In an effort to kick my freelance design work into overdrive, I’ve released a new version of my portfolio separating my business and personal life.  It’s a simpler, less-cluttered portfolio site designed to showcase my past work, along with serving as a demonstration ground for new design techniques. Let me know what you think! It’s currently up at http://www.lostinthetext.com/portfolio/

Choosing a content management system can be a little un-nerving at first. With the variety of options available, and literally dozens of systems to choose from, a first time installer can easily feel a little overwhelmed. However, you can make the process simpler by following a few guidelines. 1. Make sure the hosting for your website can run a CMS. Generally, you’ll need either PHP or ASP hosting. Some hosting…

There are quite a few reasons to choose a CMS (or, content management system) as your website solution. The key advantage is simply flexibility. With a CMS, you can: 1) edit content without the hassle of going through pages and pages of code, in a fully scalable environment. 2) Make updates as they come to you, instead of waiting for a designer to make the change for you. 3) leverage…