Design Composite
Posted on June, 22 2008 at 03 AM
The past week or so has been one late night after another … staying up until 5 am, sleeping until noon, getting ready for lectures and then doing it all over again.
The plus is that I am shaving stuff right off of my pending to-do list and keeping up with my development schedules. Yay for on time work!
Enjoy this composite. It is for Jason Padgett. I am off to finally get some sleep this morning. :D
Open in Textmate
Posted on June, 12 2008 at 02 PM
Had a really fun lunch meeting with one of the WDD (Web Design & Development and) degree course directors yesterday. It is so enjoyable being able to sit around and talk about web standards, markup and CSS syntax. Yes, Courtney, that is really nerdy … but still, so much fun.
For all of you coding-kids, Chris dropped a little script on me that I am finding really handy. MacroMates, the guys behind Textmate (pretty much the best code editor ever), put out a Finder toolbar script called “Open in Textmate”. It does exactly what you would think … make it easier to open files and folders right into Textmate. Super helpful, since I don’t have TM set as my default editor for HTML and CSS files.
Check out the full post, as well as this other that talks about customizing the icon for the script.
The state of things ...
Posted on June, 08 2008 at 01 AM
It’s two in the morning,
she didn’t wait up.
I’d rather be sleeping,
but instead I’ll be tough.
I am so very tired,
feeling entirely mired.
Not really be life or things gone wrong,
but mainly as one with cheek to tongue.
I’ll think I should go code now,
design something pretty.
This has just been a brief intermission,
a “time-is-passing” ditty.
Working on the Trailer gang
Posted on May, 24 2008 at 11 PM
Us peeps were finally able to get all together again and watch some trailers. Here are the peanut gallery quotes from tonight’s festivities with Jimison, Courtney, Jodie and I:
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
“Do they ever wash the pants or is that part of the magic?” – Oscar
“That looks dumb.” – Jodie
“Poorly conceived.” – Jimison
“I feel like the people that made this movie don’t even know what it is about.” – Jimison
“Is it like the X-rated spinoff of ‘Dumbo’?” – Oscar
IF : Worry
Posted on May, 24 2008 at 02 AM
My entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme of “worry”. It’s nice and big (1600px wide, to be exact), so feel free to use it as a wallpaper, if you like.
Do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. – Matthew 6:34
Narrow Stairs
Posted on May, 23 2008 at 02 PM
This week, I bought the latest Death Cab for Cutie album, Narrow Stairs and it is just so gorgeous. The sound is immersive and the lyrics are spell-binding.
As I was reading a devotion this morning from Psalms, I fell into some thoughts about the song “I Will Possess Your Heart” that gave it some real meaning. In Psalms 16:9-11, David says:
No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice.
My body rests in safety.
For you will not leave my soul among the dead
or allow your holy one to rot in the grave.
You will show me the way of life,
granting me the joy of your presence
and the pleasures of living with you forever.
When I first heard the song, I thought it was about a boy pursuing a girl that isn’t really interested in him, but every time I hear it now, I hear God calling me, wanting to draw me closer. He is after my heart and has plans to guide my future, but only if I am willing to surrender my all.
Here are the lyrics for your enjoyment:
How I wish you could see the potential
The potential of you and me
It’s like a book elegantly bound, but
In a language that you can’t read just yet
You got to spend some time, love
You got to spend some time with me
And I know that you’ll find, love
I will possess your heart
You got to spend some time, love
You got to spend some time with me
And I know that you’ll find, love
I will possess your heart
Vector Study
Posted on May, 22 2008 at 10 PM
This is an Adobe Illustrator vector study I did, using some of the excellent look that the Blue Moon beer logo has. Classic typography and subtle colors. Simply beautiful … even if I don’t drink.
To create the faded embossed line in tan area, I had to learn to create a mask layer in Illustrator, something which could really be a lot easier … seeing as how often I like to use it now.
Daily Links
Posted on May, 17 2008 at 12 PM
- Looks like a new guy in the whole free font collection site game.
- An eCommerce CMS solution rich with features, though the price is steep.
Hiding via CSS
Posted on May, 16 2008 at 08 PM
I am in the middle of some research for my Graphic Web Design course and I am in search of an article I thought I had read a while ago.
If I am remembering correctly, it outlined the pros and cons of using the two typical methods of hiding content using CSS styles.
Option #1:
selector { display:none; }
Option #2:
selector { text-indent: -9999px; }
The second is a little trick I first saw Zeldman use, but I know the article I am thinking of talked about how it can cause problems when using a right-aligned layout (which I have experienced first-hand), but I can’t seem to find it again.
Anyone else know how to use Google search better than me? ;)
FCC Winter Park - Mockup
Posted on May, 14 2008 at 03 PM
Here is an initial mockup for the site I am currently working on for Jim Book at First Christian Church of Winter Park.
The logo was provided to me and the main goal of both designs was a tight integration with their new identity.
The final design will use this layout and style, but the color palette of the other design.
Let me know what you think.