blogspot stuff: adding a background color to the date header of the awesome.inc template

Find this code in the HTML editor (widgets expanded, of course):

.main-inner .widget h2.date-header span {
  font: $(date.font);
  display: block;
  padding: .5em 15px;
  border-left: $(date.border.size) solid $(date.border.color);
  border-right: $(date.border.size) solid $(date.border.color);
}

Then replace that one with this one:
.main-inner .widget h2.date-header span {
  font: $(date.font);
  padding: 1px;
  margin-left: 14px;
  border-left: $(date.border.size) solid $(date.border.color);
  border-right: $(date.border.size) solid $(date.border.color);
  background: #yourhexcode
}

As you can see I have removed one line and also changed the padding. I also added a left margin in order to align stuff, your values may again be quite different than these. These are things that looked good with my particular design, you may want to go with other values or even keep the block display altogether, in which case the colored area will stretch across the width of the post as a bar.

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Web Producers - Born Interactive - Lebanon

You will be part of our web production team, forming a liaison between designers and developers in the cycle of websites production. The job involves building web pages and maintaining websites, using industry standard tools. You will be creating and updating HTML code, utilizing CSS formatting and layout techniques, editing and preparing web images, using CMS systems to manage/update websites and optimizing code for better performance.

- University Degree in Computer Science, Multimedia or any equivalent degree.
- Good knowledge of HTML and CSS.
- Good knowledge of Adobe Dreamweaver.
- Knowledge of JavaScript.
- Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop for image editing.
- Flash knowledge is a plus
- Organized, motivated, good communication skills, attention to details, responsible, good team playe
- 6 months - 1 year experience
- English/Arabic (French is a plus)

jobs@borninteractive.com

Flash Designers / Animators / Developers - Born Interactive - Lebanon

- Good command of Adobe Flash design and authoring tool.
- Familiar with vector-based design tools.
- Familiar with ActionScript on Flash.
- Professional experience is a plus.
- Organized, motivated, good communication skills, attention to details, responsible, ability to work and coordinate with team members.
- English/Arabic (French is a plus)

jobs@borninteractive.com

Visual Designer - FreshBooks - Toronto

We’re looking for a Visual Designer with a focus on campaign-oriented design that also has strong illustration abilities. The successful candidate will be responsible for the FreshBooks experience as it relates to marketing to a wide variety of audiences. You can create and adapt creative assets (web pages, email campaigns, banner ads, print and event collaterals) to suit multiple audiences and approaches. You will be working extremely closely with our Art Director and Marketing Managers to deliver on visual assets to support their targeted campaigns.

As a Visual Designer at FreshBooks your key responsibilities will include:
- Visual Design: Creating mockups of digital, print and event marketing assets (banner ads, postcards, t-shirts etc.) and whatever else we throw at you!
- Design Implementation: Turning your mockups into finished CSS/HTML webpages or following through on print production to be able to deliver the experience you’ve designed.
- Illustration: You should be able to create original illustrations that follow visual guidelines.

Desired Skills and Experience
You will be able to contribute more effectively if you have the following background:
- Degree in Visual Design from a College or University (York/Sheridan, OCAD, Humber, UofT, Ryerson, etc,.)
- A creative passion for illustration, and visual design principles.

Lastly, the number of years experience doesn’t matter, but specific experience in campaign-based visual design is a requirement:

A design job at FreshBooks isn’t really the type of design job you would get elsewhere in Toronto. We’re not a bank, or an insurance company, or a workaholic-driven advertising agency. We’re a software-as-a-service company who sets people up to be themselves, and bring themselves to their work, yet be a part of something bigger than themselves. At FreshBooks, you will be encouraged to grow as an individual, and will have the support of an incredibly talented Design and Development team who has been shaping the world of online invoicing for the past several years.

Send CV and portfolio along with samples of the following to careers@freshbooks.com
- Work that demonstrate a campaign you created that spanned multiple media (print, web etc...)
- Work that contains original illustration.

UX Manager - The Landmark Group - Dubai

Play a pivotal role in evolving the design and improving the quality of our web design/redesign projects and products

Responsibilities
- Partner with the Product Management team to turn ideas into reality by creating wireframes/low fidelity prototypes (LFPs)/high fidelity prototypes (HFPs) of items in our product road map
- Partner with the web team lead to drive the design journey by providing iterative feedback when working with our design partners to improve the quality, context and user-friendliness of delivered wireframes/LFPs and HFPs
- Stay on top of the latest trends and techniques in user-centric web design, usability, graphic design and share findings with the team
- Build a library of effective design patterns and styles that can be used or reused in ongoing projects and products
- Conduct usability testing to validate design ideas and build simpler, more user-friendly experiences


Requirements
- Extremely passionate about user experience design, usability, creating simple, effective, user-friendly, elegant and sophisticated user-interfaces
- Master craftsman of front-end technologies such as HTML/HTML5/CSS/CSS3/Javascript/AJAX etc. and design tools such as Adobe CS5: Illustrator, Photoshop, Fireworks
- Ninja grade skills at creating wireframes, LFPs and HFPs
- Outstanding communication skills - which will be required when providing reams of feedback to design partners
- A solid team player - someone who can partner with his or her colleagues
- Ability to comfortably work on multiple projects and products
- Be creative, fast, and self-critical.
- Be collaborative and communicative.
- Mobile UX experience is a plus

Preferred Enthusiasts who draw inspiration from the likes of Apple, Steve Krug, Jason Fried and other respected design/usability/thought leaders

Salary range AED 15,000 – 25,000 per month (based on experience)

Send CV and link(s) of design achievements to webteam@cplmg.com

User Interface Designer - Ableton AG - Germany

Ableton AG are looking for a User Interface designer for their desktop application and website. They work in mixed, agile teams, which means you’ll be collaborating and iterating constantly.

They're looking for someone who can create efficient and attractive user interfaces that work in the real world, for real users. This means you can work quickly, creatively (within the realm of existing and evolving brand guidelines), and have experience in user interface and visual design. The role is at least 2 days per week, but could be a full-time role for the right person.

Profile
- You have a degree in graphic design, web design, UI design or equivalent experience
- You have 1-2 years experience in UI design
- You’re happy working with other designers and developers, as well as agencies and their guidelines
- Collaboration excites you
- You spot problems on your own and work your way to a solution
- You don’t wait for a brief
- You produce high quality designs with attention to detail
- You have a comprehensive understanding of typography, layout and colour
- You can create all the deliverables and assets for polished, pixel perfect interfaces
- You can present your designs and the thinking behind them clearly
- You can use discussion and criticism to improve your work
You understand design is about communication, not just delivery
- You must be a Berlin resident, or willing to relocate

You’ll really impress us if:
- You can implement your designs in HTML and CSS
- You have experience working in agile development environments
- You speak German

Send CV with work samples (5MB file size limit) to: jobs@ableton.com
Indicate expected salary and possible starting date, and mention "User Interface Designer" in the subject title

Web Designers - Republique Beirut - Lebanon

Republique Beirut is seeking Web Designers

m.nakad@republiquebeirut.com