Sunday, January 30, 2011

TO do -write up a FAQ and make these assets for new web projects

COMPILE / WRITE FAQS AND ASSETS for new web projects, KNOWLEDGEBASE.
or collect online tutorials into an FAQ page instead of making ones from scratch

What size should I make it? 
show 960 x 600 page, and a grid. 

give a template/instrutions for setting up in photoshop and illustrator, in pixels... if they are a designer.

about text and fonts. 

about namehosting, hosting email. 

how to setup your email to come into applemail. (always a problem)

make a form with all your vital passwords etc on it... (with some encryption method thingy and instructions on how to keep it secure and FTP issues)

ftp and so on tutorials

briefing questionairre template

tutorials for mac and PC. 

Ultimate guide to setting up wordpress after an install

Friday, January 28, 2011

New Indesign / print stuff

GREP - find change queries
http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/InDesign/5.0/help.html?content=WS1952D538-1335-4b1d-BA5E-FA5A176FDC9F.html
http://www.kahrel.plus.com/indesign/grep_query_manager.html

CS5
CS5 also is meant to be unstable and slow, dont update just yet, many on forums are preferring CS3 for speed and stability...

To do:
-Find a list or automated script of common type checking like hyphens, double spaces etc etc and things to watch out for in a print doc.
-Read up once and for all about colour profiles and settings and PDF, create presets for the correct settings.
-Read up on print in general and typesetting.

Freelance / Design Business Sites - Good Examples

Rounding up examples of websites that do a good job of promoting creative or production services.

Here is an example of multi-service offering company, but with each service clearly explained in a way that sells it to the prospective client and probably cross sells services they hadn't thought of too. Also there is some good articles on the blog.
http://theindesignguy.com/web-design-services/

I like the descriptions of the services, breaking up visual design services and development service, and explaining Wordpress benefits. Also very clean visually and good blog.
http://www.oliverker.co.uk/services

Good example of a portfolio site whilst employed. Friendly tone, lists and explains skills, mentions interested in freelance.
http://stina.co.uk/

Thursday, January 20, 2011

New links

wireframes
http://wireframes.linowski.ca/
http://wireframes.tumblr.com/
wireframes look kinda fun

page grid calculator invaluable
http://www.problem.se/labs/gridcalc/

filmmaking/video blog
http://filmmakeriq.com/

really should set up delicious...