Author Archives: Phil Ruston

About Phil Ruston

I was born in 1974. I am male. I like music, art and design, literature and food. I am a web designer at Phil Ruston Website Design.

Common Sense

Posted on 31/03/2012 by Phil Ruston

There are many things in politics and in the news which, to me, seem short-sighted and backwards-thinking. Nothing more so than the classification of drugs. Our (UK) system does not work because it is set up to please the ill-informed … Continue reading →

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Browser Compatibility – A Web Designer’s Nightmare

Posted on 05/07/2011 by Phil Ruston

Compatibility in the way that browsers render web pages is improving. However, it is still, by far, not perfect. Even with the arrival of HTML5 / CSS3, there are still features that work on some browsers and not on others. … Continue reading →

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Symptoms of an economy based society

Posted on 28/06/2011 by Phil Ruston

I watched Question Time last week and I was not surprised to see the debate turn to the subject of whether WE (the UK) should help to bail out Greece. I see today that the chocolate retailer Thorntons are selling … Continue reading →

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Sci-Fi to Internet: Through the Eyes of an 80′s Child

Posted on 08/05/2011 by Phil Ruston

Although I was born in 1974, I regard myself as having been an 80′s child. My childhood memories don’t go much further back than that, not in any great detail anyway. Being the geek that I am, it wont surprise … Continue reading →

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Nice little Photoshop tip

Posted on 17/01/2011 by Phil Ruston

One of the things that I struggle with, being a self-taught web designer (of sorts), is type. A font can change the whole context of a website, regardless of the strength or weakness of it’s design. For example, you could … Continue reading →

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What are the most common mistakes businesses make with their social media strategies?

Posted on 07/01/2011 by Phil Ruston

What are the most common mistakes businesses make with their social media strategies? 3 answers on Quora What are the most common mistakes businesses make with their social media strategies?

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The Problem With Alan Partridge

Posted on 12/11/2010 by Phil Ruston

One of the greatest comedy characters in the history of comedy has to be Steve Coogan’s ‘Alan Partridge’. Starting life as a sports presenter on ‘The Day Today’ and hosting a radio show, ‘Knowing Me, Knowing You’ to a BBC series of the same name. Continue reading →

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The Vinyl Experience

Posted on 07/11/2010 by Phil Ruston

How often do you hear people (usually no younger than 30) declare that they prefer the sound of vinyl to CD or any other digital medium? Continue reading →

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Web Designer’s Nightmare

Posted on 02/11/2010 by Phil Ruston

The first and foremost difficulty of being a website designer arises from most clients not understanding what a web designer does, and, more importantly, what they don’t do. Continue reading →

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The Monetary system just isn’t working.

Posted on 26/10/2010 by Phil Ruston

It’s not the most ‘engaging’ way to start a post but my new crusade was ignited whilst watching the Star Trek movie marathon on Film 4 (UK) last week. Please don’t think that I have difficulty in distinguishing fiction from … Continue reading →

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