Entries from December 2006

December 19th, 2006

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Personal Projects

Ever since I got into learning how to design and develop for the web, I’ve always tried to do small little [personal] projects outside of class that I could be proud of. Nothing too huge, but something that I, and possibly my friends could appreciate. It’s been awhile since I’ve actually worked on a personal project, because now I feel like it would be on a bigger scale, so more planning and time would be needed. Keep reading →

December 14th, 2006

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Too Much Information?

The reason I love the web so much is that information is so easily accessible without even having to leave your desk (or couch!). It’s everything you want to know at your fingertips. You could even say that the web has too much information, although not every source is reliable. But is too much information always a good thing? Keep reading →

Tags: Information, Web

December 11th, 2006

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Think Like a User

Being a designer/developer, our language becomes so common, day in and day out, and we sometimes forget that other people don’t understand our lingo. Being that communication is the most important aspect of design, you would think that it is easy for us to get ideas and points across to others. That is not always the case. Keep reading →

Tags: Design, Web, Writing

December 8th, 2006

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Big Week: SXSW & 9rules!

So this has most certainly been a great week for me. Aside from the usual of working at the new job and still getting adjusted to things, two more events happened that I am extremely excited about. Keep reading →

Tags: Design

December 2nd, 2006

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Looking Back

Every few weeks I like to go into my portfolio to glance at some designs I did awhile back to see how my design and coding skills have progressed. I also look to notice whether or not my designs are timeless and look outdated after a year. Well early this week I was inspired by Steve Tuckers redesign, so I went digging around my server space, and I found the first design I did under this domain name. Keep reading →