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    WordPress Maintenance – The Essentials

    Immunization In this post, I describe the series of essential tasks that I include in maintaining my clients' sites. I perform these tasks routinely at the end of each month. It's really important to keep your WordPress site updated so that it runs smoothly and is protected from hackers. WordPress … [Read More...] about WordPress Maintenance – The Essentials

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    Siteground's Domain > Subdomain area

    Connecting Domains to Separate Web Hosting

    Two requirements for any website are domain name registration and web hosting. Most web host providers offer both services. You can keep them together at the same company or separate them. There are benefits and disadvantages to both approaches and you'll find all kinds of arguments favoring one over the other. This post addresses how to connect the domain to the website when the domain name is … [Read More...] about Connecting Domains to Separate Web Hosting

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    Environmental Campaign Project 2018

    This semester's Graphic Design 2 class began with an assignment to design new campaign materials for an environmental group. In this project, we explored ways to educate and alert people about the many environmental … [Read More...] about Environmental Campaign Project 2018

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    Loosening Up My Painting Style

    One of my painting goals for a few years has been to loosen things up and be more expressive. I want people to understand what they're looking at, but I don't want a photo-realistic style. For me, it's about painting … [Read More...] about Loosening Up My Painting Style

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    InDesign: Single Pages vs. Facing Pages

    May 5, 2022 by ProfK Leave a Comment

    Accordion fold

    When you create a New Document in InDesign, one of the most important choices you'll make is whether or not you want Facing Pages. The option is in the Preset Details, where Facing Pages is turned on by default for Print documents. But, if you want a Single Page layout, you can turn that off by deselecting it. In this tutorial, I'll explain the two scenarios and provide examples for each layout. Single Pages If the pages will be seen one at a time, then you use the Single Page … [Read more...] about InDesign: Single Pages vs. Facing Pages

    Filed Under: Graphic Design Tagged With: accordion fold, Adobe InDesign, barrell fold, document setup, facing pages, french fold, gatefold, half fold, pages panel, preset details, single pages, spreads, trifold, z-fold

    Favorite Books of 2021

    April 5, 2022 by ProfK 11 Comments

    American Dirt book cover

    I've loved books my whole life. When I was growing up, my mother took us to the library each week during the summer. As an adult, a lot of my reads for many years were books related to design, art and teaching. Once in a while, I go on a mystery binge. Fiction, non-fiction, historical novels, I love them all. Recently, when COVID-19 entered our lives, I started reading even more. Travel was restricted, but books allowed me to go to other places and brought other worlds into my own. My reading … [Read more...] about Favorite Books of 2021

    Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: American Dirt, Americanah, BookList, Pachinko, The Kitchen House, The Leavers, The Light of Days, The Nightingale, The Secret Life of Bees

    Text Gradients in Adobe Illustrator

    March 5, 2022 by ProfK Leave a Comment

    AI appearance panel: fill options

    Three methods In this tutorial, I'll show you three ways to create text gradients in Adobe Illustrator. We use the same word for each method so you can easily compare the results. Gradients are a nice way to enhance the typography and add visual interest. 1. Text Gradients Using the Appearance Panel The first method was shared by a student in my Digital Design Essentials class. For this, he gets a big shoutout: Thanks Bryant! I thought Bryant's technique was very cool and wanted to … [Read more...] about Text Gradients in Adobe Illustrator

    Filed Under: Graphic Design Tagged With: Adobe Illustrator, clipping mask, Compound Path, text gradients, Type Outlines

    Can I Display Videos in WordPress?

    February 5, 2022 by ProfK Leave a Comment

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    You can display videos and images in WordPress, and there are many good reasons to do so. First of all, they make your website more interesting and engaging. They also enhance SEO by attracting and retaining visitors. In this post, I share my recommended methods for displaying videos in WordPress. Self-Hosted Videos Self-hosted videos are those that you upload to your site. By default, WordPress allows many video formats to be uploaded to the media library. This approach is not always … [Read more...] about Can I Display Videos in WordPress?

    Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: Custom HTML block, embed videos, hosted videos, iFrame, media library, self-hosted videos, url links, video block, videos, Vimeo, Wistia, YouTube

    Create an eBook via InDesign Export to HTML

    January 5, 2022 by ProfK Leave a Comment

    InDesign File Export for eBook

    I've been designing print books with InDesign (IDD) for years. When my partner, Peggy, and I completed our third book together a couple of months ago (Inside the Rainbow: Soul Connection in Nature), the steps to prepare it for print on Amazon's KDP platform were familiar to me. Then, I leapt into the eBook world for the first time. It was quite the adventure! First, I tried Amazon's publishing tool Kindle Create. Unfortunately, it wouldn't work on my old iMac. Next, I tried exporting my IDD … [Read more...] about Create an eBook via InDesign Export to HTML

    Filed Under: Graphic Design, Software Tips Tagged With: Calibri epub software, CSS, eBook, epub, html, indesign, self-publishing, Sigil, Visual Studio Code

    Installing WordPress Plugins

    December 5, 2021 by ProfK 1 Comment

    Plugins: add new

    WordPress offers a lot right out of the box. But, plugins enhance and extend its functionality with features like SPAM control, security safeguards, contact forms, and slideshows. In this post, we'll show you three ways to install plugins. While two are done inside the WordPress administrative area, one is through FTP. I recommend using bloat-free themes that are accessible, responsive, and well-coded. Add the capabilities you need with plugins. Stay away from multipurpose themes that come … [Read more...] about Installing WordPress Plugins

    Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: FTP, install plugins, local site, Plugin Search, remote site, Upload Plugin, WordPress plugins, zip archive

    Front-End vs Back-End of a Website

    November 5, 2021 by ProfK 1 Comment

    Web development is the technical aspect of website construction. It consists of a front-end and back-end, which are quite different from each other. But, you need both sides to work together in order to have a properly functioning website. Front-end developers create the user interface and visual styling of a website while back-end developers build its foundation. Front-end Development A website's front-end is everything that is visible to visitors. It includes all of the content … [Read more...] about Front-End vs Back-End of a Website

    Filed Under: Web Design, WordPress Tagged With: back-end development, foundation, front-end development, full-stack development, infrastructure, site styling, user interface, web development

    3 Best Ways to Install WordPress

    October 5, 2021 by ProfK Leave a Comment

    Install WordPress - setup and admin

    Each of my clients have a unique combination of webhost, circumstances and needs. As a result, I have been compelled to learn different ways to install WordPress. In this tutorial, I explain my 3 "go-to" methods. All of them are remarkably simple and, in most cases, should take less than 5 minutes! Before Installing WordPress Before diving into the installation processes, let’s review a few preliminary steps. Step 1 – Choose a Domain Name Choosing a good domain name is very … [Read more...] about 3 Best Ways to Install WordPress

    Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: auto-install, cPanel, Flywheel, Local WordPress Install, Manually Install WordPress, quick install, Site Tools, Siteground, WordPress install, WP Engine

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    Peggy and I have completed our 3rd book together! This one is about soul connection in nature. Peggy is the writer, I'm the designer and artist. I think it's pretty darn special and hope you agree 🙂. Printed book and eBook are both available on Amazon.

     
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