Zombie with Film Camera for Head
October 18, 2011
Oct 18 2011
I am working on a website for a horror film festival and created this image by splicing a few things together. Sadly, we won’t be using on the site but…
Server Down!
May 10, 2011
May 10 2011
I’ve spent the past four days dealing with an attack on my server that caused all of my sites to go offline. Talk about a long weekend. I send out…
Using CSS Resets
October 12, 2010
Oct 12 2010
Before you start building a new site, one important decision you need to make is whether or not you want certain elements of your design to rely on the default…
Optimization Tips to Speed Up Your Site
August 25, 2010
Aug 25 2010
Ever since Google announced that a site’s speed would be a major factor in its ranking, I have really been paying attention to how my site performs. I guess I…
31 Open Source Web Development Scripts
October 14, 2009
Oct 14 2009
When it comes to Web development, there is a wealth of free information online to help you create a top-notch Web site. A lot of hard work goes in to…
Win a Copy of the Web Designer’s Idea Book
September 12, 2009
Sep 12 2009
I have decided to start rewarding people who support bavotasan.com, and what better way than by giving away a copy of Patrick McNeil’s WEB DESIGNER’S IDEA BOOK? It contains over…
A New Comment Editor
April 22, 2009
Apr 22 2009
I have had some requests to figure out a way that visitors of bavotasan.com could leave code and simple styling in their comments. I searched and searched and tried many…
Removing Images from a WordPress Post: Redux
February 16, 2009
Feb 16 2009
I wanted to remove the images from a WordPress post to give me more control of how I could layout the design for the front page of a website. After…
Character Issues with the Magpie RSS Parser
February 6, 2009
Feb 06 2009
A client asked for me to put together a page on his website that would collect info off of his RSS feed and populate a page that could be viewable…
12 Free Illustrator Vector Buttons
November 27, 2008
Nov 27 2008
I was messing around in Illustrator yesterday and decided to throw together my first free vector pack. I created 12 colourful buttons (tutorial coming soon) that can be used for…