I recently read an article about design. The idea in the article was, thanks to the internet, everyone is just using tutorials to re-create the same stuff over and over. The general idea was that design is dead, and artists are becoming cookie cutters. Continue reading
I was introduced to Blender by a friend of mine, then in college for 3D animation. I was getting into Web design and needed the best 3D program I could get at the lowest price for a website I was building for a local industrial band. He told me that before he got the loans to buy Maya he used Blender and that I should check it out. I was blown away at what a free program could do (Blender pushed me into the Open Source world). Continue reading
Looking in my inbox this morning, I saw what looked like a scam email forward from a friend. To be safe, rather than sorry, I went through my normal safety checks before taking the email seriously. I then realized my friend had NOT done the same. Here is a quick guide on some steps to take to stay safe. Continue reading
Inspiration can come from weekly chores. I created this image after an afternoon of gardening. Continue reading
The first thing I learned about web design – don’t use IE to build your site. Build it to work in Firefox, then fix it for IE. This not only insures the site is coded per web standards, it also makes life easier. Continue reading
