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A couple of weeks ago, I taught a class where I built a live WordPress Web site as part of the 2017 International Awards & Personalization Expo. For those who want to see the site we built, click here. Note that this site will be deleted after a few months. So...
Did you know that Facebook quietly changed the pixel dimensions for cover photos of Facebook pages a few months back? I didn't realize it at the time, though I did notice a small change in how things displayed. For reference, the old size was 851 pixels wide by 315...
Recently I met with a local business in hopes of helping them with their Web site or other online content. While they were interested in having my help, there was nothing I could do because a former friend had taken their accounts hostage. First I mentioned that...
As a Web designer, I'm constantly talking with clients and potential clients who haven't updated their sites in years. Sometimes it extends beyond a decade. Think about your own business and ask yourself if there have been changes in the last decade? What about the...
Over the last few days, I spent quite a bit of time with Web security experts. Some worked for private Web security firms and others worked for some of the big Web hosting companies. The scope of all the discussions we had dealt specifically with WordPress. Though...
The pendulum has tipped and there are now more Web visits on mobile devices than there are on desktop computers. If someone comes to a site on their phone and it doesn't work, they simply move on to a competitor with a working mobile site. At right is an example of...
When the first CorelDRAW Unleashed title was released, we felt it was a groundbreaking combination of written material and video tutorials. The size of all the files only made it feasible to deliver on a CD-ROM. Then the files got even bigger to the point it was...
Last week Jeff Harrison wrote a post entitled Where to Begin in which he offered advice to a user wanting to know where to begin in learning CorelDRAW. As part of the post, Jeff even included a picture of the various CorelDRAW training materials he has in his...
Search Engine Optimization can sometimes be very frustrating. If you are trying to improve your ranking in a very competitive segment, moving a page up even a spot or two in the rankings can take a lot of work. But we had a recent situation where some minor page...
Last week I wrote how Google Tag Manager Simplifies Code, Speeds Site and the various techniques we used in Shaving 66% Off WordPress Web Site Loading Speed. Sure you can just visit a site yourself as a way to test the speed, but it isn't the most accurate measure....
When someone comes to our Web Design Solutions Unleashed site and has interest in having us build or makeover a site for them, the first question is always about the cost. It is also one of the hardest questions to answer without knowing a lot of details about the...
I got a new laptop with Windows 10 and it has an amazing display on it. The new screen is 15.6" with 3840x2160 pixels. Otherwise known as a 4K screen. To be exact it is the Dell XPS 15. All those glorious pixels come with a downside. Not all software knows how to...
I have a number of stories to share today about helping others. I was called "pompous and foolish" because I had the gall to ask someone to pay for my time. I'll get to that story after another short story. Last week was the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United...
Recently I was making some changes to the CorelDRAW Unleashed and Vehicle Templates Unleashed sites and I wanted to integrate seamless textures into the headers and footers of those sites. I turned to our Textures Unleashed collections to find the perfect texture...
I've been hard at work at another tutorial in our Success Kit series. The latest success kit, Vectorizing Bitmaps in CorelDRAW, covers the many techniques for converting bitmap artwork into vector artwork in CorelDRAW. The techniques described apply to CorelDRAW...
A loyal reader used the Hire the Geek service to have me do some research on a CorelDRAW file and the resulting PDF file. When this reader presented the PDF for printing, they were told it contained "rich black". My first step was to look carefully at the CorelDRAW...
I've been teaching CorelDRAW users for more than 20 years. One area that is a constant frustration to users is getting just the right colors. I want to make sure that you all have a resource that will give you the knowledge to get the perfect colors and I've...
In yesterday's post, Graphics Unleashed Blog Is Moved, I told you about the new site we build for the blog. Today I want to focus on the steps involved in the move. Should you need to build a new Web site or update an existing site, you can use these steps as a...
A few weeks ago I told you that a Comprehensive Font Management Tutorial In The Works. Some of you provided specific suggestions for what you'd like to see. I combined the recent requests with the more than 20 years of working with users having font issues to...
If I were to ask the majority of CorelDRAW users if they created graphics for the Web, they would probably say no. The reality is that most users are probably creating graphics to be used on the Web and may not even realize it. Where are all these graphics being...
A big change happened with color starting with CorelDRAW X5. In all prior versions, colors defaulted to CMYK and users rarely changed this. CorelDRAW X5 and higher allow you to choose if a file defaults to CMYK or RGB as shown in the drop-down of the dialog box at...
Yesterday I told you Major Elements of Graphics Unleashed Web Site Get Design Refresh. While there were some graphics involved in the changes, there were many more edits to the style sheet of the Graphics Unleashed Shopping Cart. Of course I don't expect you'll be...
One of the great things about being at a trade show is talking to all the people who visit the booth and solving the problems they are having. Some of the solutions require a detailed solution while others are quite simple. A woman visited the booth and her goal...
I still remember the first time I provided training at the ARA Awards Market in Las Vegas. In trying to show the attendees how to do some of the basic functionality of CorelDRAW, I had used some example graphics using objects filled with something other than black....
