From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Highest Common Denominator Media Group

by Rizwan on August 26, 2009

Visit Highest Common Denominator Media Group

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Hyphen Solutions Website Mockup

by Rizwan on August 26, 2009

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voxhire Landing Page

by Rizwan on August 26, 2009

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Redesigned client’s landing page to inform the potential customers about the new job search service provided by voxhire.

Client
voxhire.com
Strategies
Logo Design, Landing Page Design, Interaction Design
Technology
XHTML/CSS

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YaSabe Logo Design

by Rizwan on August 25, 2009

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Update WordPress Manually

by Rizwan on August 24, 2009

Everytime I try to update WordPress from the WP Dashboard I keep getting the message that it is downloading the update. The update never gets downloaded though. So I decided to update WP manually. Don’t be afraid to try this out. As long as you have backed up your files and your database you can always revert back without any problems.

Here are the steps:

  1. Backup your database and all your files
  2. Backup, backup and backup. Back it all up. (Lesson learned the hard way)
  3. Did I mention backup?
  4. Login to your WordPress Admin Panel and deactivate all your plugins
  5. Download the latest WordPress version to your desktop
  6. Upload all files except
    1. wp-content
    2. wp-content/languages (If you are using custom language files)
  7. Navigate to http://www.yoursitename.com/wp-admin/upgrade.php and follow the instructions.
  8. Login to your WP administration panel and reactivate all your plugins one by one and keep checking your site for any issues. This way you will know if a plugin is compatible with WP version you have updated to.

That wasn’t too hard was it? Now you can enjoy the latest release of WordPress.

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Renumbering ArtBoards in Illustrator

by Rizwan on August 23, 2009

Recently I designed some wireframes for a site I am building. The wireframes were designed using Adobe Illustrator. Using the Artboard Tool I was able to layout all the pages I needed to build. The wireframes consisted of 12 pages. After the wireframes were complete I realized that I needed to add another page between page 3 and 4. Currently if you add a new page using the Artboard Tool it will only add a new page at the end,  so I ended up with a page 13. After browsing a few forums I ended up at the Adobe Illustrator Google Groups forum. There Jean-Claude Tremblay explained this solution:

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Here is the solution:

  1. Use the Rectangle tool to draw rectangle that cover the artboard size of all of your artboard except the one that you want to be the first. Using smart guide it will snap to the artboard. It’s IMPORTANT to draw them in the order you want your artboard to be re-order.
  2. Now using the Artboard tool, delete all artboard except the one you did not draw a rectangle over.
  3. Select all the rectangles from step 1. and choose Object > Convert to Artboards

Works like a charm. Try it out for yourself it is a great time-saver.

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