web design + development since 1996, optimist, friend, mom, wife, budding yoga lover, geaux tigers! See my work at: lisaellingtondesign.comTumblr (3.0; @lisaellington)http://www.lisaellington.com/<p>Great article about being a perfectionist or procrastinator by Leo at zenhabits:</p> <p><a href="http://zenhabits.net/2010/02/completion-principles/"><a href="http://zenhabits.net/2010/02/completion-principles/">http://zenhabits.net/2010/02/completion-principles/</a></a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/400251365http://www.lisaellington.com/post/400251365Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:03:49 -0500<p>Great article describing why freelancers should and do charge the rates that we do:</p> <p><a href="http://www.jameslarkin.ie/2010/02/14/what-should-i-be-charging-for-webdesign/"><a href="http://www.jameslarkin.ie/2010/02/14/what-should-i-be-charging-for-webdesign/">http://www.jameslarkin.ie/2010/02/14/what-should-i-be-charging-for-webdesign/</a></a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/398596398http://www.lisaellington.com/post/398596398Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:15:12 -0500<p>This is just amazing, and beautiful: <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/02/08/wilson-bentleys-pioneering-snowflake-photography?test=faces"><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/02/08/wilson-bentleys-pioneering-snowflake-photography?test=faces">http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/02/08/wilson-bentleys-pioneering-snowflake-photography?test=faces</a></a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/378881846http://www.lisaellington.com/post/378881846Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:55:15 -0500<p>Very cool: <a href="http://www.portfolio.com/interactive-features/2010/01/Building-Worlds-Tallest-Skyscraper/"><a href="http://www.portfolio.com/interactive-features/2010/01/Building-Worlds-Tallest-Skyscraper/">http://www.portfolio.com/interactive-features/2010/01/Building-Worlds-Tallest-Skyscraper/</a></a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/372587572http://www.lisaellington.com/post/372587572Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:28:50 -0500<p>Someone posted this on twitter the other day ( I can’t remember who, sadly). It took me a while to realize it was an older article: <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/25-ways-to-build-your-community/"><a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/25-ways-to-build-your-community/">http://www.chrisbrogan.com/25-ways-to-build-your-community/</a></a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/371850217http://www.lisaellington.com/post/371850217Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:29:55 -0500<a href="http://css-tricks.com/designers-these-days/">Designers these days:</a>: <p>Love this post by Chris Coyer</p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/370394892http://www.lisaellington.com/post/370394892Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:53:52 -0500“just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly”<br/><br/> - <em>~ proverb</em>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/369421315http://www.lisaellington.com/post/369421315Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:53:52 -0500<p>I love these. They are so fun! I’ll take Ps please!</p> <p><a href="http://www.webdesignerwall.com/general/adobe-cs4-pillow-giveaways/"><a href="http://www.webdesignerwall.com/general/adobe-cs4-pillow-giveaways/">http://www.webdesignerwall.com/general/adobe-cs4-pillow-giveaways/</a></a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/368591404http://www.lisaellington.com/post/368591404Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:52:50 -0500<p>Launched a rework of Brian Parsley’s website. <a href="http://www.brianparsley.com"><a href="http://www.brianparsley.com">www.brianparsley.com</a></a>. Used the Delericon wordpress theme and modified it to fit our needs.</p> <p>I normally don’t use templates, but this is a nice one and fit the client’s timeline and budget.</p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/367595136http://www.lisaellington.com/post/367595136Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:52:54 -0500web designsite launch<p>if you’re a web developer or designer and you don’t read Smashing Magazine, you should. <a title="Smashing Magazine" target="_blank" href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com"><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com">http://www.smashingmagazine.com</a></a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/366767732http://www.lisaellington.com/post/366767732Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:51:49 -0500web designresources<a href="http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/01/the-simplicity-of-helvetica/">Cool Article on Helvetica</a>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/365767171http://www.lisaellington.com/post/365767171Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:51:57 -0500web designtypography<p>Its PSD and its free. It looks great to me!</p> <p><a href="http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/free-psd-facebook-fanpage-template/">http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/free-psd-facebook-fanpage-template/</a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/364937583http://www.lisaellington.com/post/364937583Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:55:50 -0500web designtools<a href="http://www.jayhollywood.com.au/why-you-should-hire-a-freelancer/">Great article on why you should hire a freelancer:</a>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/363928392http://www.lisaellington.com/post/363928392Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:56:02 -0500<p>This Dwell inspired blog cracks me up: <a href="http://unhappyhipsters.com/">http://unhappyhipsters.com/</a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/363028026http://www.lisaellington.com/post/363028026Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:51:51 -0500<a href="http://fleurtygirl.net/">Cool YAT-tastic tshirts</a>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/362045788http://www.lisaellington.com/post/362045788Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:48:50 -0500New Orleans“<p>Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration</p> <p>-Thomas Edison</p>”http://www.lisaellington.com/post/361203207http://www.lisaellington.com/post/361203207Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:48:50 -0500quotes<p>This girl is 16 and attempting to circumnavigate the world solo:</p> <p><a href="http://abbysunderland.com">http://abbysunderland.com</a></p>http://www.lisaellington.com/post/360250275http://www.lisaellington.com/post/360250275Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:43:00 -0500cool kids