Work has been increasingly interesting of late. I’m finally at the point with Caffeine where I’m making complete comps for new sites (or more accurately, redesigns of old sites). So far, I’ve done one for [EDITED] and one for the [EDITED]. The work has been very educational, and it’s forced me to consider practical ways to incorporate design into sites that are more conservative than those I make for myself. Subtlety in texture, color palette, and arrangements play a bigger role. (The links above are not for my versions- mine have not been implemented yet.)
The portfolio is also looking pretty cool. I continue to fight my way through the actionscript, and I’ve made a working scrolling system for freely navigating the page. In addition to this, I hope to make a button based system so the scrolling will be automatic if the user so chooses.
The artwork is looking cool too. I’ve designed a cool looking cover that looks like it’s straight out of the pulpy cult films and novels of the 1960s and 70s. Once you start throwing on the grungy beat up stuff, it’s hard to know when to stop! At one point it looked a bit like the whole thing had been through a washing machine, but I scaled the coffee stains and tears back a bit, and it’s in a good place now.
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