On my office desk sits a jar filled with rocks, none of which are rare or have any monetary value. Whenever my wife and I travel, we find a pocket-sized rock, tote it back home,…
Apr 07, 2014 — Life
Feb 12, 2014 — Advice · Life · Work
Choose Your Role Models Wisely
I’m a proud husband and father, two roles I gladly devote a lot of my time to. I’m a homeowner and self-proclaimed mechanic as well—another way of saying I’m always fixing something. My family and…
Feb 06, 2014 — Mobile · UI · Web Design
More Navigation, Less Hamburgers
Hello. I’m one of your coveted website users and I have a secret to share with you: I still use a desktop! (*gasp*)Â Please, I beg you, stop punishing me for not always browsing the web…
Jan 02, 2014 — Code · Web Development
A Beginner’s Guide to Coding Websites
When I first taught myself to code a website, it involved a lot of back and forth to my local bookstore. The computer section was literally a few small shelves with just a handful of…
Jul 03, 2013 — Inspiration · Life
What I Learned From Blind Camp
In the summer of 2002, I was a counselor at a camp for children who were blind or visually impaired. My mother, Patty, helped form the organization and was also camp chef (affectionately known by…
Apr 29, 2011 — Design · Dribbble
Finding Inspiration on Dribbble
Dribbble is described as a show and tell for creatives, a place where designers and developers can share small screenshots of what they’re working on. Personally, I’ve found it to be much more. On top…
Mar 01, 2011 — Advice · Freelance
10 Common Freelance Questions Answered
One of the aspects I love most about my job is learning something new everyday. How we connect with others via the internet is continually evolving and, as a result, the requirements of a web…
Aug 04, 2010 — Personal Projects · Site News · Web
It’s No Secret: I’ve Been Busy
One look at the dust on this blog and it’s obvious that I haven’t had a lot of spare time for personal projects. Over the last year, I’ve been a part of some incredible client…
Create a Realistic Hover Effect With jQuery
For one of the projects I’m currently working on with Rareview, we wanted to add a rising hover effect to a set of icon links. Using jQuery’s animate effect, I experimented with icons that have…
Apr 21, 2009 — Advice · Freelance
4 Months Self-employed: 10 Lessons Learned
The transition from working for an employer to being self-employed does not happen over night. I took the leap at the start of 2009 and the experience has been both amazing and enlightening. Over the…