Come Join Us at WordPress X!

Hey there! When we wrote asking guys whether they’d be interested in a WordPress Event, we were really humbled by the …

Keep Moving Forward

When Skyline was only a couple of years old, I used to wonder why most Kenyan companies said little to nothing about the work they do. …

The Chronicles
of Martians

Scribbles & Sketches from WordCamp Kenya

Last weekend was a blast! For the first time, WordCamp was being held in East Africa, and yes of course, I was there! We spent the weekend at Naivasha’s Crayfish Camp, and I got to experience that weird …

Sleek CSS3 Close Button in 10 Minutes

While designing Skyline Design’s page for viewing individual portfolio projects, I needed to add a feature that would enable users to close a description box in order to fully bask in the beauty of the …

The Best of Kenyan Web Designs – II

Wow! It’s been an extremely busy past couple of months working on client projects, but the next list of the best designed Kenyan web sites is finally here. The first post elicited mixed reactions. Some were …

14 Simple Ways to Make Your Web Site Faster

You have to admit it: Internet speeds in Kenya have considerably increased, especially in the major cities. However, web site users are proportionally expecting faster delivery. Impatience is becoming the order of …

Design a Sentimental Poster – FLAME

Well, I hope y’all had a merry Christmas. 2011 is now upon us, and among the things I am excited about is Flame’s first time visit to Africa! Flame is a renown gospel rap artiste from the US. I am a …

Kenyan Web Hosting – Extended Redemption

I bet you have never ever heard of such a thing as Extended Redemption Status. Well, mark my words… you had better hear it from me than from your web hosting company! I wasn’t so fortunate, but I guess …

25 of the Best Kenyan Web Designs

Good web design is hard to come by in Kenya. So other than just talk against it, I have scoured the net over the past month in search of commendable Kenyan web sites that can serve as inspiration for Kenyan …

How to Upload a Web Site – Part 1

When I was a beginner and still trying to make sense of web design, there was one question that really bugged me: “Now that I have designed my simple web site, how do I get it online”? Luckily enough, …

Kenyan Web Designers, Wake Up!

I will not mince my words. No. The truth is that most of the Kenyan (even African) web designers who designed (or rather attempted to design!) the sites I often visit have become a disgrace to the profession. They …

Belt up for Take Off!

Welcome to the all new Skyline Design Blog! After almost two months of planning, designing, redesigning, and coding, the Skyline Design web site and blog are finally here. Hopefully you’ve already had a look …

Signed. Martians.