February 2012

New Design: Diva Fabulosa

February 29, 2012 Designaholic 2 comments

Fashion blogs are a love. I have tons of fun giving them a makeover, whether for free or for a client. I’m not a fashionista by nature, so I guess this is my outlet for expressing my “kikay” side. From the host of fashion blogs I’ve designed so far, my latest favorite is this one by my marce Jade, Diva Fabulosa. She let me decide on all the elements for [...]

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Hump Day $50 Giveaway 02/29

February 29, 2012 Freebieholic 0 comments
Hump Day $50 Giveaway

It’s time for Hump Day $50 Giveaway and today’s event is for Google+ Circles. Thanks to the 27 wonderful blogs listed below, we are giving away another $50 so please feel free to visit their blogs after joining. My Tots Exactly | Money Saving Mindy | Experience of a Super Mommy | I Heart Giveaways | Exotic Philippines | Beauty Queen Gene | WAHMaholic | Mirage | Coupon Queen of [...]

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Major Comment Section Turn Offs

February 28, 2012 Blogaholic 4 comments

I think I’ve seen and worked with enough blog designs to determine what and what does not work for commenting systems. Below is a list of some of my pet peeves when it comes to comment sections. Note that this is a personal list, and in no way do I claim this to be a list of dont’s for blog comment sections. So what may tick me off might be [...]

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Blog Getting Errors Since WordPress 3.3.1

February 27, 2012 Blogaholic 0 comments

Although my job description does not entail troubleshooting blogs, I always find myself in the middle of a blog (whether Blogger or WordPress) issue outside the scope of blog design. Lately, I’ve had several design clients come to me when they upgraded to the latest version of WordPress (3.3.1) with the following notice appearing at the very top of the page underneath the admin bar: Notice: add_contextual_help is <strong>deprecated</strong> since [...]

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SIPA: A Proudly Pinoy-Made Mobile App

February 23, 2012 Reviewaholic 14 comments

For as long as I can remember, Filipino kids have been playing sipa (which literally means “kick” in Tagalog) on the streets. Having a lot of boy playmates when I was much (much?!) younger, I also learned how to play the sport. Not well, but not dreadfully either. It brings back a rush of sweet nostalgia from those innocent days, when all I care about is the time that I [...]

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