Product Management, Productivity and Personal musings
This post is a little bit late. Technically my one-year anniversary in business was on October 15th, or the Monday after I finished the Technical Web Design program at BCIT. If you look at my paperwork, you could also say that my one-year anniversary was on November 8th. Regardless, I think I blog post is …
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One of the things that always used to intimidate me when starting a website build was just plain where to start! I am nearing the end of the website build that I've dubbed the behemoth (can't wait to share!) because it will be my masterpiece this year ... it's a doozy! But while that one …
This past Saturday marked my second foray into Vancouver's WordCamp. Last year's WordCamp was pretty awesome, but I remember sitting there, the day after I graduated from BCIT feeling like I didn't understand most of the things that were coming out of the presenters' mouths. While there was certainly A LOT that was over my …
Lately, I've been getting the same questions from potential clients: Don't you just add a theme to WordPress and then you're done? What's a custom WordPress theme? So, the obvious thing to do, was to write a blog post about it! It is true that you can just add a theme to a WordPress site …
I've mentioned before that Pinterest is a great place to get inspiration as a designer but it's uses go far beyond organizing those pairs of cowboy boots you're lusting after. (You can take the girl out of Alberta but you can't take Alberta out of the girl.) When you're starting to think about your new …
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I have been largely silent on my blog and social media outlets lately! The reason is simple: I've been busy! June was my heaviest teaching month so far, and I'm working on a couple of exciting projects too. That means that I've had to be as productive as I can be. I've turned to an …
Information architecture is one of the most important things that you need for your website. But, what is it? Information architecture is basically a fancy word for how your website is structured ... where does each page lead to. It sounds simple, but it really is one of the most important parts of your website. …
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Something that I occasionally struggle with, is finding inspiration for my design projects. As much as I wish that amazing ideas would just fall out of my head whenever I want them to, that just isn't reality. So, I like to go hunting for inspiration. I try to spend a little time everyday foraging for …
Need a last minute Mother's Day card? Ya, me too. Just click on the image below to download a free printable PDF for yer Ma. It's (hopefully) better than the ones you made for her in elementary school. Happy Mother's Day! P.S. This'll fit nicely in a standard A2 envelope. Print it on card or …
When you hire a designer to build you a logo, design your soon-to-be-bestselling book or design and code your website, it's hard to know what you'll end up with, in the tangible sense, at the end of your project. You're going to (hopefully) get a great design, but what will you actually, physically get? As …
Kate Moore Hermes 