Category: in English
Mostly about things I learned in the process of graphic design, web design and WordPress theme development to remember what, how and why I did it. I will try updating my posts whenever I have a new take. I also write in Japanese and about other things I find in daily life.
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Cloudflare with free SSL Certificate
A short while after I set up Cloudflare for my website, I got a warning email from cPanel saying, “AutoSSL did not renew the certificate. 9 of the website’s secured domains failed. What do I do now…?
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Trying Cloudflare on a small website
I was interested in Cloudflare but haven’t had a chance to dig it. After a bit of research, I found that it would come between the hosting server and your computer, ease the server load, and help security. I tried the free option on to see how it helps…
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Case Study – Logo Renewal Part 4 – Implementation into Website and Signs
The last three posts (Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3) illustrated the logo renewal process. Now the logo is finalized. It’s time to implement it into items such as a website and signs – sketches, presentations and implementation
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Experimenting with a WordPress Block Child Theme
To me, Block Themes are a different species. I want the cleanest solution possible without creating a whole set of new files from scratch. Since I am new to the block themes, I wanted to have the parent theme as a guide and create a child theme…
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Thoughts on anxiety in the time of COVID-19
I’ve been working from home for many years before COVID-19, and I thought my weekday situation was not too far from self-isolation, seriously. I was wrong…
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Local Development Tools – Moving from MAMP to Local by Flywheel
Local by Flywheel replaced my go-to app, MAMP, for a local WordPress. The MAMP free version worked fine till I bumped into the HTTPS (SSL) issue…
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Entering the World Wide Web, back in the day
My entry to the World Wide Web happened in 2008. Up to that time, I designed logos and print items. Taking a Dreamweaver class was out of my comfort zone.
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Tote bag for a fun trip
Here is another fun project; design goods that people can wear or carry. Ten women got together to tour Ireland on a bus; golfing, hiking, eating, whisky tasting, etc. How fun would it be…?
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How about a cup of broth?
There is a place that fulfills my wish in Nihonbashi, in Tokyo. It’s called Dashi Bar (dashi means broth in English). You can order a cup of broth.
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Having fun with T-shirts and Hoodies!
It’s always fun to design something people can wear or carry. Today we picked up a printing order of T-shirts and hoodies, and they turned out awesome.
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Public signs that make you smile
Public signs are mostly straightforward. They often have a critical role to warn people to avoid a dangerous situations. They have to send a clear message.
