As part of this latest revamp which is already under way, i wanted to redesign my current logo. The existing logo is pretty simple… i used my own handwriting as a font and created some swirls on the ‘s’ in ‘smemon’ just to emphasize the irishness. I then created a lightbulb idea sign to represent … Read morenew logo design
There’s a growing trend on blogs now and it’s social integration. On several big blogs, i’ve noticed you could login via facebook & twitter to post comments on an article. That’s useful for two reasons: it offers people another way to comment. it means if you visit 20 blogs a day and you’re logged in … Read morerevamped comments section
I’m happy with my own rate of development at the minute. So long as there’s visible progress i’m always happy. Last night, i created the bones of a new portfolio section on this blog. I’ve split it up in to ‘current projects‘ and ‘past projects‘ and stuck them in under a ‘portfolio’ heading in the … Read morePlanning for the future
I’ve touched on this before, but these past few weeks i’ve been meaning to put together a portfolio section on the site. It’s important for a number of reasons; it helps people get to know me it shows off my work rate it shows off my talents it builds confidence if people ever deal with … Read moreportfolio building
The Irish Blog awards take place in the Cork International Airport hotel on 21st February. As the name might suggest, this is an annual awards night for Irish blogs/bloggers that’s been going on now for a few years now. (pic courtesy eolai) There’s a whole range of categories from ‘best fashion blog’ to ‘best humour … Read moreIrish Blog Awards 2009