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Get Loopy with WordPress

Peel away all the CSS, PHP and HTML, and you’ll see that WordPress is essentially a database. You might think of it like a collection of interconnected tables, or spreadsheets. The most common method of retrieving and displaying information from … Read More…

Basics of PHP: functions

WordPress, like any PHP application, is essentially a large collection of functions. A function is a way of of storing a chunk of code in one place, where it can be “called” as often as you need it. What follows … Read More…

Building a Foundation for WordPress Development

I built my first WordPress site in late 2004, back when it was still fairly new and exclusively used as a blogging platform. The site I created was an abomination of tabled based layouts and graphics that would make me … Read More…

Your Photorealistic Vectors Don’t Impress me

As a vector artist, I often search the Interwebs to see what all the more talented vector artists are producing. Do a Google image search for “great vector art” and half of your results will be a bunch of pseudo … Read More…

To Victory Dalek Poster

As any good geek should be, I’m a big fan of Dr. Who.  When I saw a recent episode called “Victory of the Daleks” I experienced geek overload when I saw this WWII style propaganda poster. I knew right then … Read More…

Case Study: www.sdb.com

I recently completed an internship in the marketing department of SDB Inc, a local construction management firm. I performed a variety of duties there, but a good chunk of my time was spent rebuilding the company website. The company ended … Read More…