CHOICECUTS NEWS, THOUGHTS & ARTICLES
When we’re not working we’re thinking. Sometimes about new music or events, sometimes about new web or print technologies. Either way, if we think it’s important we like to discuss it. Latest developments within our company and some of our more ethereal thoughts are below.
Methodology
Revisiting the HTML image map
Stepping back in time to a HTML technique so old it is nearly folklore, mix in some modern JQuery with a pinch of CSS, hey-presto navigation magic. This article is about how a client-side HTML Image Map was used to produce a compelling and accessible navigation tool.
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Methodology
Using the ‘ChoiceCuts Image Juggler’ Wordpress plug-in
In this article I hope to both introduce you to our wordpress plug-in, the ChoiceCuts Image Juggler, and to illustrate a couple of ways it can be used. The plug-in itself is intended for those familiar with Wordpress theme customisation. Put another way, intermediate to advanced Wordpress users.
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Company News
- Website in 24 Hours
- Big ups to Ian Huet our Lead Developer for chipping in on the 24theweb competition to build a charity website in 24 hours. Ian and his team built www.handinhand.ie which is an amazing achievment. UPDATE: Ian's team won overall! Nice work!
- Sept 2010: We’re Hiring
- We have recently taken on some exciting new projects and are now looking for a junior/middle-weight PHP/MySQL web developer who is focused, passionate, communicative and eager to develop their skills. Full details here.
- Home or Away – Wordpress Plugin
- Just posted a new wordpress plugin for identifying external links on your website - click here to download
- Dynamo
- We're delighted to be partnering with Dynamo (an amazing design studio based in Dublin) on some very exciting web projects at the moment. Check out their site and some of the great work they've done which you will no doubt recognise if you live in Ireland.
- Janelle Monae
- Warner Music Ireland asked us to design a 60x40 poster for the Janelle Monae album which went up around Dublin a little while back.
- Festival of World Cultures goes mobile
- We're working with the festival and drinkaware.ie to develop the mobile website which will allow the 250,000 festival patrons this year simple and quick access to the entire programme of events as they roam the streets of Dún Laoghaire.
- ABSOLUT Fringe 2010
- We've begun working on the redevelopment of the 2010 ABSOLUT Fringe festival website. The festival this year is looking amazing...
- ImageJuggler Redevelopment
- Our lead developer Ian has begun a complete redevelopment of our popular Wordpress image manipulation plugin ImageJuggler from the ground up after receiving amazing feedback from a loyal base of users. Our first beta should be ready by the end of the summer. Stay tuned!