Costing small jobs...
… and educating the client.
Just because you’re producing some album art for a CD or a flyer for a club night, does not mean you get paid £50 or so because it’s a small piece of work.
Adding some texture to your site
There’s no denying that texture’s have become quite the trend in web design over the last couple of years, even more so over the last 12 months. You may have noticed that I’ve added some subtle textures here at mrqwest.co.uk – and I’m now going to show you how to create a dynamic transparent subtle texture in photoshop & then add it to your own CSS.
Project Bubble
I have a passion for the web. I do enjoy designing & developing websites and have been doing this since 1998. In the past couple of years, as I’ve moved into a more “freelancing” capacity during my spare time, I’ve been on the hunt for a nice & easy invoicing system.
Information Overload
I’ve always enjoyed learning new skills, tips & tricks when it comes to web design & development. I don’t put nearly as much time as I’d like to towards learning, but I try my best to keep my resources up to scratch!
My CMS of Choice
This website is powered by a CMS called TextPattern. It’s a fine CMS and works really well for what it does. I’ve been using TextPattern for various sites over several years and I do enjoy using it. The syntax behind the system is easy to master as it’s very similar to XML which is ideal for web developers & designers alike.
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