Sarah's Sketchbook

365 Jar: Claude Kuhn

2012-01-10T15:31:00.000-08:00

This post is part of a series highlighting various opportunities I have given myself to expose myself to new ideas that could inspire me as an artist. Read more about the 365 Jar. Research an artist from history. I realize Claude Kuhn is a contemporary artist and doesn't quite fit into the category of historical artist, yet; however, I took the opportunity to research Kuhn and his Swiss

Art from the Parks *4

2011-12-02T11:52:00.000-08:00

My visit to Arches National Park inspired this landscape photograph, entitled Looking Through the Windows: And this 4-page brochure was inspired by my visit to Canyonlands National Park: For the full story, please visit --> my travelog.

Art from the Parks *3

2011-10-25T17:15:00.000-07:00

I made a flash game to represent my experience at Bryce Canyon National Park. Play "Bop the Bryce Canyon Squirrels" For the full story, please visit --> my travelog.

Coat Color Predictor

2011-08-31T10:49:00.000-07:00

I recently had a lot of fun making a dog genotype prediction program in Flash. My brother sells silver labradors and he originally offered the program as an excel file that his clients and visitors to his website could use to predict offspring traits for the dogs they bred. He asked me to create the Flash version in order to make it more useful and better accessible on his website. Everything

Art from the Parks *2

2011-07-18T00:39:00.000-07:00

A few months ago I visited Wind Cave and Badlands Nationals Parks in South Dakota. Here are two artistic representations of my experiences. For Wind Cave, a written description in German: And, for Badlands, a video documentary: For the full story, please visit --> my travelog.

AS3 Code: E-mail Form [PHP] Another Example

2011-07-17T15:34:00.000-07:00

I've discovered another way to send data from Flash to an e-mail recipient (see previous post). The way described below uses code similar to writing to a text file. //AS3 code in Flash:var variables:URLVariables;var fLoader:URLLoader;var fData:URLRequest; function onSubmit(e:Event):void{ variables = new URLVariables(); fData = new URLRequest("email.php"); fData.method =

AS3 Code: Write Variables to a .txt File [PHP]

2011-07-17T14:36:00.000-07:00

//This example is taking data from Flash and creating a text file//There are a series of questions that a user answers//I want to know how many questions the user got correct//and what the questions were that they got correct //php code in file called "test.php" < ?php $file = 'test.txt'; //what the text file is called $writeVar = fopen($file,'a'); //'a' means data will append, or be added to

AS3 Code: While Loop

2011-07-16T14:21:00.000-07:00

//a "while loop" repeats while the statement is true//here is a simple example of using a while loop to empty an array while(myArray.length > 0) { myArray.pop(); //remove the last item in array}

AS3 Code: Randomize Array

2011-07-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

var rand:Array = [0,1,2,3]; trace(randomize(rand));//2,0,3,1 for example function randomize(arr:Array):Array{ var temp1:uint; var temp2:uint; var temp3:uint; for(var i:uint = 0; i < arr.length; i++){ temp1 = Math.floor((Math.random() * (arr.length - i)) + i); temp2 = arr[i]; temp3 = arr[temp1]; arr[i] = temp3; arr[temp1] = temp2; }

The First Cell Phone

2011-05-15T16:15:00.000-07:00

Here's proof that I designed one of the first cell phones (circa 1985). And it was obviously multi-functional. One of the first "smart phones" you might say. It stored your finances!

Done... and Done!

2011-05-15T16:09:00.000-07:00

The BFA Exhibition was a success! Here are a couple shots from the evening. My table, with some of the decor and food set up behind: This is an awesome sculpture that my classmate Kory Fenton made. So cool!! He also set up a photo booth... so fun.... And... I would also like to announce... I have officially graduated with a BFA!!

In the News

2011-04-29T12:02:00.000-07:00

Tonight's Graphic Design show is in the news... The Herald Journal Utah State Today

Sneak Peak

2011-04-23T17:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a glimpse of how my portfolio may look at the BFA Exhibition next Friday. Minus the bananas, of course.

