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An Autumn Look

November 9th, 2004

I never really intended the previous incarnation of this site to exist for all that long. It was more of a temporary entity while I mulled over how I wanted this page to appear.

I knew pretty well right away how I didn’t want it to appear — as a centered, fixed-width, two column page, like every single other blog site out there. The two column layout is sensible in terms of content, but I wanted to see if I could really flex a bit of CSS muscle and create something interesting with some bolder colours to contrast all the ultra-modern pastels out there.

I think it came out all right.

It’s not finished, but I’m too busy with school these days to wait much longer before going live. Anyway, the engine is purring much smoother now — all the pages are fully compliant, the links are nice and tidy, the archive is much more browsable, the security is much better. All around, it’s a reflection of everything I’ve learned about PHP in the last year. A worthwhile journey it’s been, and it wouldn’t have started without Blitz, so I’m very much endebted to him. Every month I still see a handful of referrals come through from the old location.

Anyhow, it’s bedtime now, but give me a shout about it. Especially if you’re on a browser other than IE6 or Firefox and you’re seeing a visual anomaly.

On that note, Firefox 1.0 comes out today. Be sure to pick it up.

Mike

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Discussion

  1. Very Pretty Michael! :)

    You should make a CMS that is compliant with no tables. :)

    Posted at 8:05 pm on November 10th by Errol.

  2. Oh, and btw, I’d debate with you. In fact, I found on Brickfilms that it’s “relatively” tame and doesn’t end up in too much mud slinging. You name a forum, i’ll debate with you on it. Especially since I know that you and I have different views on a few things! :)

    Posted at 8:05 pm on November 10th by Errol.

  3. I don’t think I’ll be making a CMS anytime soon, but it would be nice to see a proper CSS-XHTML one appear sometime.

    Posted at 8:05 pm on November 10th by Mike.

  4. Nice look Michael. I like your photos too, daring approach (maybe I’m still thinking film, where everyone has to count) and pleasing to look at.
    Missed you at you folks place last Saturday.

    Posted at 8:05 pm on November 10th by john m.

  5. Thanks… I’m hoping to get the gallery online at some point. Good to hear from you, and sorry I wasn’t there Saturday morning — I still want to see your camera. :)

    I find that digitals tend to do terrific on extreme macro and long shots, particularly in strong lighting conditions. Details come out that you wouldn’t even notice if you were there.

    Posted at 8:05 pm on November 10th by Mike.

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