Articles

  • Going Freelance: Getting into a Stride
    This month, I feel I'm in my stride and my future as a self employed web designer is much clearer and more determined. A lot of my initial plans however, don't seem to be coming to fruition -- whether that be because things just take time or because they weren't what I thought they'd be. What I've…
  • Going Freelance: 6 Weeks In
    The new year is here and in just six weeks of trading as a freelance web designer, I've already learnt a lot to take into 2011 and many plans to take action upon. With Christmas out of the way, I'm looking forward to really start focusing hard on making my business a success. What I've Been Doing…
  • Going Freelance: Open for Business
    Ian Lunn Design is now open for business! Part 1 of my little diary synopsis has been completed: "Each month, Ian writes an entry detailing his journey from unemployment to becoming a successful, full-time Freelance Web Designer". I am now a full-time self employed freelance web designer. All that's…
  • Taking Photos to Create Vector Illustrations
    I'm currently in the process of redesigning my site and came to the point of needing some illustrations to convey a message. These illustrations were different parts of the body, such as a hand and ears. I started drawing them on paper but found they weren't turning out how I imagined them to be. I…
  • jQuery Vertical Parallax Background
    You may have seen the parallax effect on quite a few websites now. In particular, the browser resize parallax effect on websites such as Silverback App and Elliot Jay Stocks (resize your browser horizontally to see the effect). In this jQuery demo, we're going to take that effect a few steps further…
  • Going Freelance: Business Planning
    What I’ve been Doing this Month Writing a Business Plan This month, I've been taking all of my ideas and thoughts and putting them into my business plan. I had been told by many people that a business plan would take between 3 - 4 weeks and when I heard that, I thought nah, I can do it in a few days…
  • Design a Halloween Poster in Photoshop
    Halloween's right around the corner. If your holding a party, you're going to want to advertise it and what better way than with a creepy looking A5 flyer/poster! Read on to find out how to make your own Halloween poster in Adobe Photoshop. Finding Stock Images First things first, images! My party…
  • Referrer Specific jQuery Greeting
    Last week I posted about how to make desktop wallpaper using Adobe Illustrator. In about a weeks time, the wallpaper I used as an example in that tutorial will be published on Smashing Magazine. Smashing Magazine provide a link back to an authors website for every wallpaper submitted and I chose to…