AS3 Code: E-mail Form [PHP]

2011-04-20T13:24:00.000-07:00

//php code in file called "email.php" < ?php $sendTo = $_POST["sEmail"]; $subject = $_POST["sSubject"]; $headers = "From: " . $_POST["sName"] . "<" . $_POST["sEmail"] . ">\r\n"; $headers .= "Reply-To: " . $_POST["sEmail"] . "\r\n"; $headers .= "Return-path: " . $_POST["sEmail"]; $message = "Sent From: " . $_POST["sTheirEmail"] . "\r\n" . $_POST["sMessage"]; mail ?> //In Flash, create input text

AS3 Code: For Loop

2011-04-20T12:25:00.000-07:00

//loops are for processing really fast, not animating //loops work well with arrays var myArray:Array = ["one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]; for(var i:Number=0; i< myArray.length; i++){ //repeats until done //i is a variable to keep track of iterator //i<# checks if i is less than #; if so, jump to brackets //i++ means to add 1 to i trace(myArray[i]); //one //two

AS3 Code: Export from Library [movieclip follows mouse]

2011-04-20T11:59:00.000-07:00

//create a movieclip, delete from stage //edit Linkage (in library) //check "Export for ActionScript" //give it Class name of Bubble //every time you move the mouse it calls the event stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE,addBubble,false,0,true);function addBubble(e:MouseEvent):void{ var myBubble:MovieClip = new Bubble(); //creates a new instance addChild(myBubble); //adds it to

AS3 Code: Parallax

2011-04-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

//create movieclips to be used in parallax, increasing in width //stack movieclips, "closest" on top var speed:Number = .05; //range .01-1 this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,parallax,false,0,true); function parallax(e:Event):void{ var myPos = mouseX/stage.stageWidth; //# between 0-1 moveMe(trees_mc,myPos); moveMe(hill_mc,myPos); moveMe(mtn_mc,myPos); moveMe(sky_mc,

AS3 Code: XML

2011-04-20T09:32:00.000-07:00

//create .xml file //save .swf file in the same folder as .xml file//request the filevar myRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("xmlfile.xml"); //create a loadervar myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); //create an event listener for when file is loadedmyLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onXMLload,false,0,true); //load the filemyLoader.load(myRequest); //tell Flash it is XML datavar

Random Tutorials by Classmates

2011-04-19T15:04:00.000-07:00

I don't know how long these links will continue to work, but I wanted to post some tutorials that were made by some of my classmates a few semesters ago. Just as a quick reference... Image MappingHTML Tutorial by Kim R. Roll-over Image/Play SoundJavascript Tutorial by Aaron G. Animating a GifPhotoshop Tutorial by Kait A. Load/Play External SoundsFlash AS3 Tutorial by Chelsea V. MovieClip

AS3 Code: Two-Dimensional Arrays

2011-04-19T14:36:00.000-07:00

var bigArray:Array = [ ["myImg1.jpg", "The First Title", "This is a description of one."], ["myImg2.jpg", "The Second Title", "This is a description of two."], ["myImg3.jpg", "The Third Title", "This is a description of three."] ]; //index numbers //[0][0],[0][1],[0][2] //[1][0],[1][1],[1][2] //[2][0],[2][1],[2][2] trace(bigArray[0][0]); //myImg1.jpg trace(bigArray[2][2

AS3 Code: One-Dimensional Arrays

2011-04-19T14:22:00.000-07:00

var myArray:Array = ["one", "two", "three", "four"]; //index numbers of this array are: 0, 1, 2, 3 trace(myArray); //one,two,three,four trace(myArray[0]); //one trace(myArray.length-1); //3 trace(myArray[myArray.length-1]); //four //methods myArray.push("five"); //adds to end trace(myArray); //one,two,three,four,five myArray.pop(); //removes last item trace(myArray); //one,two,three,four /

AS3 Code: Tween Class

2011-04-19T10:24:00.000-07:00

import fl.transitions.Tween; //import a file from a folder import fl.transitions.easing.*; //* = all inside that folder var myT:Tween = new Tween(my_mc,"x",Back.easeIn,0,700,5,true); //my_mc is the object to animate //"x" is the property to animate //Back.easeIn is the ease type //0 is the start value //700 is the end value //5 is the duration in seconds or frames //true=seconds, false=frames /

AS3Code: Conditions

2011-04-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

//put this code inside of a function //if my_mc is on the right side of screen, make it bigger if(my_mc.x > 250){ my_mc.scaleX += .01; my_mc.scaleY += .01; //if end here, implied else is "do nothing"; close with bracket }else{ //if my_mc is on the left side, make it smaller my_mc.scaleX -= .01; my_mc.scaleY -= .01; }

