Melanie Ward ushered in a new mood of raw imagery in the 1990s, helping to build some of the era’s most iconic brands, including Helmut Lang and Calvin Klein.
How to Properly Compress and Resize Images for WordPress
Getting your images right can be tricky when it comes to improving the performance of your WordPress website. So much so that we’ve had a few members ask our support team about how to properly compress and resize images. In particular, we’ve had a few questions about an image-related recommendation from our Hummingbird performance plugin: […]
WordCamp Europe 2017 Livestream Tickets Now Available
WordCamp Europe will be livestreaming all sessions again this year to make the event accessible to those who are unable to travel to Paris. Live stream tickets are free, but viewers must sign up on the tickets page. Organizers have also set up a page on the event’s website for people to advertise for buying or selling tickets. Many who …
Adding Custom Images Sizes to the WordPress Media Library
Automatically uploading images into WordPress creates different sizes from the original but, unfortunately, it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution. The default sizes that are created are thumbnail, medium, large and full-size. But, if you need a different size, such as for products in an eCommerce store, then you can create your own custom size to suit […]
Why MailChimp's Insane Fake Ad Campaign Paid Off
The company’s ‘Did You Mean MailChimp?’ helped the email marketing platform reach 334 million people.
Making Money From Your Blog: Producing The Right Content
A blog is nothing without great content. You can spend all the time you like configuring social media, adding advertising, and sharing your content. But if that content isn’t great, you won’t get an audience. So far in this series about blogging, we’ve identified the importance of having a niche and looked at configuring your blog […]
A Guide to Sharing Your WordPress Images with Creative Commons
It’s been an issue with writers on the web from the very beginning, but especially since people started blogging: you want to share your ideas, art and other creative talents with others, but still maintain control over other people’s use of your communication. Solution? The Creative Commons license. Using a Creative Commons license, as the creator […]
Open Sourcing Mental Illness Surpasses $50K Fundraising Goal
Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), a non-profit organization that raises mental health awareness in the tech community, has surpassed its $50K fundraising goal for 2017. Ed Finkler, who founded OSMI in 2013, left his position as CTO of Graph Story to work full-time on speaking, educating, and providing resources to support mental wellness in the tech and open source communities. …
A Beginner's Guide: 6 Ways to Use Video to Amplify Your Brand Presence
Whether you need to grow your personal or professional brand, video is a great way to get started.
14 Signs It’s Time to Switch from Freelance to Agency
According to a Freelancers Union study, there are over 21 million people in the U.S. who work as totally self-employed freelancers. As one of those freelancing individuals, I can tell you that there are some awesome benefits to it—as I’m sure most of you can attest to as well. Freedom to make your own schedule. […]