Same Basic Logo, New Slogan

The basic look is still the same, but the site has taken on a bit of a different header. The logo was made a little bigger and the splatter was turned. I also changed my slogan and make it look handwritten.

As a designer, I’m never fully satisfied with my work. David [...]

Since I’m not about to go out and spray paint my website on the side of a city wall, I figured I could at least simulate the look in Photoshop. With the help of some awesome brushes from Bittbox and Deviant Art and a cool font I found at Dafont. The effect is rather easy [...]

FreshBooks is the newest sponsor for My Ink Blog. They provide an awesome online invoicing and time tracking service. If you are a freelancer like me, getting on board with them can really help you organize things and save you much needed time to get back to designing!
They have a bunch of different packages depending [...]

Designing/Coding a Website Header & Navigation Part 1 of 3
This part I of a Website Header and Navigation tutorial has been rewritten as of 7/14/08, to make the header and navigation coding a little easier to follow.
This is the first of a three part series on the basics of how to create a website header [...]

My Ink Blog was down again today for about 2 or 3 hours. That’s not all that bad in the big scheme of things, but it’s happened at least 5 times in the last two months. I don’t want to go out of my way to bash my hosting company, but I can’t help but [...]

It’s been a long time since I’ve added a freebie to the site. This wallpaper is the result of the Create a Trendy Music Style Background tutorial I wrote last week.
The wallpaper is available in two sizes. 1920×1200 and 1600×1200. I hope you enjoy it! If you need a different size you’re more than [...]

Welcome to the Community User Link Feed for My Ink Blog
Thanks to a tutorial at Nettuts about how to Create a User Link Feed, I’ve now added that capability to this site. You can submit links to your website that will appear on the Community Link Feed you see on the sidebar. Your [...]

I just wanted to give a quick shout out and thanks to Alex from That Indie Dude. Alex is a uniquely gifted freelance web and graphic designer who is his own words says…
I’m fed up with new, talented designers & brands coming along and just copying everything else out there. I’m tired of the [...]

I try to add a post to my blog about 4 or 5 times per week. Without doing so, I see my numbers begin to nose dive, and it drives me crazy. It’s as if by staring at my stats and contemplating what to do, I can somehow translate that energy into more visitors. [...]

It’s quite trendy these days to use bright, vibrant colors with wavy lines and a silhouette of a person. This tutorial will aim to show you how to create this look. It’s the longest and most extensive tutorial I’ve written to date. I really hope you can learn from it; I know I did, by [...]