AS3 Code: Variables

2011-04-19T09:11:00.000-07:00

//set variables to remember current location of my_mc var newX:Number = my_mc.x; var newY:Number = my_mc.y; //change variables with a button event my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,changeXY,false,0,true); function changeXY(e:MouseEvent):void{ newX = 400; newY = 50; //or instead... here's one way to get a random location //Math.random() gives a number between 0 & 1,

365 Jar: A Flash from the Past

2011-04-18T15:20:00.000-07:00

Not only did I make a tutorial from notes, I made a whole section for tutorials from my notes. What this means is, I have added and will be adding my notes from my Graphic Interface Design class (and probably eventually other things I learn and want to remember) to this blog. Right now, they are mostly things about Flash AS3. Feel free to read them:

AS3 Code: Enter_Frame Event [movieclip follows mouse]

2011-04-18T14:51:00.000-07:00

this.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,myFunction,false,0,true); function myFunction(e:Event):void{ //what happens when frame is continuously entered //in this case the movieclip follows the mouse my_mc.x = mouseX; my_mc.y = mouseY; //or use this formula instead for fluid easing between movieclip & mouse my_mc.x += (mouseX-my_mc.x)*.1; my_mc.y += (mouseY-my_mc.y)*.1; }

AS3 Code: Button Event

2011-04-18T14:50:00.000-07:00

my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,myFunction,false,0,true); //or... MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, etc. function myFunction(e:MouseEvent):void{ //what happens when you click, mouse_over, etc. }

I Am... Graduating

2011-04-02T22:58:00.000-07:00

I designed part of a poster for the BFA Exhibition at the end of the month. The theme is "I am... USU Graphic Design." Everyone in my class designed a self-portrait for the advertising. See the full poster with complete event information --> here. I also went ahead and ordered a bunch of postcards with design and added graduation ceremony information for friends and family. It looks pretty

Innovation in Eating

2011-03-19T12:13:00.000-07:00

I thought I already posted this picture, but I can't seem to find it, so here it is (possibly again)... I made this marbled loaf a month or so ago. I got the recipe from a Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. It's fun to eat beautiful food. This next little project was inspired by an off-hand comment in my friend Calvin's blog. You can read the post that inspired it --> here. And now, I give you..

365 Jar: Typography Feast

2011-02-22T12:08:00.000-08:00

I did a little web search to find examples of good typography, and WOW! I sure found a great site: I Love Typography. There is so much information there! I subscribed to it and will go back frequently, I'm sure. I could hardly pull myself away from it today. One thing I appreciate... I can tell the guy really does love typography! Great articles. And he has an interesting thing called a

Request for Feedback

2011-02-18T13:26:00.000-08:00

To help me get out of my design bubble, please give me your feedback on this poster design: View the poster here. Thanks!

365 Jar: Poetry Hiccups

2011-02-14T21:25:00.000-08:00

I spent about an hour in the poetry section of the bookstore this evening. My goal was to not only read poetry, but to actually find poetry that I understood, that meant something to me. In past times when I have read poetry, I haven't really allowed myself much time to enjoy it (with a notable exception). This evening was not another exception, even though I tried to give myself time. As I

365 Jar: Zero Through Nine

2011-02-06T21:06:00.000-08:00

Another idea to help me get more ideas or get more art experience is to draw with colored pencils. I got the idea to draw this particular piece, entitled "Zero Through Nine", from attending my BFA exhibition class. We have been meeting in small groups to come up with a theme and a plan for our annual BFA exhibit. Our group came up with the number idea in order to put across the theme that we

365 Jar: Seminar Guest

2011-02-01T16:11:00.000-08:00

Another idea from my idea jar is to research a past seminar guest. Every semester (except this one) I've been enrolled in the communication arts seminar class at USU. Our instructor brings in lots of interesting folks who are currently working or have recently worked in design fields. This semester I heard Richter7 was coming again. I couldn't really remember them coming before, so I thought they

365 Jar: Design Museums

2011-01-26T21:27:00.000-08:00

Another idea to help me learn about the world and design is to Read about design museums as described in Daniel H. Pink's book "A Whole New Mind," page 95. I looked up a couple of the websites listed there and discovered: Design Exchange The Design Exchange is a museum in Toronto. There was quite a bit of stuff to see on their site, and when I have a stronger internet connection and some more

365 Jar: Artichoke Benedict

2011-01-23T18:28:00.000-08:00

In order to help myself become a better designer, I thought I would give myself little opportunities to try new things, to expose myself to things I would otherwise not come in contact with in my everyday routine... things that could inspire me as an artist. I came up with several ideas on little slips of paper and put them in a jar. There are 365 things - meant to be accomplished in a year (

The Color Code Game

2010-12-13T15:33:00.000-08:00

I got a design job! I'll write more details later, but for this post I'll let you know that I've had a little down time lately, so I brushed up on my Flash skillz by making a game. It's based off of the game Mastermind. Play it here. Let me know if you have any problems... I suppose this is the beta test.

