Comments for Debating the Dots http://blog.picadesign.com A Graphic Discussion Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:33:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Pica WordPress Themes by Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » Website – Heidelberg International Professional Women’s Forum http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/04/pica-wordpress-themes/comment-page-1/#comment-302 Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » Website – Heidelberg International Professional Women’s Forum Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:33:26 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=667#comment-302 [...] Women’s Forum (HIPWF). The folks at HIPWF decided to go with one of Pica Design’s Pre-Packaged Websites. HIPWF chose a design, sent us the text / photo content they wanted, and we put everything together [...] [...] Women’s Forum (HIPWF). The folks at HIPWF decided to go with one of Pica Design’s Pre-Packaged Websites. HIPWF chose a design, sent us the text / photo content they wanted, and we put everything together [...]

]]> Comment on Pica WordPress Themes by Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » Home Energy Solutions – New Website / Identity / Collateral http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/04/pica-wordpress-themes/comment-page-1/#comment-255 Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » Home Energy Solutions – New Website / Identity / Collateral Tue, 11 May 2010 13:27:07 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=667#comment-255 [...] came to us looking to revamp their website, but they were on a budget. We suggested one of our Pica Pre-Packaged websites for small businesses. We then themed the new website to match the identity we also created for [...] [...] came to us looking to revamp their website, but they were on a budget. We suggested one of our Pica Pre-Packaged websites for small businesses. We then themed the new website to match the identity we also created for [...]

]]> Comment on Pica WordPress Themes by Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » BJ’s Automotive – New Website http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/04/pica-wordpress-themes/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » BJ’s Automotive – New Website Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:49:42 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=667#comment-225 [...] Center. After our initial meeting with owner / operator Joel Knight, we all decided that our basic pre-packaged Wordpress theme was the best fit for his needs. Joel’s main priority was to be one of the first small [...] [...] Center. After our initial meeting with owner / operator Joel Knight, we all decided that our basic pre-packaged WordPress theme was the best fit for his needs. Joel’s main priority was to be one of the first small [...]

]]> Comment on Pica WordPress Themes by Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » The Belfast Maskers – New Website http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/04/pica-wordpress-themes/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Debating the Dots» Blog Archive » The Belfast Maskers – New Website Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:45:55 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=667#comment-224 [...] DesignThe b(o)ne showJetboil JavaCedarholm InnSteripenG•O Logic HomesPeace Preserves « Pica Wordpress Themes BJ’s Automotive – New Website [...] [...] DesignThe b(o)ne showJetboil JavaCedarholm InnSteripenG•O Logic HomesPeace Preserves « Pica WordPress Themes BJ’s Automotive – New Website [...]

]]> Comment on Google to phase out IE6 support by James Mehorter http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/02/google-to-phase-out-ie6-support/comment-page-1/#comment-223 James Mehorter Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:21:55 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=653#comment-223 Hi Candance, Glad you enjoyed the article! We are so happy that along with Google; YouTube, Yahoo and Flickr, Campaign Monitor, and the folks from BaseCamp have all begun phasing out IE6 support! I am constantly blown away by the number of folks using Internet Explorer and Outlook. Both apps have massive security vulnerabilities - and the developers behind them don't seem to care at all about following web standards for IE and HTML Email standards for Outlook. It's only a matter of time before us designers / developers can actually spend our days ... designing and developing.. and not writing hacks to make our stuff work for IE and Outlook. James Hi Candance,

Glad you enjoyed the article! We are so happy that along with Google; YouTube, Yahoo and Flickr, Campaign Monitor, and the folks from BaseCamp have all begun phasing out IE6 support! I am constantly blown away by the number of folks using Internet Explorer and Outlook. Both apps have massive security vulnerabilities – and the developers behind them don’t seem to care at all about following web standards for IE and HTML Email standards for Outlook. It’s only a matter of time before us designers / developers can actually spend our days … designing and developing.. and not writing hacks to make our stuff work for IE and Outlook.

