my goals? What is in store for 2010? Are my clients happy? Am I happy? Overall, it’s been a good year. Though I didn’t reach my income goal, 2009 was better than 2008. In this economy, that’s a win! Plus, as [...]

PNG files (Portable Network Graphics) are one of the image file formats used by web designers for modern browsers. See 10 Best Browsers in 2009. It’s a wonderful format, because it allows the designer to place an image w/o the “box” of JPG or the single color limitations of GIF. It’s classy, high end, the [...]