Now that 2010 is just starting, many web designers have to update the copyright year on their own websites, and their client’s websites. Many end up doing it manually and waste a lot of time with this tedious task, but some use a better method, and it’s as simple as one line of PHP. Copyright [...]

I will be running a new feature here on BrianYerkes.com where I will present some great designers under the age of 20 along with some samples of their work, and a little about them. If you would like to be included and are under 20 years of age, whether you are a graphic designer, web [...]

Working with all types of clients on a daily basis can be as challenging as the actual design or development work that they are hiring you for. As a freelancer or a project manager, you are on the front-line and even though there shouldn’t be war between you and your client, it can sometimes feel [...]

It happens to even the best design firms; you send out a proposal, you have a face-to-face meeting, and then you receive the email. Thank you for your proposal and your time to discuss our project with us, but we have decided to go with another firm” Depending on how much time and effort you [...]

CSS Tutorial Difficulty: Beginner When I re-designed my company website, I wanted to display client testimonials in a creative way, something a little more interesting than just a paragraph of text with their name. So, I took inspiration from some other websites, mainly WordPress themes and the way some comments are displayed on blogs, and [...]

I decided to experiment a little with the new design and development of my website. After months of making notes on design elements that I like, ideas I had for the site, and various other little scribbles, I ended up jumping on this re-design project 2 days ago, and completed it this morning at about [...]

Earlier today, my company received an inquiry on our contact form from a 14 yr old simply asking for some feedback on three designs that he has created. I am always more than happy to spend time helping others , especially younger designers just starting out and I am impressed by this 14 yr old [...]

Just like most things in web design and user interface design, personal preference is the cause of many arguments. Rather than discuss this as an argument, I would like to see statistics on opinions from fellow designers, internet users, general garden gnomes etc. Please select below, whether you prefer to create/visit/browse center aligned websites, or [...]

**update – submitted this article to Just Creative Design’s Group Writing Project for charity along with a monetary donation over at Just Creative Design’s fund raising page ** Static design visuals: all web designers use them as a way to present the designs to a client. I personally upload a jpg of the visual to [...]

I was recently hired to re-design Hawaii Real Estate’s most popular website, Adrhi.com. While the old website did it’s job in the past, it was extremely out-dated in both design and usability. Under the hood, the html was a table based layout with inline styles that needed to go. So, Brian Joseph Studios got to [...]