Ready Designs

4 8-bit dragons in a line

Finally! New Theme Live for February

Ready Designs News

February 1st, 2011

8-Bit New HeartAfter much talk and even more impatience on my part, the new Ready Designs WordPress theme is finally, officially live in time for February.

The previous theme was pretty much just me trying to get something functional and unique online as quickly as possible. Since it was also my first built-from-scratch WordPress theme, it had a lot of room for improvement in both function and form. This theme was built with specific goals in mind and is much stronger for it.

There are still a couple of tweaks I would like to make. For instance, if you are using Internet Explorer you won’t see the CSS3 menu I built. I’ll also be making a mobile style at some point. In the mean time, however, I think the site is ready enough for prime time as-is.

If you catch any bugs or errors, or even if you just have advice where my theme could improve, please drop a comment down below. I’d welcome any feedback.

Finally, now that I’m full-time freelance and have finished the site’s redesign, it’s time for me to start marketing myself a bit more. If you’d like to help out, please hit up the Like button on my newly redesigned Facebook page!

Upgrade In Process (Wonkiness Expected)

Ready Designs News

January 31st, 2011

Get ready, here comes the totally new theme! For the rest of today, expect the blog to be a bit wonky while I make adjustments and fiddle around getting things just so.

Ready Designs Redesign Sneak Peek

Ready Designs News

January 25th, 2011

I’ve been threatening a redesign for weeks now, so I thought I’d toss up a little “mood snippet” (as opposed to a full mood board) as a sneak peek of what’s coming. Enjoy!

8-Bit Blue Dragon on Colorful Blocks

New Domain!

Ready Designs News

April 27th, 2010

Hooray! As of today, this site is now on readydesigns.com. Links pointing to the stuff in the old directory should still work, but while you’re reading this it wouldn’t hurt to change any links you might have over to the new URL. That ensures I get the best possible link juice from them as well. I hope I’ve squashed all the bugs that popped up from the domain transfer, but if you find any please do mention them to me so I can fix them.

A huge thank you to Anthony Appleby over at Creative Consortium for being kind enough to part with the domain, and for being such a nice chap throughout the negotiation process. If he’s half as good a programmer as he is a nice guy, I’d recommend him for anything.

Work in Progress

Ready Designs News

February 3rd, 2010

Welcome to Ready Web Designs. This site is a work in progress, being built in my voluminous spare time between a full-time job and my many side-projects. Design of a portfolio page is underway, and soon I’ll be sharing my thoughts on design and development of websites, SEO, and industry news relating to both.

Happy Folks

    • [Roxanne] brings along creativity, pro-activeness, enthousiasm, a high level of skill and she will think outside of boxes. She's also a quick learner and a very pleasant person to work with.

      Annelies Draaijer, Raglan Shire

    • Roxanne Rocks! Super quick turnaround, amazing communication and a pleasure to work with. She's the best and I highly recommend her for your website/design needs

      Andrea Morelli, Impetuous Style

    • When a concern comes up that she knows about, she's usually suggesting solutions before I even come to her to discuss the problem.

      William Kammer, BDI

    • I would hire Roxanne for another project anytime I have one and feel confident she would do a tremendous job.

      Rachael Masek, UWF Webspinners

    • Roxanne is an extremely talented programmer. She is able to take an extremely complex storyboard and turn it into a beautiful website. There is no project too big or too small that she can't handle.

      Rachael Masek, UWF Webspinners

    • Roxanne will grasp the bigger picture of any job and is one of those rare species that combines technical skill, creativity and functionality.

      Annelies Draaijer, Raglan Shire

    • Roxanne shows her skills in social media everyday by managing numerous accounts and keeping them updated to attract traffic. She's capable of creating an online presence and keeping it within the tone and attitude the company desires.

      William Kammer, BDI

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