Self-confessed Starbucks addict from the suburbs of Chicago.

Blogging 101, the 1140 CSS Grid and What’s to Come

It's no secret that I've been more active here on my website of late, and that coincides with the turning of the New Year. You see, most of us make resolutions - which usually consists of "I'm going to do this" and "I'm planning on doing that." For me, one of the biggest things I want to focus on … [Continue reading]

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…

Before I start wishing you the very best this holiday season, I want to apologize to my newsletter subscribers who received this today: That's my "Oops, I didn't set Mailchimp up correctly" impression. I'm really sorry about that - should be fixed now. And yes, we all make mistakes! 'Tis … [Continue reading]

Welcome, the Genesis Tutorial Suggestion Box is Open

Now that I'm (relatively) happy with my current site design, it's time to focus on content. You may have notice that recently I added a code section, and now I want to focus on creating a tutorials section. So far, here is a list of tutorials that I have written for using the Genesis … [Continue reading]

How to Add Social Media Icons to Your Website

Social media is the new rage, and design is shortly behind that. In fact, plenty of folks are putting huge emphasis on both when it comes to their website. So you beasking... "How can I add social media icons to my website?" Well the answer is simple, and I'm here to tell you just how easy it … [Continue reading]

An Undeniable Example of Typographic Sex Appeal

I don't know about you, but I have seasons where I get "stuck" with certain fonts, design concepts or anything to do with styling a website. One thing that's evident is that I've been having a pretty good makeout session with the Oswald font from Google. In case you hadn't noticed, I'm using it … [Continue reading]