Archive for January, 2010

Is Your Dock Overloaded?

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Stack Icons

If you find your dock too full, one way to control the mess a little is with stacks. I made a few folder icons for iLife ‘09, iWork ‘09 and CS4 that work great for stack folders. You can download here. To install, you will need to create a folder and drag it to your dock. (more…)

Pitching a new process

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Recently, I’ve been sub-contracting with a designer, basically completing the work that he has already negotiated with the client. Now I brought a client in and would like to try a new process based on the input and expertise of the designer I’ve been working with. (more…)

jQuery Image Fading Improved

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

After thinking about it a little more, I was able to shorten my code significantly and keep the same effect of a b+w image fading into a color image when rolled over. This has the added benefit of only placing one thumbnail in the HTML, so there aren’t two thumbnails of each image when styles are disabled. (more…)

jQuery Image Fading

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

There is an updated version of this post. Today I created my first jQuery function. I wanted to have all the thumbnail images in my portfolio be black and white, but fade to color when you roll your mouse over it, and I accomplished it by loading two thumbnails in the same position on the page and fading one in while fading the other out. I’ve been meaning to look into jQuery for a while now, and it is pretty straightforward and simple. If you want to use the same effect, here’s what I did. (Please let me know if you have any suggestions for improvement also). (more…)

New website design and blog! (Sticky)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

I’ve been putting off redesigning my website for months, but thanks to some inspiration from a couple of my friends, I have finally done it. Here’s the story of the long process that finally landed me with a new design that I love. (more…)