Art from the Parks *1

2010-09-27T23:02:00.000-07:00

I recently visited Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and created two artistic representations of my experience: For the full story, visit my travelblog.

Swiss Study Abroad

2010-08-09T08:51:00.000-07:00

Click here for lots of photos with detailed descriptions of my trip to Switzerland (Design Thinking Study Abroad). Also, take a look at the newspaper articles about the trip: Herald Journal and Deseret News.

Signs

2010-08-09T08:48:00.000-07:00

I loved the decorative signs in Switzerland: And here's a little jump to the modern era:

Stairs

2010-08-09T08:46:00.000-07:00

I became a little obsessed with stairs (especially the spiral variety) while I was studying in Switzerland:

Houses

2010-08-09T08:45:00.000-07:00

The streets in Leysin, Switzerland weren't named, but the houses had names. Here are a few of them, beginning with the hotel we stayed in:

Patterns

2010-08-09T08:43:00.000-07:00

Here are a few fun pictures of textures and patterns that I discovered while studying for a month in Switzerland:

Elements *3

2010-05-20T00:13:00.000-07:00

One of my family members sent me the link to this website that was made in flash, and I got super excited when I looked at it. I could make something like this! I'm not sure exactly how the people at mydigitalpublication.com handle everything... maybe they have things automated or working in a way I don't understand, yet... but I think it's super cool... and I really feel like I could create

My Portfolio

2010-05-18T08:07:00.000-07:00

I figured it was high time I actually posted my final project, since the semester has been over for two weeks! Things are about to get pretty busy this summer--I'm going to study graphic design abroad... in Switzerland! Here are some digital comps of some ideas I had sketched out. I sort of like to think of these beginning ideas like the "teenage" stages of my final site... you know, more

Woven *7

2010-04-01T21:36:00.000-07:00

Here's the completed site: http://www.spring10.graphicinterfacedesign.com/students/sohms/proj2/ I use the term "completed" loosely, because I actually have a few things to fix (like making the photos load correctly on a couple of the pages and adding a couple buttons here and there to help with the navigation), plus... I'd actually like to build onto this page, make calculators and pattern

Woven *6

2010-03-29T22:49:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm getting closer and closer to being done. I still need to put together one more "page" and there are a lot of little finishing touches to do. The longer I work on this site, the more ideas I get. I would love to develop them all, but sadly I will run out of time soon. Perhaps I'll be able to come back to this one later and make it like it could be. Here are a few progress shots. Next

Woven *5

2010-03-25T21:49:00.000-07:00

Well, I've been slowly making progress on the weaving website. Here's a one-shot update: I'll most likely be changing a few more things on this particular page; I took this screen shot so I could see how the little green thing in the middle of the screen looks.

Woven *4

2010-03-11T21:26:00.000-08:00

Now, I've been known to polish a few apples in my day, but I just want to take this public opportunity to make it perfectly clear... I'm not building this website for my teacher Dave.* With that said, I want to THANK Dave for helping me along through this. I feel like I've really been struggling. The way I've set things up seems really code-heavy and I've been working through kinks until I have

Woven *3

2010-03-05T19:00:00.000-08:00

I've been focusing on getting my site started up in Flash and I've been running across some issues already at the get-go. It's discouraging and it's been slowing my progress, I think. So, I've been pushing past some of the issues, ignoring them, and instead started constructing the basic layouts of some of the other pages, as you see here: Oh, I've also been spending an exorbitant amount of

Woven *2

2010-02-26T18:56:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics of how my site is progressing. This is an updated digital comp of the home page, with some changes from last time: I've started building it in Flash; here are some screen shots: Until next time....

