Sunday, June 29, 2008
The Maine - The Way We Talk
This by far is the worst summer ever and I don't think it's going to get all that much better. I am so ready for things to pick up but I don't think they will. There aren't enough concerts this summer to keep me sane. Kiss my ass, Sumer of 08.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Yum! Tart!
The past week or two have been hell regarding the website. As Warped Tour nears, the shorter amount I have time to get done everything I've been working to finish. So, I completed the layout design. I didn't want it to be a graphic like I usually made so I basically just threw everything on there saying "this is where you go for this" and "this is where you go for that!" so I hope everyone likes it. It's much easier to use and get around. I deleted all the pages, I originally made and am doing them over in a new system. Which means I am writing the entire website over from SCRATCH guys. Last time I built this site from the bottom up, it took 3 months to do because I had to write everything myself. This time, I'm trying to finish everything by this weekend which means it's only taking me 2 weeks to rewrite and rebuild the entire website from scratch. I hope I can do it. I'm almost done but all of those little things I left off last time and hoped no one would notice, well they emailed me about it so I have to finally put it up after what, 10 months of neglecting it? Booo.
Friday, June 13, 2008
Tings Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go
Well, we meet again and it's definitely been a while since we've had the opportunity to wallow in each other's company old blogging friend. I cannot say I've missed you so but with recent events, you've crossed my mind and here I am writing all over again.
The other night a bunch of people and I went to Nashville to see the Cobra Starship show and after the show Gabe mentioned reading my blog which completely freaked me out because I thought he was referring to this one (which is how I even remembered this thing). He was referring to ThisYearsParty.com, however he found it, I'm not sure but that is another story entirely.
I started up on a new layout for the website which has been harboring in my mind for the longest time. I drew it out a few weeks ago but it kept getting altered in my mind and if I knew I didn't do it now, it would have become more of a mess than I could ever imagine. Anyway, I realized overly done graphics don't make the website unless it's a graphic portfolio or some sort, which my website is definitely not so I was realizing the simpler you make it, the more appealing it is to the visitors. No matter how plain it may seem. It catches the eyes of the audiences because you pretty much lay it down and say "Here. Here is how you do this. Here is how you do that." Instead of leaving them overwhelmed by a very nifty graphic which is what I usually would do. That doesn't make me any better than anyone else and I was so caught up worrying how great my graphic needed to be that I was forgetting the content and neglecting an even bigger responsibility. Once this new layout is coded, it will pretty much be set in stone that simplicity will always win for me. I am going to put my creative juices into something such as a personal site or just bury it for good. There, I've buried the hatchet. Haha.
The other night a bunch of people and I went to Nashville to see the Cobra Starship show and after the show Gabe mentioned reading my blog which completely freaked me out because I thought he was referring to this one (which is how I even remembered this thing). He was referring to ThisYearsParty.com, however he found it, I'm not sure but that is another story entirely.
I started up on a new layout for the website which has been harboring in my mind for the longest time. I drew it out a few weeks ago but it kept getting altered in my mind and if I knew I didn't do it now, it would have become more of a mess than I could ever imagine. Anyway, I realized overly done graphics don't make the website unless it's a graphic portfolio or some sort, which my website is definitely not so I was realizing the simpler you make it, the more appealing it is to the visitors. No matter how plain it may seem. It catches the eyes of the audiences because you pretty much lay it down and say "Here. Here is how you do this. Here is how you do that." Instead of leaving them overwhelmed by a very nifty graphic which is what I usually would do. That doesn't make me any better than anyone else and I was so caught up worrying how great my graphic needed to be that I was forgetting the content and neglecting an even bigger responsibility. Once this new layout is coded, it will pretty much be set in stone that simplicity will always win for me. I am going to put my creative juices into something such as a personal site or just bury it for good. There, I've buried the hatchet. Haha.
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