Category Archives: Just Talk
Webby Awards and Web Standards
Are designers and users supposed to care about validation? Should the push the W3C gives be interpreted as a standard or a suggestion? Should we consider “validating” our web sites a religion, or merely a good practice? These questions may … Continue reading
Busy is better
I think the day is in the near future where I can update this blog on a somewhat daily basis. So many things have been happening here at modern blue, and a lot of GOOD problems are arising. We have had to add some new contracted talent to help with programming and design issues. We are fortunate to have some of the best talent around. Continue reading
Utah Weddings Made The Choice
The highly successful company Utah Weddings has made the choice to have their current website re-designed. They connect brides and grooms to wedding vendors in their area, making the planning process easier and more affordable. For 10 years they have … Continue reading
Os Commerce
Lately I have been working on a website (to be revealed soon) and the client wanted Os Commerce integrated. As I have been working in mods and writing my own, I was reminded about how great of a solution it … Continue reading
No Budget = No Deal
There are definite red flags to look for in businesses when you are talking with possible clients. At modern blue we don’t take all the clients that come to us, but we try to choose ones that we think are … Continue reading
Design Mission Accomplished
Anyone who knows me and knows my design process knows that it can take me sometimes up to 8 renditions before I get a design correct. Finally, I got it right for Modern Blue. Only the 4th try, not bad. … Continue reading
A New Look
The v1 design of this site was never meant to stay. Really just to get something up quick, because for once I had a little time between projects. Yesterday I had some more time, and created what I hope to … Continue reading
The Sweet Spot
Its a funny thing in design that sometimes you don’t hit the sweet spot. I don’t even know how many websites I have created, however, there are a few that tend to get me more work than others, or that … Continue reading
Aol Spam Policy
I run am the webmaster for a site with a large user database. Recently we were banned by our Host from sending emails. I looked into it and found out there were too many complaints from AOL. After some more … Continue reading
Curves Do Look Good
Sometimes things just come together. It feels good to start a design and have things work out. That happened to me recently with this Win Account site. The owner showed me another site he like that had a curve on … Continue reading
New beginnings
Modern Blue finally launched their site. It’s about time. I don’t know how much more intense it is going to get. My time is spent working on other people’s sites who pay money. Because of this, I don’t know how … Continue reading