by christel | Jun 9, 2012 | Blog, We Find...
Frankfurt is an odd kind of city; it’s a major European hub because it has an international airport, and it is significant as the banking capital of Germany. But it’s not exactly a major tourist attraction — especially not for the budgeted backpacking...
by christel | Jun 6, 2012 | Blog, We Love...
That is a phrase I just invented which means Awesome German Trip Week. As I write, I am in the Montreal airport waiting to board my flight to Frankfurt. My main reason for going is to attend the War Resisters International conference “Countering the...
by christel | Jun 5, 2012 | Blog, Film School Tuesdays, We Love...
If you have never seen the film “Never Let Me Go,” based on Kazuo Ishiguru’s novel of the same name, GO WATCH IT NOW. Yes, right now. I’ll wait. If you are my mother, bring a box of Kleenex. Okay, maybe two. I love this film so much. SO MUCH....
by christel | Jun 4, 2012 | WP Course
Working with images online Choosing the right kind of image, compressing data, dealing with pixels size and file size Make a favicon File compressors: smush.it, PunyPNG Free image editors Pixlr Aviary app
by christel | May 30, 2012 | WP Course
FTP clients: Filezilla Cyberduck Code editors: A list of 10 recommended by designmodo.com A list of 10 recommended by savedelete.com Other tools: 50 free web design tools (lots of good stuff here) HTML code tutorial HTML reference guide CSS tutorial CSS reference...
by christel | May 28, 2012 | Blog, Weekly Roundup
Okay, so I’m kinda behind on roundups, so here’s great stuff from the past few weeks: Mara Wilson Writes Stuff Remember your favourite childhood movie Matilda? Well, adorable little Mara Wilson is all grown up and super awesome. She no longer acts but...
by christel | May 23, 2012 | WP Course
Articles on website layout, design and anatomy from designfestival.com: Layout & composition Information architecture Defining good design Page anatomy Resources for WordPress themes: Free themes directory from WordPress.org Best free premium themes GThemes...
by christel | May 16, 2012 | WP Course
An article on organized website planning from Smashing Magazine An article on hierarchy and planning user experience from onextrapixel Interactive Media Awards CSS Design Awards Peruse the winning websites each year; think about what purpose or strategy directed the...
by christel | May 9, 2012 | WP Course
Download WordPress package WordPress Support Forum CSSEdit/BBEdit/Espresso Photoshop FileZilla MAMP Omnigraffle / SimpleMind Adobe Proto Firebug The Pirate Bay Hex colours HTML tag reference CSS tag...
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by christel | May 9, 2012 | WP Course
Greetings! Here you’ll find info on the WordPress Web Design course at NSCAD’s Extended Studies, Winter 2013. I’m your instructor, Christel LeBlanc. Please feel free to email me at any time: christel@forestfriend.ca. Or use my...
