Blog

05 Jun 2009

Redesigning existing websites

The last couple of weeks, I redesigned a few websites. This websites existed for a few years but needed a redesign. The fact that they were initially made in Flash came also into play. The website owners asked me to convert them into websites with a back-end that they can administer. For all of these website, I used ExpressionEngine as CMS.

Webdesign

23 May 2009

BeneMailer screencast 1: How to create and send campaigns?

In this first screencast we demonstrate how easy it is to create and send mail campaign yourself using our mailmarketing platform BeneMailer

Email Marketing

17 May 2009

8 things you need to know about emailmarketing

Emailmarketing is an essential part of your marketing mix, send your nicely layouted message to your subscribers and monitor the results. Some essentials you need to know about mailmarketing.

Email Marketing

07 May 2009

Project scheduling, the way I do it

Some points in my schedule are essential to me for every new project. Here's how i plan new projects. It is essential for an independent web designer - like myself - to have it as smooth as possible, your project and client will benefit from a good preparation and open communication. But how do you prepare for a project and how do you set goals?

Webdesign Projects

25 Apr 2009

A new wallpaper for May 2009.

A new wallpaper for the month of May 2009 is available for download.

Art & paintings

16 Apr 2009

Creating an iPhone icon for your website

A quick way to navigate through websites on your iPhone is with custom icons. If you have a Home Screen on your iPhone dedicated to websites you frequently visit, it is nice when the website has a custom icon. So I decided to make a custom icon for this website. With just 1 line of code and a .png file the job is done.

Webdesign Apple

06 Apr 2009

iPhone tools for the webdesigner, part 2

In the first part of iPhone tools for the webdesigner, I wrote about the tools I use on my iPhone as a webdesigner, tools that you can use for color, html, css, fonts, filesharing and printing from the iPhone. In this second part, I write about tools for social networking, podcasts for webdesigners and some handy utilities.

Software Webdesign Apple

25 Mar 2009

iPhone tools for the webdesigner, part 1

From september till november 2008, I stayed in hospital and had 3 surgeries from an acute appendicitis. Sickness can never be avoided, but I can tell: it was a long period without my kids, without Tim and without my work. My stay wasn't catastrophic for Bene, my self running business, thanks to our hospital and income assurance. It was in hospital that Tim bought me this wonderful present: a new iPhone 3G mobile phone. It was - and still is - a fantastic present: I was able to read my mail messages, visit websites, play games, read books, write notes, take pictures and so many more. The long, boring hours in hospital were a lot easier to carry since I got this iPhone. I realized what an amazing tool it really is (without mentioning battery life, of course). Today, the iPhone is a valuable tool for my work as a webdesigner. I sum up a few powerful tools for webdesigners for the iPhone.

Software Webdesign Apple

13 Mar 2009

Designing a website with a fluid, large background

A closer look into the design method to create large background websites. I was making a mock-up for a new website and started with an illustration. Sometimes an illustration can take a lot of attention so I decided to use a white body content and use the illustration as a background image. So here is my experience with the design and the xhtml + css design.

Art & paintings Webdesign

27 Feb 2009

A webdesign brief document for every website

It's no luxury to make a document for every website that you design. A document with a design description. Before starting a webdesign project, a webdesigner collects lots of information. You get a lot of information in your mailbox (clients tend to send you everything by e-mail), you receive a logo, a brochure and text for the webdesign, that's about it. Over the years, I collected everything nicely in a folder with the name of the client. I still work this way but I add a design brief to every project now. The client receives also a copy of this document. It's important information, my clients use this document for marketing material that they afterwards (after the launch of their website) need to order.

Branding Graphic Design Webdesign

24 Feb 2009

March 2009 free calendar

February is almost gone, the shortest month of the year. That means spring is ready to begin, no? Because it is my favorite season, I made this March calendar free to download and to use it as a Wallpaper for your screen.

Art & paintings Graphic Design

23 Feb 2009

All about Adobe LiveCyle on Adobe Business Exchange 2009

I was invited on the Adobe Business Exchange 2009 on Tuesday 10.02.09 in Bozar in Brussels. The mission of the day was 'Discover in just one day the world of Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise solutions'.

Online & Offline concepts