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By Xav | November 18, 2011Future-Proofing Websites and the Fear of Working in the Now

Future-Proofing Websites and the Fear of Working in the Now

Last week I designed another new website. It uses a lot of techniques considered to be modern best practice – a HTML5, responsive framework, CSS3 styling, media queries and a CSS3 animation just for some extra visual interest. It was fun and it was rewarding.

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By Xav | October 6, 2011We Are Growing – Welcome MailStrike Email Marketing

We Are Growing – Welcome MailStrike Email Marketing

We have just launched a new arm to our business. MailStrike is a one-stop email marketing application that allows you to send custom-designed HTML emails to your subscriber and customer lists.

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By Xav | August 12, 2011Cropping Images For Aesthetics

Cropping Images For Aesthetics

Believe it or not, there’s an art to cropping larger images properly and in a way that doesn’t make the image look…well…rubbish. In this post I’m going to talk about the aesthetics of well composed images and the importance of cropping to the strengths of the image.

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By Xav | May 13, 2011New Laptop, New Process

New Laptop, New Process

I just bought a new laptop. Partly because my old one had slowed down essentially to a halt, but also because I needed to shake up the way I work away from my desk. It’s a MacBook Air. It’s my first MacBook and after one week of use, I’m fairly sure it won’t be my last.

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