Archive for the ‘My Work’ Category

New Homepage Launch

Tuesday, 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

Tuesday, 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.

Changes, part 2

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Been working really hard on the redesign for the homepage. It’s taking way longer than I though, but the time spent is very much worth it. I’m trying to use every bit of what I’ve learned in the web development world and make it all work together. Today’s sample is taken from the new navigation.

In keeping with my whole whitespace movement, I wanted to leave things as simple as possible.  So everything is real clean with a focus on the typography. The little snail on the left is the icon for the homepage. Since I decided to not go with a traditional layout (branding logo on the upper right, navigation to the left and underneath), the little snail functions as a sort of branding and link back home.  That will help on the following pages when we get further and further away from the front page.

Hope to have the finished product for you all by next week. Don’t want to give you anything less than that, though.

Changes

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Well my mind is goin’ through them changes,
I feel like I’m hypnotized.
Every time you see me goin’ somewhere,
I feel like I’m goin’ out of my mind.

“Changes” – Jimi Hendrix & Band of Gypsies

Had lots of time to get alot of work done on a wet, rainy and windy weekend. I’ve been working on a redesign for the homepage (yes, another re-design). Don’t get me wrong, I love the current design. I absolutely love it. But for right now, I think its a little to whimsical (albeit, unprofessional). This new one has a similar feel, but a little more robust, and will definitely be easier to update. That’s key since I’ve had alot of projects the past few weeks. Peep the logo and stay tuned!

Free Stuff! (Updated with more stuff!)

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Get your free Snailbites wallpapers here! Made with love, from our honeymoon pictures and my little paper creations.

Maui
1024 x 768
1680 x 1050 (Apple cinema)

Paper
1024 x 768
1680 x 1050

Good Apple Kat
1024 x 768

I had lots of fun making these, and my set up at work actually has a full theme. I’m sure I’ll put together some more for the future. If you’re my friend and you want something cool, let me know and I’d be happy to make something for you. Enjoy!