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Elegant Themes
I am using a new WordPress theme for MACADAM DESIGN. I have experimented with the CMS platforms WordPress and Drupal, and different themes you can start with. Some of these themes include a blank one from Elliot Jay Stalks, a minimal one from Studio Dessign, and also a random Drupal theme at one time, which I customized the CSS for. I am now trying out one of Nick Roach’s “Elegant Themes” for WordPress. It isn’t necessarily that I have switched to the CMS theme or platform for need of a new design, but rather the...
read moreAppleton Farms Paintings
Finding myself on the North Shore more often I have been influenced by the landscape of the surrounding farms. These open spaces are inspiring not only to my work on the easel, but also when I find myself designing websites. The clean lines and open areas for an eye to rest make both paintings and websites more pleasing on the eye! Appleton Farms Acrylic on panel 12 x 39 2011 Crane Estate Acrylic on panel 6 x 8 2011...
read moreiPad Spaceship Game
I was asked to do some mock-ups of a spaceship video game for my cousin. I’m excited about it! This image is a potential layout for the space-base area of the game. New mock-ups of different screen layouts I hope to continue to work on though it is just an idea that my cousin has been playing with in his free time so I’m not sure when we will see a demo just yet…...
read moreFeed Smusher
Tonight I learned how to create a page that generates RSS feeds that I would like people to see linked right on my website. This was all done with the help of a csstricks.com tutorial in using SimplePie, which I wish to implement more with soon. Click here to visit my...
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I was asked to make some design edits on this band website “Alotia” recently and was impressed with weebly.com, which they were using. The band had set up the site with this free website template system and it was very easy for them to get it started with no coding knowledge. When I first logged into their account I had the impression that it would be difficult to have full control over the template, but to my surprise it allows full css and html control! I’m not about to say I will use weebly for creating sites, but it a...
read moreChoosing and not-choosing a CMS
Designing and developing this website for Datamart was a good experience. In the beginning I was curious about the pros and cons to developing with a CMS (Content Management System) so I created the site with Drupal and then with WordPress to experiment with their benefits. (Not on the clients watch…) After many hours of experimentation, in the end I ended up coding the site with static html and php. The reasons for this were simple; the client wasn’t in dire need of being able to make updates on their own, no and no blogging...
read moreAayan Creations Logo
I have been working on a logo for Aayan Creations. Here is a little bit about what they do: 1. Save the Date Cards 2. Engagement Party Invitations 3. Wedding Invitations 4. Response Cards 5. Accommodation Cards 6. Programs 7. Place Cards 8. Menu Cards 9. Thank You Cards 10. Gift or Favor Tags The business itself is so concentrated in print design that this logo will be extremely important in conveying the credibility of their services. Aayan creations is also having a website designed and developed with my partnering company...
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Barns in Field, Acrylic on panel, 32 x 48, 2010 The relationship I have found between how I approach graphic design and painting has become more apparent over the past year. I am foremost an artist and developing as a web designer/developer. My experience so far has been that things are always influx with design, especially web development, but painting to me always feels the same, which is wonderful. The differences between painting and design for me seem like opposing strengths that I’ve learned from each process on their own and...
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Thank you for stopping by! As I continue with my paintings and web development/designing, I’ll post new work. My most recent development work includes Boston Cheese Cellar and Dick Walton. I’m selectively taking on freelance clients for web and/or graphic design projects. Feel free contact me with any web design needs. In particular, I’d be into doing complete web designing, restaurant menu design, logo creation and corporate email marketing creation. Also contact me to arrange viewing and/or purchasing any paintings posted...
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