Posts by James McKenzie

Going to Press – What You Need to Know

The concept, writing and design are done. Now, how do we make this look its best on paper?

First we start with the paper. How substantive of a piece do we want this to be? Does it show through an issue because of heavy coverage?….. if so, we go on a heavier weight paper. Is there a lot of reading to be done?…if so we consider the glare and ease on the eyes and use a matte or uncoated paper.

Now, which printer to use. We need to consider which equipment can produce this with …

Managing Your Website Without Code or Special Software

So you’d like to get a shiny new website…and you want to be able to add and edit the content yourself? Well then, make sure you’re website has a Content Management System (CMS) built in, or else you’ll have to call up your website designer every time you need to make a change (or rely on a tech-savvy relative who knows how to program HTML code). With the right CMS, you’ll quickly find that managing your own website can be fun and empowering!

Free Your Website with an Open-Source CMS

So you’ve been tasked with getting a new website built. Well if you don’t know already, you’ve actually been tasked with getting two websites built. The first website is the public site that members of the public see when they visit your web address. The second website is just for you and your team; it’s the content management system (CMS) that you will use to update the content on your public site.  If there’s one thing you should know about it, it’s that the development of your CMS should get just as much attention as …