Photo of the Week: Sunflowers in Bloom

bright yellow sunflower in bloom, pink brick wall in the background.

For years, it’s been no surprise for us to find sunflower seedlings sprouting underneath our bird feeders.

The bird food in our feeders has a large proportion of black oil sunflower seed.

It’s a favorite food for birds, since it’s meatier and has a high oil content. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Sunflowers in Bloom

July 31, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about the costs of moderated vs. unmoderated usability testing, find out what to expect in the upcoming WordPress 5.5 release, discover how to position background images with CSS, and more. Continue reading July 31, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

Solving Puzzles for Clients

puzzle pieces of green grass, flowers, and blue sky strewn across a wooden table.

As a web designer, I work on a lot of existing websites for clients.

Websites originally created by another developer or designer who hasn’t worked on the site for six months up to three years ago.

Where my new client has

  • Little background on how the site was created
  • Limited information on how design/technical decisions were made
  • No credentials to access the site and/or log in to the web host

I ask a lot of questions to learn about the site and my new client’s business. Continue reading Solving Puzzles for Clients