Back in the day, I used to write a lot of articles for magazines like .net and Computer Arts. I even did a couple of books. They were great at the time, but things have changed a bit and they're out of date now...
2005
Creative web ads
You need a strong concept and striking visuals to make your ad stand out…
Computer Arts Projects, issue 69
2004
Dealing with clients
How to secure clients… and keep hold of them
Computer Arts Projects, issue 65
CSS for designers
Learn how to use the power of CSS to control your Website in the simplest of ways!
Computer Arts Projects, issue 62
JavaScript for designers
We reveal just how easy it is to start using this powerful programming language
Computer Arts Projects, issue 62
2003
Build a webshop from scratch
An 8-part serialised feature on developing ecommerce using PHP and MySQL
.net magazine, issues 111 to 118
2002
Macromedia Contribute review
Computer Arts magazine
Macromedia Contribute preview
Computer Arts magazine
Flash Communication Server review
Computer Arts magazine, issue 77
Optimaze review
Computer Arts magazine
Fireworks MX review
Computer Arts magazine, issue 71
Designing sites that sell
Info and inspiration on using design to increase sales in online stores
Computer Arts Specials
Adobe GoLive 6 review
InternetWorks magazine (sadly, now defunct)
2001
Dreamweaver layouts and page design
Your
Web page looks great on paper, but when you try to recreate it in
Dreamweaver, the HTML won’t do what you want. Sounds familiar? Then
join our whistle stop tour of wraps, cuts, boxes, bleeds and other
common design niggles…
Computer Arts Specials, issue 21
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Flash dynamic menus
Navigation
is the holy grail of Web design. Learn how to create an animated
drop-down menu system in Flash, which you can quickly update from an
external text file…
Computer Arts Specials, issue 18
Flash perspective effects
3D
effects add a whole new dimension to animated design – in a creative
sense as well as quite literally. But there’s no need to get bogged
down in complex 3D modelling software…
Computer Arts Specials, issue 17
Cascading Style Sheets
CSS
does more than rescue your Web pages from the sly truancy of HTML
standards and the abominations of competing browsers. It’s the ultimate
way to control the appearance and formatting of your Web pages…
Computer Arts Specials
Creating Flash games
Computer Arts Specials
Guide to ActionScript
Computer Arts Specials
Dreamweaver layout skills
Computer Arts Specials
2000
Future navigation
The
way you help visitors navigate your site is essential to how long they
stay and whether they come back. Is the established model up to the job?
.net magazine, issue 73
Fontastic
They’re cool, they’re free, and they’re easy to find: track down some crazy fonts and icons to give your site a better look.
.net magazine, issue 71
Jazz up your site
The future of the Web is interactive
.net magazine, issue 69
