http://www.designkarma.co.uk/index.php/blog/rss Latest news and updates from DesignKarma en info@designkarma.co.uk Copyright 2012 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 18:54:58 GMT http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/featured-in-campaign-monitor-blog http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/featured-in-campaign-monitor-blog#When:18:54 Nice to see the DesignKarma Christmas email featured in the Campaign Monitor blog today. Not bad, considering this was only my second “responsive” email design. General, 2012-03-26T18:54+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/going-truly-adaptive-with-expressionengine http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/going-truly-adaptive-with-expressionengine#When:10:40 I like simple. That’s why my current approach to designing and building “adaptive” or “responsive” ExpressionEngine sites avoids add-ons, subdomains, redirects or Javascript. Moreover, I’ve been focussing on delivering a truly adaptive experience that goes beyond CSS media queries. So, if you’re a newbie looking for an easy way to take your adaptive websites to the next level, give this a try. ExpressionEngine, General, 2012-03-08T10:40+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/granular-seo-in-expressionengine http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/granular-seo-in-expressionengine#When:14:13 There’s been a lot of talk lately about ExpressionEngine and SEO (search engine optimisation), and I thought I’d share something simple that’s been working quite well for my EE clients for some time now. The objective is to give them more granular control over individual pages; and allow them to experiment and fine-tune over time. ExpressionEngine, 2011-10-05T14:13+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/eeuk11-is-a-wrap http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/eeuk11-is-a-wrap#When:14:53 EEUK11 – the UK’s first ever national ExpressionEngine conference took place Friday 26th August. It was an affordable one-day conference including seven guest speakers and over 80 delegates, with the aim of bringing the community together to share and learn. ExpressionEngine, General, 2011-08-29T14:53+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/designkarma_interview_on_meta_q http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/designkarma_interview_on_meta_q#When:07:33 I was recently interviewed for online web design journal Meta Q. Find out what makes DesignKarma tick, plus why I love ExpressionEngine and web design. Read the full interview at: http://themetaq.com/articles/meta-qa-ian-ebden-designkarma ExpressionEngine, General, 2011-07-13T07:33+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/mike_boyink_eeuk_book_giveaway http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/mike_boyink_eeuk_book_giveaway#When:14:00 US ExpressionEngine expert Mike Boyink has kindly donated 5 copies of his new book “Building an ExpressionEngine 2 Small Business Site” as giveaways for our upcoming EEUK conference. To get your free copy, simply register for EEUK and the next 5 registrants will each receive a copy in the post. ExpressionEngine, General, 2011-06-15T14:00+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/creat_ee_giveaway_and_discounts http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/creat_ee_giveaway_and_discounts#When:10:03 Creat//ee are the latest ExpressionEngine enthusiasts to get behind our EEUK conference, donating a free ticket to their upcoming “ExpressionEngine 2.0 for Beginners” online class (worth $499), as well as $100 discounts for all EEUK registrants. ExpressionEngine, General, 2011-06-09T10:03+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/engine_summit_ticket_giveaway http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/engine_summit_ticket_giveaway#When:14:24 Register for EEUK before the end of the week and you could win a free ticket to for Engine Summit on June 7th. Engine Summit is “the online, live ExpressionEngine Developer Conference”, beaming some of the web’s most notable experts in ExpressionEngine direct to your desktop. ExpressionEngine, General, 2011-05-30T14:24+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/eeuk_coming_this_summer http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/eeuk_coming_this_summer#When:12:47 DesignKarma is thrilled to launch tickets today for EEUK—the UK’s first ever national ExpressionEngine conference, taking place this August at Manchester Town Hall. ExpressionEngine, General, Site Launches, 2011-05-24T12:47+00:00 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/styling_text_with_modernizr_typekit_and_css3 http://www.designkarma.co.uk/blog/comments/styling_text_with_modernizr_typekit_and_css3#When:09:52 We recently published a one-page website for the upcoming EEUK, and a couple of users asked how we managed to style the large “EEUK” headline using only code. Well, it’s easy when you know how… and here’s how: General, 2011-04-26T09:52+00:00