Recently, I've been working on a client project using Prezi Design. As a longtime Adobe design product user, there are a surprising number of features I miss not having in Prezi's online interface; however, overall, Prezi Design does provide the functionality best suited to the project. This post includes a few tips for power-users, as well as a discussion on some of Prezi Design's limitations.
Goodreads – How I Built This Founders Interview
You'll love this interview with Goodreads founders Otis and Elizabeth Chandler, especially if you're a software developer. Guy Raz interviewed the Chandlers on February 7, 2022.
Three ways to share and loop your video playback
Ever wondered how to share and loop a video on your PC, Mac or YouTube. This post shows you how to quickly change settings to Loop your video on all three.
Machform – PHP Form Builder
I started using Machform for my static HTML websites back in 2010. Then, as it is today, Machform is a simple, self-hosted form solution that JUST works and has an affordable one-time license fee. Here are some tricks I've learned and still use to help recover "lost" content quickly.
Threading Text in InDesign
Threading text frames link multiple text frames, so the text flows from box to box. In the case of multiple-page documents, especially long books, changing the order of pages can become complicated. A helpful trick is to turn on Show Text Threads so that you can see how your text boxes are connected page-to-page. Here's how to do it.
Style an HTML PDF link with the CSS attribute HREF
Did you know that CSS allows you to consistently find and style all the links that end in a certain extension on your website or webpage? Cool, right? CSS can search for exact URL matches and query whether a term is contained in a URL.
How to archive projects as a designer
Accessing old files requires organization. I find archiving projects effectively is crucial when wrapping up a design project. This post provides tips and how-tos for archiving various types of design projects.
What are the best browser-based games to teach coding?
Whether you're learning or teaching CSS or Javascript, there are many fun, free, browser-based games to practice and perfect your skills.
Make your logo appear crisp in PowerPoint
The secret to a crisp logo in Powerpoint is to start with a vector file and then convert the vector logo to a shape in PowerPoint. Read on to find out why and how to do this PPT trick.
Combat cart abandonment with this simple web browser strategy
E-commerce stores focus on decreasing cart abandonments because that's how profits are made! One technique to combat cart abandonment is to use the HTML page title as a flashing visual to re-grab the attention of a distracted shopper. View examples and learn how to implement this on Shopify or Wordpress, too.