http://www.blink-design.net/index.php en Copyright 2009 2009-08-18T02:29:37+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/recent-happenings-and-good-news/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/recent-happenings-and-good-news/#When:01:29:37Z I’ve neglected the blog for quite some time (over a month I think?) but I’ve had the busiest few weeks ever… General 2009-08-18T01:29:37+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/using-jquery-ajax-to-send-and-recieve-html-form-data/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/using-jquery-ajax-to-send-and-recieve-html-form-data/#When:07:42:56Z I’ve focused on Ajax quite a bit in recent posts and I’ve decided to wrap it up with a detailed breakdown on how I implemented jQuery Ajax functionality on the Interlopers portfolio pages. jQuery, Tricks n Tips, Web Stuff 2009-07-10T07:42:56+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/improving-interlopers-part-2/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/improving-interlopers-part-2/#When:14:24:13Z I wanted to make searching the content on Interlopers a lot easier but that didn’t mean I couldn’t spice it up as well. CSS, HTML, jQuery, Tricks n Tips 2009-06-30T14:24:13+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/improving-interlopers-part-1/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/improving-interlopers-part-1/#When:01:37:05Z Recently I underwent the huge task of re-writing all the front-end code for Interlopers and improving the site design as well. It was a lot of work and also a lot of fun so I thought I might share some aspects of the process. CSS, General, HTML 2009-06-16T01:37:05+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/forget-ie6-use-more-efficient-css/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/forget-ie6-use-more-efficient-css/#When:14:06:34Z Thanks largely to IE6 a surprising number of developers never utilise CSS to its full potential. You can navigate the DOM with so much more than class, ID and element selectors. CSS, Tricks n Tips 2009-05-26T14:06:34+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/a-quick-wordpress-tip/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/a-quick-wordpress-tip/#When:05:14:06Z Quite busy at the moment so I’ll get round to a proper post soon. However I’ve got a neat little wordpress tip that might help you out. Tricks n Tips 2009-05-25T05:14:06+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/busy-times-and-interlopers-re-write/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/busy-times-and-interlopers-re-write/#When:14:03:41Z Recently I have been a bit short of work. It happens to every freelancer but after my last stint at de-construct I had nothing booked up and went on the search for work. General, Web Stuff 2009-05-18T14:03:41+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/worrying-trend-on-job-sites/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/worrying-trend-on-job-sites/#When:09:18:17Z As a freelancer it’s good to keep snooping for new gigs even if you have work on but lately I’ve been seeing some concerning reoccurences on many job sites. Rants 2009-05-07T09:18:17+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/yahoo-presentation-on-frontend-development/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/yahoo-presentation-on-frontend-development/#When:17:29:04Z Nate Koeachley delivers a brilliant ninety minute presentation on all aspects of Front end work that we should all be using, unless you already are. However, it’s still worth the time even if you follow the techniques employed. Tricks n Tips, Web Stuff 2009-05-04T17:29:04+00:00 http://www.blink-design.net/post/sharing-my-site-template/ http://www.blink-design.net/post/sharing-my-site-template/#When:13:59:23Z Before you start work on a site I find it helps to have a template ready that you can just grab a copy of and start working on. I don’t like frameworks as such but I do like having key files prepped and ready to go. Tricks n Tips, Web Stuff 2009-05-03T13:59:23+00:00