We got an assignment at work in October to make a new website for the Illinois Green Business Association, which went live just last week. I was excited to be assigned to this since I’m interested in working with more humanitarian projects through work, and since they’re young energetic professionals who were willing to listen [...]
A while ago I set up a WordPress theme for Peggy’s mom, Catherine Schmidt-Jones, who is working on a music Ph.D. As part of her degree she’s been continuing her music education outreach that she’s been doing on Connexions by running a blog, Opening Measures, as a forum to discuss issues in music and open [...]
Sat, Jun 18, 2011 – 09:19
Some weeks ago I started a country on NationStates.net. It’s been quite interesting, and I’ve been really enjoying the mix of bizarre situations on which I have to pass legislation combined with political education. It’s fun running my own country and seeing how my tax rate, civil rights, and so on respond to what I [...]
Sat, May 28, 2011 – 15:09
I couldn’t resist, it’s too awesome. [Meanwhile meme, in case you don't know it]
Thu, Oct 28, 2010 – 08:49
I think that despite my years of doing web design/dev, and studying new media design, that perhaps my strength lies more in designing things that hold still – ie, static or print pieces. While I really enjoy designing things like business cards and the restaurant menu project from the summer, this really isn’t where the [...]
Tue, Aug 17, 2010 – 17:05
A German design studio assigned me a test project last week to see how my design skills are before they agreed to take me. The assignment was to redesign the homepage for audimark.de, a young, forward-looking internet radio advertising company. They sent along a brief with some general info about the client, some adjectives, etc., [...]
So I’m back in the Midwest, doing freelance work full time from home. It’s an adventure that I’m not sure I’d recommend, but I’m getting used to it. Hopefully in a week or two I will have gotten used to tuning out distractions around the house. Sometimes it’s the internet that distracts me, but then it [...]
Sun, Apr 18, 2010 – 09:56
In my latest attempt to be an internet creeper, I installed Google Analytics on the blog about a month ago. It’s fascinating to see where my readers are coming from. Have I mentioned that this tool totally makes me feel like a government all by myself? Visits from Mac and Windows, and from New York [...]
In preparation for the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences’ “Industry Day,” which is nearly here, I’ve gotten new designs for my portfolio page and blog ready over the past months, as you may have noticed. A lot of my classmates (and some of the professionals I’ve talked to) have mentioned how much consistency I [...]
Wed, Mar 17, 2010 – 08:13
With my librarian cousin’s recent visit, I’ve been reminded of the disappointing status of reading in my generation. She reads so much that we made a stop at the bookstore before her flight home – which as far as I can tell, is very unusual for Americans my age. The modern computer and especially the [...]
