Archive for June, 2009
Chalktastic
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Pure Art
Chalktastic was a long lived project of mine documenting rogue art projects on the sidewalks of my university's sidewalks. I'd go outside, chalk famous quotes on the quad, take pictures of them, and post the pictures on the web.
A Thousand Words
Rather than babble about what Chalktastic was all about, let me show you:
Word Therapy
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Words, Words, Words
Just for fun, and out of shear boredom one day I decided to make this video. It was included in a previous (now extinct) blog of mine. Yet now it lives again in all of it's paper-wasting glory. Enjoy!
Make a Snazzy Scrolling Header
Sunday, June 28th, 2009
Snazzy, shiny effects are all the rage in this current Web 2.0 design frenzy. So are are super-cool graphics, especially in the header of your page. In this article, I'll show you a crafty parallax scrolling technique you can use for pleasure and profit! Check out the tutorial or skip straight to the demo.
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Colby T-Shirts
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Dorm Tee
During my freshman year of college, my Resident Assistant commissioned me to create a floor shirt for all my dorm-mates. He wanted a shirt that elegantly and concisely summed up the personality of Colby Six (my dorm building and floor). While the elegance may be lacking, the shirt sure is brief.
Fancy New Website
Friday, June 26th, 2009
It seems sort of self-serving to post about one's own blog on that blog, but here goes! Welcome, salutations and other good wishes! Perquisite Design is up and running. You have found yourself on the blog section of my site. Here will be posted web-design tutorials and other ramblings about other fancy topics.
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Perquisite Design
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
You're Lookin' at It
I designed this website! (You probably knew that already.) Let me point out some of its more awsome features.
Candy for the Eyes
Using auto-magical javascript, Perquisite Design adds little bits and pieces to improve the user's experience. (That's you!) Not only is the header powered by javascript, so are the boxes on the front page and several other bits-and-pieces around the site. Ohh and don't you worry if you don't have javascript enabled, the website still looks pretty cool then too!
A Subtle Polish
A good website is a polished website and Perquisite Design is no exception. As you browse, look for all the little details like highlights on the tops of buttons, shadows under elements, subtle dividing lines and smooth, soft gradients. All these special touches were put here to make your life more fun!
Between the Lines
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
Self-descriptive Poster
For a performance of student written and directed pieces, I was asked to create poster and program art. The culminate title of the production was "Between the Lines". Here's the poster!*
*The poster was printed at five times the size you see it here. It was a little more readable that way.
Notes
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Extreme Post-its
For the 2007 Apple Insomnia Film Festival a friend and I wrote, planned, created, edited and submitted this movie in under 24 hours (per the contest rules.) We didn't win, but the video still rocks! Over three hundred sticky notes were used in the making of this video. That's a lot!
Anystage.org
Friday, June 19th, 2009
A database with style
Anystage.org is the online resource for actors, technicians, and theatre educators. A database of theatrical shows and the people who love them, anystage.org is a vital resource for numerous theatre folk. And it looks pretty good too!
Sweet Framework
Anystage.org is built using the CakePHP framework. This framework allows anystage to rapidly adapt to the changing needs of this developing community.
Great Design
A great utility deserves to look good too! Anystage.org is no exception. It looks freakin' awesome! Just check it out!
