Missing in action
March 19th, 2008 | Posted in blog | Comments (0)I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since my last post. I honestly don’t know why I didn’t commit myself to keep up with blogs. I guess my attention span had become somewhat sporadic. Perhaps I’m going through some kind of transition or simply pursuing other interest that kept me busy. Maybe it’s because I don’t know who actually read my posts. Read the rest of this entry »
Windows & Mac’s standard fonts
April 10th, 2007 | Posted in laboratory | Comments (2)This is a necessary reference I use when designing webpages. Not everyone will see the same text design if your choice of fonts aren’t in user’s computer. Meaning everyone’s browser who visit your webpage will only use pre-installed fonts in their computers despite of your font collection in your system. There’s no way of knowing what font they have installed, but we can rely on standard fonts for both Windows and Mac.
Yes, a whole new look… again!
March 26th, 2007 | Posted in designs | Comments (1)I know… I’m just never satisified with my design. I’ve also had several feedback on my previous layout and it didn’t give anyone the wow factor that I expected. So I started all over from scratch thinking how I could achieve this authentic feel, yet somehow maintain that long lasting appeal. I think I finally pulled it together nicely. The whole idea was to keep website fresh by interchanging background design from time to time. After all, a good design should have the flexibility to change elements such as fonts, colors, images and so on without losing the integrity of content.
Changing Textpattern to Wordpress
February 16th, 2007 | Posted in cms | Comments (2)A while back, I made a choice to use Textpattern (v4.03) as a CMS to maintain BE7A. At the time, Textpattern had better controls in terms of outputing contents and customizing layout. After working with it for a year, I constantly find myself changing layouts that I can’t seem to bring myself complete. I thought to myself, how will I ever get BE7A done if I can’t be satisfied or stick with one layout? Textpattern has its own benefits in development aspect, but efficiency was severely lacking such as organization and maintaining files. It took more time to search where files were located and it doesn’t provide any tools to organize them. One way to look at is, the more files you have the list goes on without breaking into groups or folders.
Finally! A design I can stick with!
March 7th, 2006 | Posted in designs | Comments (8)It’s about freakin time! I’ve changed so many layouts since the end of last year. NO MORE redesign! At least not until the new web standards come along. My first design was a bit bland and I got bored easily. It was my first attempt using strictly CSS without using tables so it was more of an experiment. Then followed by second, third, fouth and finally the last layouts which didn’t give me the long lasting appeal. It just didn’t give me that oomph I was looking for. There wasn’t much room for me to expand particularly on the navigation menu. And finaly a design I absolutely love. I don’t care what you all think, but I take pride and joy with the work I’ve done. It’s simple yet striking which is what I wanted to convey in the first place.
Articles
- Missing in action
- Yes, a whole new look… again!
- Changing Textpattern to Wordpress
- Finally! A design I can stick with!
- BE7A submerged with textpattern
- Goodbye tables and hello css!
Laboratory
- Windows & Mac’s standard fonts
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