This is the first part of an extended series I have planned to show you step-by-step how I made this site. That means we’re going to talk HTML, CSS, Wordpress, PHP, Photoshop and more. Of course this tutorial is going to be highly individualized since I’m very particular and it is, well, about my site.
Now, this doesn’t mean that I want you to wholesale rip off my design and use it on your own site. But I hope that you could use this tutorial as a springboard for your own ideas and methods.
So, let’s get underway!
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Why is it always taupe? Nathan stares at the wall. There’s a small crease meandering up the wall like a river of piss. Cheap government contractors. But the wrinkle in the sheet rock has Nathan fixated, as it has for hours. His eyes scale the wall and his focus now shifts to the ceiling, as it has done dozens of times previously. Smooth edges. Sprinklers covered. Nothing to latch to.
His lackadaisical thoughts are interrupted by the voice of a rotund, whiny woman. “Nathan,” she pushes the door further ajar, bordering on open. “You have a phone call.” Her slippers scuff the floor as she waddles away from Nathan’s room, leaving the door near-open.
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I was once known as the Drag King of Olympic Junior High School. It’s not quite as auspicious a title as it sounds, and I didn’t hold the title for very long, but it suited me just fine. It also marked a turning point in my development. For my sake, changes in my life had to be made. I was on a course to stay dry, passive, pensive and timid. I was to be that boy throughout the rest of my life. Important, necessary changes needed to be made, and I suppose becoming the Drag King was a good way to do it.
I didn’t have much of a hand in it. No, becoming the Drag King was not one of those conscious choices made only after much deliberation and soul-searching. Instead, it was a choice made for me, a twist of fate. Still, I’m happy I went along for the ride.
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You’d have to have been living under a mountain to not have seen the AT&T ‘Alter Ego’ set of commercials lately. There are many.
I’m actually quite the fan of this commercial. It’s innovative, funny, and conveys a clear message: AT&T makes you not-dumb. Let’s watch, shall we:
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Aha! I told you so.
It may have taken me a couple months, but it’s been done. I’ve redesigned the website to bring it more in line with what represents me as a designer.
It is not, however, done yet. I still have several design elements I want to add, and I certainly have some I want to change. Not only that — as I’m sure you’ll notice if you care to — none of the side links really go anywhere. I’ll get to that.
As Clayton Bennett said, “I am a man possessed!”
On a side note, if you’re an RSS subscriber, you’ll need to resubscribe because of some behind-the-scenes changes I’ve made. I realize this doesn’t help you much if you only read the feed, but still.