I have found that the best music to listen to when designing is Tycho. I have purchased every one of his cds and the lack of words makes it that much more enjoyable. Try it for yourself.
http://myspace.com/tycho

Had a client come to me and ask for something fall related. I was in the mood for some color and came up with this:

I got lost somewhere between the rainbow of colors and the chocolate brown background, I was mesmerized. I can’t think of a better way to bring on the autumn weather than [...]

A previous client came to me about a quote, and it was only then that I realized since we last spoke.. something major was about to happen. She was going to have triplets! Amazed and picking my jaw up off the computer desk, I gladly accepted and created my little monsters. Love it <3.

I recently bought ‘The New Decorating Book’ from Better Homes & Gardens and as soon as I opened the cover I was inspired by color ideas. Here are a few of my favorite color schemes:

In case you don’t have it, firefox 3 is an amazing browser. With tons of add-ons and features, this browser has by far exceeded my expectations.. not to mention, websites look great in it. Way better than explorer.
Give it a try!

Here we will offer blog headers for FREE! You will have to put your own title in them however. If you use them, let us know! We want to see them in action :) Click the headers for the blank version. Once you see the blank version, right click and save to your computer.

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Should you get a domain name for your blog or should you just stick with what you have? Most blogs come with blogspot.com or wordpress.com at the end. Why change that?
The most common answer I have for that is, get it before someone else does. Whenever a blog increases in traffic and popularity, the domain [...]

your online color matching toolbox
http://www.colorblender.com/
color palette generator
http://jrm.cc/color-palette-generator/
need domain name ideas?
http://www.webmaster-toolkit.com/domain-name-generator.shtml
compare screen type
http://www.typetester.org/
color combo tester
http://www.colorcombos.com/combotester.html
More coming soon!

After doing some research, I decided to compile an average list of what other professional designers are charging for designs. Although these prices are not an exact reflection of what I charge, it’s nice to get an idea of what others are charging.
The average price for a professional custom blog design is $600 – 2500, [...]

http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ is a great site and a useful tool if you come across a website that is down. This site will tell you if the site is indeed down, or it’s just you. Try it, it might save you some sanity.