John O’Nolan

Founder at Ghost.org. Writes about Open source, startup life, non-profits & publishing platforms. Travels the world with a bag of kites.

Ghost founder on how to grow a successful design career by blogging

It’s been 5 years since I last wrote for WebdesignerDepot, but it’s an absolute pleasure to be back once again. I’m…

Fantastic wakeboards to inspire your designs

Wakeboarding is an extreme sport where athletes are dragged behind a high-powered speed boat on a supremely engineered…

Starting A Web Design Business

If you don't like the idea of working for somebody else and you're quite attracted to idea of world domination then…

Working as an In House Web Designer

If you want to pursue full-time employment in the web design industry but not in an agency, then chances are that…

What to Do When a Client Relationship Goes South

Client relationships almost always start out really well. You're both excited to be working together, they're looking…

7 Essential Red Flags to Watch Out for in New Clients

Working with clients is one of the most difficult parts of being a web designer. It's a challenge which we face each…

10 Steps To Taking Your Own Simple Stock Photos

Bad stock photography is a cliché, there's nothing worse than going to an "about us" page and seeing a bunch of people…

Usability Resources to Win Arguments

Today's post is a big one and it's most definitely one for your bookmarks menu, because from time to time when speaking…

100 Stunning Demonstrations of Light Painting

Light painting is the process of using long camera exposures to create stunning lighting effects. By having a camera's…

The Next Level of Design: Being Unique

In a world filled with CSS galleries and showcase websites, everything starts to look the same. Gradients, rounded…

Create Great Websites, Without Any SEO

Search Engine Optimization, also known as SEO is a subject which gets talked about to death all over the web. There's…

Fully Understanding Contrast in Design

Usually the subject of contrast is reserved for beginners. Books will say "black and white have contrast, red and…

Working For A Web Design Agency

The most obvious job for a web designer is working for a web design agency, but if you've never done that before...…

How Limitations Improve Design

We often complain about the multitude of limitations which we're faced with every day as designers. From browsers, to…

Mastering Flickr: A Practical Guide

Flickr is probably the most famous of all photo communities on the web. It's a place where photographers from all over…

Stop Designing Aesthetics, Start Designing Emotions

Despite the somewhat provocative title, you shouldn't really stop designing aesthetics. Gradients and colors and…

Building The Community: WordPress 3.org

With the recent release of WordPress 3.0 we're entering a very exciting time. For the first time in the history of the…

Designing for Over Twenty Million Users: WordPress 3.0

WordPress 3.0 is, without doubt, one of the most exciting updates to the platform in a very long time. As well as…