Blinds Transition Tutorial

2010-02-24T19:56:00.000-08:00

In this tutorial you will learn how to transition two movie clips using the Blinds Transition effect in Flash AS3. Click here to see it in action. (1) Start with buttons (or thumbnails) and movie clips. Make sure to give everything an instance name. Stack the movie clips directly on top of one another. (2) Make an actions layer and insert this code in order to pull the files you need into your

Woven *1

2010-02-19T18:45:00.000-08:00

My next assignment in Graphic Interface Design is wide open as far as content goes. I decided to create a site about weaving, because, well, I love it. Sometimes when I brainstorm ideas and my sketchbook isn't close by, I use whatever I can find... in this case I used the pad of paper I keep by my bed for times such as this. (Apologies for the sparkly pink pen.) I feel like I've been

YouTips *4

2010-02-12T13:24:00.000-08:00

It's finished!* Take a look at the site here: http://www.spring10.graphicinterfacedesign.com/students/sohms/proj1/ for as long as this link shall last. *The gallery page doesn't actually store your customized selections at this point... but some day it will.

YouTips *3

2010-02-02T23:01:00.000-08:00

Wow... I think I'm addicted. I keep thinking of things to do to this website, but I'm not sure where I'm gonna get the time to do it all. Here are some quick update shots. This is how the "home" page is looking. I've been spending a lot of time re-organizing movie clips and layers, so I feel like I'm not moving very quickly. But, the reorganizing will help me in the long run. Here's a shot of

YouTips *2

2010-01-30T15:11:00.000-08:00

Here's a little progress update with the campaign website that I'm working on. Not a whole lot has changed with the design at this point. I've mostly been spending time getting my images and playing around with some code in flash to see if what I envision can really be done... well, I know it can be done... but I'm figuring out HOW. This is the design for the "customizing" page. At this point,

YouTips *1

2010-01-20T21:17:00.000-08:00

For this new assignment I'm creating a "campaign website"... a microsite about cotton swabs. You may think it sounds mundane now, but if I'm successful, you're gonna want one. Here are some drawings and digital comps: I'm sure you'll see some changes... tomorrow's the critique. I'm mostly hoping that I'm not "having a party in my own head."

USU Animation *2

2010-01-19T20:45:00.000-08:00

Here's how the complete volley animation turned out. (Or you can click here and see it, for as long as this link will work.)

USU Animation *1

2010-01-16T18:19:00.000-08:00

It's the start of another semester... and the first project is a "volley" - my partner does 5 seconds of an animation, I do the next 5 seconds, he does another 5 and I do another 5. Back and forth, like that, for 20 seconds. Not long at all... but lots of animation! Here are a few progress shots of my sections. The topic is the USU Art Department. I've enjoyed this assignment so far, and I

Elements *2

2010-01-02T11:06:00.000-08:00

So, my original thought was to highlight something I like and want to remember from all of my classmates' websites, but that's just not going to happen. Here are a few more design or coding elements that I like: From the Lillé flash site, I think the animation with these birds pecking at the menu options is cute and clever. I wish it carried on throughout the site (or something like it) and not

Elements *1

2009-12-31T15:30:00.000-08:00

So, I thought I'd keep my mind from turning into mush and do a little critical analysis of some websites. I'll start off with things I like and want to remember from the websites of those who took Graphic Interface Design this past semester. Here they are in no particular order of importance. From the god jul flash site, I like the patterned stripe down the left side of the screen. I also enjoy

Counting Sheep *5

2009-12-01T22:27:00.000-08:00

Here's the final flash site for your viewing pleasure (make sure your speakers are on!) View the Counting Sheep website. And now I think I will take the advice from that website and get some sleep!

Counting Sheep *4

2009-11-23T20:51:00.000-08:00

Here are a few "action shots" of my progress. I'm almost done! Just a few kinks to work out still....

Counting Sheep *3

2009-11-20T01:00:00.000-08:00

I have the basic set up of the home page done in Flash now. It took longer than I thought it would to "re-create" it in Flash. And I'm a little worried that I made it too large (especially the height). I hope that people can see the whole thing in their browser windows when I'm finished. I guess we'll see!

Counting Sheep *2

2009-11-19T12:41:00.000-08:00

Here it is again after a few adjustments for the better or hopefully-not-worse: Next step: FLASH!

