Ok, ok already!

November 1st, 2011

After constant requests from various parties, and after a year long guilty feeling that comes with not blogging for an extremely long time, I will promise to update this blog consistently.

It’s a catch 22 as a web designer. I look at this page and I want to redesign it. But as a blogger, I look at this page and want to write in it. After a few posts, the two become at odds with one another. Do I update first? Do I blog first? Next thing you know, a year has passed and neither a redesign nor a blog have happened.

So, if anyone is still out there reading, I promise not to let that happen again. Along with that, I promise to be honest and most of all, consistent, in my writing. There is too much showing off on the internet. Might as well be some place with some real, non-emo, honesty and positivity. Maybe that will be my way of helping the world just a little bit.

If I could take 5 minutes a day to write about something meaningful to me, and another 5 minutes to say a good honest prayer every morning, I think I will become a better person. So, are you with me Biters? Lemme know if you’re still out there, and let’s make it happen!

New Homepage Launch

May 4th, 2010

Snailbites – Design & Craft

I’ve been slacking on finishing this page for some time. This project got onto one of those timelines where I did 80% in 5 days, then the last 20% in 5 weeks. All you designers know how that goes.

For now, there are still some kinks to work out, and some more portfolio pieces to put up. But I think we’re good to go with what I have up as is. Hope you enjoy. Please leave me some feedback – I like to know how my work looks to the general public.

Talkin’ Footy

April 20th, 2010

Well, it’s warming up to the Summer of 2010, and what looks to be one of the greatest sports summers in recent memory. Not just because of the NBA’s ridiculous free agency, or the Reinvention of Tiger, but moreso because of all the action happening in one particular sport: soccer. For those that don’t know, the World Cup is coming to South Africa this summer. Also at the same time, most of the leagues are finishing up their seasons.

At my job, we’re pretty good with Photoshop. We’ve also just recently become pretty big fans of professional football (not soccer, because that would mean being fans of MLS, which we’re not). So in our downtime, we don’t send dumb email forwards to our coworkers like other companies. We actually combine our mastery of Adobe products with a bit of clever trash talk to produce ridiculously hilarious pieces.

There are 4 of us EPL fans. I, the web developer, am an Arsenal fan. Our graphic designer, Truz, is the Man U fan (typical). Our video guy, is a Tottenham loser. And our manager is a long time Chelsea purist. And before anyone comments that I have too much time on my hands, let me just add the note that these little photoshops take about 2-3 mins each. (Super defensive!)

There’s so many of them, I don’t think I could fit them all on one page. But here’s a few to whet your appetite. More to come upon popular request!

This is what started it all.

Countered with this.
“Gotta love that cajun hotspur!”

Re-countered with this.
In case you’re wondering, it means Arsenal is washed up.

Eventually, Man U got in on the act…

…and was promptly crapped on.

Here’s where things just got a little ridiculous.

And there was no topping this, so we put it to rest at this point.

In the Kitchen, episode 1

April 5th, 2010

Click the image to open iTunes and listen to episode 1.
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Watch This

March 28th, 2010

(Please excuse the corny title.)

How cool are these watches. I recently stumbled upon Toy Watch USA. They have a set of watches that they call The Jelly Shop. Here is a sample of one of their products.

The price tag is kind of a killer, but hey if you got the extra dough then I’d definitely go for it. Check out the link at the top and it’ll take you to the shop, where you can customize your watch before buying it. There’s a ton of different strap colors that you can match up with different watch faces. I’d love to have one, but unless one of you hires me sometime soon, sadly it won’t be in the budget :)