Spooky Halloween Wordpress theme

by Rob Mason ~ October 29th, 2007

Halloween wallpaper from Vladstudio Getting into the spirit of things with the upcoming Halloween celebrations, I’ve re-done the website in a spooky, pumpkin theme.

Image courtesy of Vladstudio, font (in logo) thanks to Fontenstein and colour scheme is Carved Pumpkin (via Colour Lovers).
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UK findings from ALA’s Web Design Survey 2007

by Rob Mason ~ October 20th, 2007

A List Apart's Web Design Survey 2007A List Apart (ALA), one of the best web magazines around, recently ran a survey for web designers and developers. The results have now been published.

The results make for interesting reading and have sparked a healthy debate, but the results are skewed due to data coming from various worldwide locations. For example you cannot compare the wages paid in the US with those paid in India.

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Tewkesbury Flood

by Rob Mason ~ October 15th, 2007

Blog Action Day is just that - an opportunity for bloggers from across the globe to share a common goal and promote awareness of environmental issues.

My particular post is around the specific impacts of the recent flooding I witnessed here in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Here’s a map if you don’t know where it is.

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Email Standards Project

by Rob Mason ~ October 12th, 2007

Following on from my previous post regarding standards in email, a new website has been launched to provide a focal point for this movement. Nothing there yet but you can register to hear more once it’s launched. I’m hoping it’s going to be the resource for email standards moving forward.

What kind of blogger are you?

by Rob Mason ~ October 9th, 2007

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

Took the test and apparently I’m a “Purist, Young Upstart, Undiscovered” blogger…must try harder.