TJ Kelly — Web Design/Development Articles & Entries

"TJ Kelly" – My Google Identity

A while back, I read a Newsweek article about managing your “Google Identity.” It got me thinking about my search engine persona. People use search engines to answer questions. The question “who is TJ Kelly?” is no different.

Why Front-End Developers Are Important

Just read a very interesting (and somewhat justifying) article by Paul Carvill on the value of front-end web developers. It’s kind of esoteric, and it’s probably a minor case of tooting my own horn. But, the points that Carvill makes are valid.

Google's Interface Changes

I’m not really a fan of Google’s latest design changes. Increasing the size of the text-input seems fine, but the new buttons are atrocious. The biggest difference is the font-size on the buttons. But, with Firefox 3.5 on Mac OS X, the default crystal-themed buttons can only get so big.

New Website: Pi Kappa Phi

I launched another website today, my 3rd in about a month: Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity at UMass Amherst. I designed this website for PiKapp, my beloved fraternity, way back in 2005, again in 2006, and again in 2007. Now, nine months into 2009, I did it again. I took my time with this one (there [...]

New Website: UMass Drumline

I launched another website today. I’ve been working on a redesign of the UMass Drumline website for several years now. It was always one of those casual, “get to it when I can” type of projects. Well, I finally finished it. The site is built on WordPress and uses a YouTube-inspired theme to showcase videos. [...]


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