Author: Ethan Clevenger
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Meeting new projects with arms wide open
To maintain the deep portfolio that large web design firms often have, the staff will ultimately end up with some “9-5ers”. Folks like these probably don’t have the passion shared by their coworkers and, likely, the company owner. And that’s a bummer for you. Nothing against these folks–they get work done just like the next…
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Getting the most out of Bootstrap, Part 1: Compiling your own CSS
Bootstrap is an extremely popular CSS framework. It offers a responsive grid system and is highly customizable. That being said, I run into a lot of folks who aren’t using it to its full potential. A lot of folks aren’t customizing it effectively for their own projects, and some are using a lot more of…
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What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet; While the context here has little to do with Sterner Stuff, let’s get a quick recap: Scene: Romeo approaches yonder window through which Juliet appears. The two lovers, from warring families, mourn that the feud keeps them from…
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Digital strategy—why do I need that?
If you don’t work in web (and sometimes if you do), it’s easy to think of a website as a gimme—you just build one, easy! Logo in the top left, menu in the top right, big, high-resolution image at the top and then some numbers that animate. Done. There are a couple of problems with…
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WordPress 4.6 launch brings improved Shiny Updates, native fonts
At Sterner Stuff, our favorite content management system is WordPress. This month, we saw the release of WordPress 4.6. Let’s take a quick look at some of the improvements we’re seeing with this month’s release. Pepper Adams Each WordPress release is named after a jazz musician, and 4.6 is no different. This time around, the…
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Hanging out my shingle – Sterner Stuff is born
Hey, I’m Ethan I’ve been doing web development for a while now and there’s never been a dull moment. I’ve seen the best and worst of every aspect – design, content strategy, clients – and I’ve certainly come a long way since I marked up a page for my Neopet. This experience together with a hunger…