http://ever-real.com/blog   Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-beta2 en http://ever-real.com/blog/free-icon-set-preview http://ever-real.com/blog/free-icon-set-preview#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:46:52 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=36 submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/free-icon-set-preview';    Hello, I just finished up two icons from an upcoming icon set I’m working on and I would like to make them publicly available. Have fun! -John MacMenamin    addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fever-real.com%2Fblog%2Ffree-icon-set-preview'; addthis_title = 'Free+Icon+Set+Preview'; addthis_pub = ''; ]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/free-icon-set-preview/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/my-most-loved-resource-links http://ever-real.com/blog/my-most-loved-resource-links#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:08:33 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=26
submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/my-most-loved-resource-links'; Just some of my favorite things: Links, Inspiration and Resources, I’m starting a best resource page so if you have a favorite link please comment it. Google Language Tools See Your Design In Every Browser Find a Font a Client Wants But You Can’t Identify Lorem Ipsum Dummy Text Sliding Door Buttons Best Place to Find Free Fonts Css Tuts Design Wisdom [...]]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/my-most-loved-resource-links/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/design-is-neat-1 http://ever-real.com/blog/design-is-neat-1#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:42:50 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=24 submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/design-is-neat-1'; I just read a great post by ifoh designs at their Design is Neat blog. Check it out. 17 Fast and Easy Steps to More Web Traffic on Your Site addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fever-real.com%2Fblog%2Fdesign-is-neat-1'; addthis_title = 'Design+is+Neat%3A+17+Fast+and+Easy+Steps+to+More+Web+Traffic+on+Your+Site'; addthis_pub = ''; ]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/design-is-neat-1/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/cool-air-10 http://ever-real.com/blog/cool-air-10#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:13:17 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=23 submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/cool-air-10';    Hello, I have been promising for awhile and here it is a brand new free web layout. It is W3 validated HTML 1.0 Strict Full CSS 2.0 supported Comes in Four Color Flavors/li> Is Liquid Easy to customize addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fever-real.com%2Fblog%2Fcool-air-10'; addthis_title = 'Free+Web+Layout%3A+Cool+Air+1.0'; addthis_pub = ''; ]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/cool-air-10/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/star-rating http://ever-real.com/blog/star-rating#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:40:42 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=21 submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/star-rating';    Everybody loves WordPress! Why not enhance your site or next project with some helpful feedback? Here are the Top 5 Star Rating Plugins for WordPress. I’m running WP-Post Rating and I’m in love. You might have a favorite of your own. Also note the Outbrain plugin packs versions for: Drupal Blogger TypePad Feed Flare and Custom    addthis_url = [...]]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/star-rating/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/joomla-interface-inspiration http://ever-real.com/blog/joomla-interface-inspiration#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:35:49 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=19
submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/joomla-interface-inspiration'; Designing for a CMS like Joomla can be hard work. Sometimes it’s hard to get inspired for projects such as these. Thats where this Joomla Interface Inspiration post comes in. Check it out. Get inspired. Make awesome interfaces. Make all your friends jealous. If you enjoyed this post, please feel free to leave a comment or click the float button [...]]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/joomla-interface-inspiration/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/the-50-hottest-business-card-designs http://ever-real.com/blog/the-50-hottest-business-card-designs#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:52:54 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=14
submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/the-50-hottest-business-card-designs';    Does anybody love a well designed business card like I do? Here are a collection of my very favorite cards gathered over the years from some very talented designers. If you have a favorite business card: paste me a link and I’ll add it to my next business card follow up collection. I hope you get [...]]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/the-50-hottest-business-card-designs/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/mtv-graphics-design-reality-show http://ever-real.com/blog/mtv-graphics-design-reality-show#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:42:26 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=13
submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/mtv-graphics-design-reality-show'; Graphics Designers \ Artists On MTV Reality Show HP is sponsoring a new show on MTV about competing digital artistry. The new MTV show will pit creative design teams vs each other. Contestants will be chosen from around the world. The new show will feature Graphic Design, Animation, Sound Mixing, Film making and who knows what [...]]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/mtv-graphics-design-reality-show/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/interface-design-checklist http://ever-real.com/blog/interface-design-checklist#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:42:59 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=11
submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/interface-design-checklist'; Here are some quick items to check out before you publish your next site. These simple reminders might also help if your next design feels like it’s missing something. Logo Bold enough? Holds it’s own place in the layout? Navigation Clear and easy to recognize? Is the navigation consistent in location and style? Home page link? Sitemap link? Content Div Enough whitespace? ( 15-25px [...]]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/interface-design-checklist/feed http://ever-real.com/blog/free-turquoise-splash-web-portfolio-layout http://ever-real.com/blog/free-turquoise-splash-web-portfolio-layout#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 02:26:37 +0000 John MacMenamin http://ever-real.com/blog/?p=6
submit_url = 'http://ever-real.com/blog/free-turquoise-splash-web-portfolio-layout';    ever-real-turquoise-splash-layout (2.8 MB) Free Web 2.0 Portfolio Layout: Turquoise Splash! I’m making a web portfolio layout available for free. I noticed that most free layouts are very old school/web 1.0 and bland… So it’s time to spice things up. It’s a tall… dark… and hansom…. I’m calling this new template Turquoise Splash! I want this to be the first of [...]]]> http://ever-real.com/blog/free-turquoise-splash-web-portfolio-layout/feed