James

]]> Comment on Who Needs a Designer when you have WordPress Themes? by James Mehorter http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/03/who-needs-a-designer-when-you-have-wordpress-themes/comment-page-1/#comment-222 James Mehorter Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:14:25 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=664#comment-222 Hey Brian, I totally agree! On one hand we are very happy that individuals without capitol can create a nice web presence. It is quite common now for people to make their own sites with tools like Apple's iWeb, GoDaddy's WebsiteTonight, RapidWeaver, and even Wordpress Themes. However, we have many clients come to us after they've been sold on these products only to find they hate their template site and find they can't do some important things like SEO. Not to mention the massive confusion they experience with hosting and domain problems. They end up hiring us, wishing they had come to us in the first place. We feel a middle-road is the best solution; having a customized Wordpress theme created to match your branding, and letting a Web Development company handle all the tech / hosting intricacies. And yes, you are very correct - the Wordpress Admin is by-far the most user/client-friendly Content Management System out there! You can't buy a build-your-own-car or house kit and expect to have it come out square and level unless you're a carpenter. James Hey Brian,

I totally agree! On one hand we are very happy that individuals without capitol can create a nice web presence. It is quite common now for people to make their own sites with tools like Apple’s iWeb, GoDaddy’s WebsiteTonight, RapidWeaver, and even WordPress Themes. However, we have many clients come to us after they’ve been sold on these products only to find they hate their template site and find they can’t do some important things like SEO. Not to mention the massive confusion they experience with hosting and domain problems. They end up hiring us, wishing they had come to us in the first place. We feel a middle-road is the best solution; having a customized WordPress theme created to match your branding, and letting a Web Development company handle all the tech / hosting intricacies. And yes, you are very correct – the WordPress Admin is by-far the most user/client-friendly Content Management System out there!

You can’t buy a build-your-own-car or house kit and expect to have it come out square and level unless you’re a carpenter.

James

]]> Comment on Who Needs a Designer when you have WordPress Themes? by Brian DeKoning http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/03/who-needs-a-designer-when-you-have-wordpress-themes/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Brian DeKoning Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:45:04 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=664#comment-221 I've been considering the same questions lately. WordPress themes available for free or under $50 have really democratized web design. But it also seems to be giving a lot of designers exposure they wouldn't have otherwise. I think the need for custom design will always be there, but it is interesting to see that people with no web dev experience can set up a decent WordPress site in a day. Another thing to consider is how easy WordPress makes it for clients to manage their sites. We just launched the SENH Habitat site with a lot of WordPress action to make it easy for them to do so. I’ve been considering the same questions lately. WordPress themes available for free or under $50 have really democratized web design. But it also seems to be giving a lot of designers exposure they wouldn’t have otherwise. I think the need for custom design will always be there, but it is interesting to see that people with no web dev experience can set up a decent WordPress site in a day. Another thing to consider is how easy WordPress makes it for clients to manage their sites. We just launched the SENH Habitat site with a lot of WordPress action to make it easy for them to do so.

]]> Comment on Google to phase out IE6 support by Candance http://blog.picadesign.com/2010/02/google-to-phase-out-ie6-support/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Candance Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:03 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=653#comment-220 A friend of mine just emailed me one of your articles from a while back. I read that one a few more. Really enjoy your blog. Thanks A friend of mine just emailed me one of your articles from a while back. I read that one a few more. Really enjoy your blog. Thanks

]]> Comment on Spreading Peace for the Holidays… How Sweet it is. by Rob http://blog.picadesign.com/2009/12/spreading-peace-for-the-holidays-how-sweet-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Rob Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:56:24 +0000 http://blog.picadesign.com/?p=620#comment-186 Cathy Roberts of Peace Preserves was recently interviewed by Village Soup. You can read the article here: http://blog.picadesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/The-Republican-Journal.pdf Cathy Roberts of Peace Preserves was recently interviewed by Village Soup. You can read the article here: http://blog.picadesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/The-Republican-Journal.pdf

]]> Comment on Business After Hours at Pica Design by Jay O'Toole http://blog.picadesign.com/2009/11/business-after-hours/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Jay O'Toole Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:21 +0000 http://www.picadesign.com/blog/?p=602#comment-180 Wish I could be there. Hope there is a good turnout. Also, the eNews package...a great tool that CMEF loves...thanks Pica! Wish I could be there. Hope there is a good turnout. Also, the eNews package…a great tool that CMEF loves…thanks Pica!

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