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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Fully Understanding Contrast in Design
Usually the subject of contrast is reserved for beginners. Books will say "black and white have contrast, red and…
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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...…
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How Limitations Improve Design
We often complain about the multitude of limitations which we're faced with every day as designers.
From browsers, to…
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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…
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Stop Designing Aesthetics, Start Designing Emotions
Despite the somewhat provocative title, you shouldn't really stop designing aesthetics.
Gradients and colors and…
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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…
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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…
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