| 08/09/09 | Wordpress: Get the the page ID of the Posts Page |
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After specifying a static homepage, you might need to get the page_id of your posts page.
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Welcome to Micek Design, the personal portfolio and blog of Chris Micek. I am young freelance web and graphic designer based in Chicago, but working worldwide.
I like manhattans (the drink), star wars (the movie) and Apple (the company).
You can contact me at cmicek@gmail.com
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Micek Design runs using the Wordpress Content Mangement System.
Logo and supporting elements are set using Aller. All other type is set in Georgia, with the body text using Verdana.
This site is compatible with all modern browsers. Note the use of 'modern.' Internet Explorer 6 is no longer a modern web browser, and is not being supported by my website design.
This site was designed and coded in November of 2008 using all Adobe Products. HTML/CSS and PHP were created using Dreamweaver 8.
| 03/31/09 | New Portfolio item: Legal web template |
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I’m testing out various theme selling marketplaces. Once the template gets approved, I’ll post a link.
Update: This theme had been accepted into the Themeforest marketplace. Check out my Law/Legal Business Template
| 02/20/09 | Dynamic Width List Images using just HTML/CSS |
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A solution for using images with a dynamic width in lists.
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| 12/16/08 | The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) updates their website! |
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The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has updated their website for the first time in 5 years!
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| 12/16/08 | Its nice to see former clients coming along. |
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Update on my first freelance project from a couple years ago.
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| 12/10/08 | Lifestream |
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| 11/28/08 | Upcoming Theme Designs |
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About a month ago, I took on a project that has now fallen through due to a lack of communication and payment. Rather than throw away two perfectly good website designs, I’ve decided to revise them to be used as free wordpress themes!
Here are the designs as they were intended for a design/internet services company, [...]
| 11/28/08 | Long Distance Design Issues (Part 2): Accountability & Getting Paid |
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Working long distance has its own set of challenges regarding accountability and receiving payment.
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| 11/27/08 | Working for free: Friends, good causes, and publicity |
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One of the problems of being a designer is that I get asked to work for free very frequently. The following are the only situations that I would consider offering my services on the cheap.
Designing for friends and family
Friends and family can be tricky. Sometimes its acceptable to quote your full rates, sometimes a partial [...]
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| 11/27/08 | Really Simple RSS Explanation |
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HTTP, IMHO, CSS, W3C, L337, HTML, ROFL, XML, PHP, WYSIWYG, RSS, etc.
RSS is Really. Simple. Syndication.
RSS, is a really simple way to keep track of all of your favorite websites. RSS takes all the recent updates from all websites you care about and aggregates them into one, easy to use interface.
Before RSS, I had to [...]