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My Articles - Category: Holiday

My writings here on Pumpkin-King.com that have something to do with one of the many holidays that we celebrate.

: Christmas Eve with Aunt Stella; Traditions that I hold dear, including Christmas Eve at my aunt's and my annual holiday-themed blog article, come to an end this year.; Read this article

: The Halloween Box; Existing resources can be helpful in both web design and Halloween costuming, but sometimes you need to break away from established conventions and try something new.; Read this article

: The Good News; A lesson from the Christmas edition of The Woonsocket Call newspaper about putting positivity front-and-center; Read this article

: Stormtroopers Don’t Wear Jackets; Every Halloween, kids everywhere have their costumes ruined by mothers insisting they wear a jacket. Similarly, many website designs are destroyed by last minute change requests.; Read this article

: Leading The Way; Released 50 years ago, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer forever changed holiday television and is a lesson in innovation at its finest.; Read this article

: A History Lesson; Each October, I read Ray Bradbury’s classic tale, The Halloween Tree, to get me excited for the season and also to remind me of the value of a history lesson.; Read this article

: Building Puppets For Father’s Day; How building puppets with my family on Father's Day is a lesson in how ads and websites can speak to a wider audience.; Read this article

: I’ll Be Sick For Christmas; This year for Christmas, Santa brought my family a stomach bug.; Read this article

: A Christmas Carol; A love letter to my favorite holiday story, "A Christmas Carol", and how the Ghosts of the Past, Present, and Future can help us in web design.; Read this article

: The House at the End of My Street; Growing up, Halloween was a big deal in our neighborhood and there was one house that went so far above and beyond that it became a legend for trick-or-treaters.; Read this article

: Robots Under The Tree; My son wants a robot for Christmas. This year's yuletide-themed article looks at setting appropriate expectations for clients and Christmas lists.; Read this article

: Waiting for the Great Pumpkin; For my annual Halloween-themed article, I take a look at Linus' unwavering belief in the mythical Great Pumpkin and how similar it is to some of the companies I speak with about their outdated websites.; Read this article

: What Being a Dad Has Taught Me About Web Design; For Father's Day, I thought it would be nice to take a look at what lessons in web design I have learned from my role as "dad."; Read this article

: In Disguise; For my annual Halloween themed article, I wonder why so many companies want to wear a mask on their website instead of being real.; Read this article

: The Wisdom of Mom; Inspired by Mother's Day, I take a look at some life lessons my Mom taught me to see how they relate to lessons in website design.; Read this article

: Knowing Your Audience; It pays to understand your audience - evidenced by the fact that my daughter wants a baby doll that poops for Christmas.; Read this article

: Of Tricks & Treats; A look at the similarities between awesome Halloween costumes and awesome browsers, and the treats that they each deserve to receive.; Read this article

: Product of the Environment; Appropriate design can help make great content event better, evidenced by the Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular’s 2009 return to familiar surroundings.; Read this article