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Wake, Woke, Awake, Awoken
- Language & Grammar
- March 15, 2012
A reader responded to my post about irregular verbs last week to express confusion about when to use “awake” and…
The Principles of Design: Clarity
- Layout & Design
- March 25, 2015
Tell a clear story with your design.
Two Seconds to Better Photos: Try the Rule of Thirds
- Beginner
- February 27, 2014
We’re constantly taking photos, from Instagrammed images of that really good sandwich at lunch to posed, just-so portraits of family…
An Intro to CSS, or How to Make Things Look Like You Like
- Advanced
- June 21, 2013
What is CSS? It’s the design of your site — special code that tells your site how to display things…
Photos We Loved: “Today Was a Good Day”
- Beginner
- September 1, 2015
High fives to everyone who experimented with Mesh galleries this week! Here’s a roundup of favorites.
Show and Tell
- Language & Grammar
- November 3, 2011
Writing instructors and editors often dole out the suggestion that writers should show rather than telling, but it’s really pretty…
An Intro to CSS: Finding CSS Selectors
- Advanced
- July 25, 2013
Last month, we introduced a series on CSS (Cascading Stylesheets) and talked a bit about how you can use CSS…
Perspectives on Watermarks (and Various Methods to Protect Your Images)
- Intermediate
- April 30, 2015
A roundup of opinions and processes on adding watermarks to images online, from nine WordPress photographers.
Measure Twice, Cut Once
- Beginner
- September 10, 2014
Planning your content first can help you choose the right theme.
Quick Tip: Tagging for Shelf Life
- Beginner
- February 12, 2015
Keep your posts visible in the Reader for a longer time with smart tag choices.
The Art of the Open Letter
- Intermediate
- August 13, 2013
Want to try writing an open letter? Take a look at these examples for inspiration.
If you could master any skill instantly, what would it be?
- Topic Ideas
- March 29, 2011
Topic #84: If you could master any skill instantly, what would it be? Bonus: In the movie The Matrix people…
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