future

How Responsive Are You?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock then chances are you’ve heard about Responsive Websites, but what are they exactly? Do you need one? And how do you get one? Well before I answer that it might be worth noting the following quote from Digital Trends… “According to a recent report by analyst Mary Meeker, mobile devices running IOS and…read more

wordpressplugins

The 5 Best WordPress Plugins to Beef Up Your Blog

When I design a new WordPress site for a client there are a handful of plugins that I almost always install because they totally enhance the behind-the-scenes functionality of WordPress, and add a lot of power in the areas of Security, SEO and Speed. All of these WordPress plugins are free and all of them are regularly updated so they’re…read more

Wordpress Custom Portfolio

WordPress Portfolio – Custom Post Types & Metaboxes

Web Designers are under the most pressure to create a website that properly reflects their talents but designing for yourself can be particularly hard, and in the case of a portfolio showcase site the last thing you want to do is detract from your portfolio. I went for sleek, clean and simple which is my favorite approach anyway. I started…read more

customtheme-700

Why I Love WordPress

WordPress and me were acquainted in 2008 when I began stumbling across WordPress powered websites and was suitably impressed to explore further. I started designing WordPress sites in 2009 and the site you are currently reading this post on is the latest in a long line of sites I’ve designed on the WordPress platform. For a website designer, designing WordPress…read more

lisatheme-700

…And We’re Live!

I  bought this domain name about a year ago, luckily for me there aren’t many Lisa Kalandjians in the world so I didn’t have to fight for it, but at the time I didn’t realize how long it would take me to actually get my site designed and launched. The first reason it took so long was because I was…read more