Category: Web Design

One of the strange hobbies i have is drawing web layouts. Its really therapeutic for web designers, there is no client to please, no constraints, absolutely no rules, if i don’t like the first one, i’ll just draw another… and another…

The layout of a website is not as simple as a print layout, as web designers not only need to think about the information architecture, they also need to worry about visitors using different browsers, different devices and different screen resolution to access the site. It can get quite irritating at times. Websites are meant to be fluid, meaning the browser is but a container and the site’s content should fill this container. Vivabit is one heck of a good example.

^ A List Apart

Being a web designer for quite some time, many people ask me what is my fav website and just for the record, currently its A List Apart. I followed it since the late 90s as it was one of the most consistent online publications that did alot of good for the budding web designer. So with its current look, unless you are really into site / information architecture, you might not be able to fully appreciate the site.

Stuff like friendly urls, CSS for print (do a print preview and you will know what i mean), simplicity, usability, little usage of graphics, no usage of tables, right menu bar (we are mostly right handed, so the cursor tends to be on the right), clutter free yet full of useful information.

I’ve finally moved to WordPress since i wanted to in early april this year. I’ve been on Movable Type since mid october 2001 and i have to say it served me well, but due to the high amount of spam and always having to rebuild, i really needed a change. Now after importing 728 posts, i’ve got lots of house cleaning to do, not to mention editting the templates and adding back all my LINKS! Please give me 1-2 days to get all the links back up.

This brand new WordPress template i’m trying to create shows the latest 2 posts horizontally and all other monthly and category archives are shown 100 pst titles per page. Yes the font is very small & i like it that way!

So i think i’ve come a long way for blogging, from a simple text file in late 2000 to newspro to greymatter to Movable Type and now to WordPress. The whole blogging scene have change alot this past 5 years and we see now average people with no programming skills having blogs. The classic saying “Content is King” is still very true, its the stuff people post on their sites that make their site happening, not the programming… Like how James Seng mentioned, its going to be interesting to see the development of the internet in the next 10 years.

The Tiacken Tribune

It started off as an experiment with WordPress and it turned out to my very first successful Content Management stint. I found an excellent editor by the name of Brackard in the free online MMOBG who also plays Pardus. He writes alot of stuff in-character and thats really cool. He was the very first person that was friendly to me in Pardus and it turned out our partnership in this gamming blog really did well.

He does up the content by Friday in Texas USA while i settle the graphics by the launch on every monday 0:00am GMT +0. Very cool… i feel so international. Btw, the blog is GMT +0 while all my other blogs are GMT+8.

I’m launching a new site today. Its David Collins Lawn Care.

David Collins Lawn Care was established in 1997 and is focused on producing quality, aesthetic and practical landscapes that suit client needs and budget. David being the director of the company has a hands on approach to all aspects of the business inclusive of Landscaping, Weed and Pest control, Earthmoving and Lawn Care.

The flash intro was done by Cherry.

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