Counting Sheep *1

2009-11-18T15:01:00.000-08:00

Now that I know how to animate something in flash, I have the assignment to make a website in flash. I did a little brainstorming.... ... and decided that I would really rather be sleeping... so that's what this website is about! Here are few more sketches and a digital comp for your perusal. I feel very much the same way Curtis does about drawing, so I had to push myself a bit with this idea

Play-Stop-Play-Stop

2009-11-16T17:12:00.000-08:00

Today in my Graphic Interface Design class I learned how to make movie clips start and stop playing by clicking a button. Here is a screen-shot while I was working on it: Click >here< if you want to see it in motion.

Dory Sound Clip *4

2009-11-07T15:11:00.000-08:00

Yipee! It's done! Here's another shot during the process of animating: And... good news, I figured out a way for you all to see the animation in motion. I quickly put it in an html file and posted it on our class server (the same disclaimer applies). Watch the animation. I hope after you see it you don't think:

Dory Sound Clip *3

2009-11-04T21:16:00.001-08:00

Working... working....

Dory Sound Clip *2

2009-11-02T18:49:00.000-08:00

This is way harder than I originally thought it would be. Here's a sampling of what I've been working on. My brain is not used to thinking this way....

Mystery Project

2009-10-28T12:00:00.000-07:00

So, a few nights ago I couldn't fall asleep because I had something on my mind. I want to design something... for fun.... Which is ridiculous, because WHEN am I ever going to have time to do it?! Anyway, here are some ideas...

Guide & Mask Layers in Flash

2009-10-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I learned how to use both a guide layer and a mask layer in Flash. (Wish I could show you how it moves!)

Dory Sound Clip *1

2009-10-26T19:49:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure how much I'll be able to show you what I'm up to during this new assignment in my Graphic Interface Design class, because I'm not sure if I can upload flash (.swf) files to blogspot. (Does anyone know how?) For this assignment I will be animating some dialogue from a popular film. The first stage of our assignment, prior to animating the text, is to design a typographic poster.

Logan Canyon Hiking Trails *6

2009-10-14T14:49:00.000-07:00

And... it's done! Hiking Trails of Logan Canyon Enjoy!

Feeling Spry?

2009-10-05T18:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a little assignment that I worked on today. I learned how to use what is known as "spry"; I used Dreamweaver to set up a navigation menu with drop-down options. Here's the link to the navigation menu. None of the links actually go anywhere, so don't actually click, or you'll be disappointed. This was a pretty simple and relatively easy way to create a navigation menu.

Logan Canyon Hiking Trails *5

2009-09-30T20:10:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick progress update on my html website. When you hover your mouse over the pictures on the left side, they pop up bigger in the middle. The top navigation menu (near the title, in the shape of a trail map) is only partially working. When you hover your mouse over the words (e.g. "Home", "Trails", etc.) the cursor changes and you can click on it like it's a link. I'm still trying to

Including PHP

2009-09-28T17:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a website I just made where I played around with CSS .classes and #ids. I don't really know if I have a handle on it or not... my CSS code seems a little messy. View the page here.* I also added a "php include" tag... feature... code.... This means, that--for my two pages--the links in the upper right-hand corner have only been typed once--for both pages. The links are really in a

Logan Canyon Hiking Trails *4

2009-09-24T11:33:00.000-07:00

Here is the collection of the most recent digital comps for the HTML website project. Here is the home page... And an example of how it would look when you hover over a certain area... There will be four of these pages, which show the four canyon sections... And this is a list of all the trails (sort of in an index format)... There will be 40 of these pages (one for each trail)... This

Logan Canyon Hiking Trails *3

2009-09-21T22:45:00.000-07:00

Here's a quick progress update on my HTML website.... Go to completed website: Hiking Trails of Logan Canyon

The CSS Controversy

2009-09-17T14:02:00.000-07:00

As I've been looking for an appropriate CSS tutorial textbook for my Graphic Interface Design class, I've come upon something interesting... the controversy between laying out a website with tables or strictly using CSS. My limited CSS knowledge as well as my prior experience of using tables to layout a site, causes me wonder if I'm merely uncovering the tip of the iceberg. Here are a few

Tutorial Assignment

2009-09-15T21:38:00.000-07:00

For one of my assignments I made a tutorial website for a CSS feature that I wanted to learn how to do. Currently the link to that tutorial is: http://fall09-2.graphicinterfacedesign.com/sohms/tutorial/tutorial.htm, but that could always change, so... if you can't see it someday down the road. It's not my fault.

Logan Canyon Hiking Trails *2

2009-09-10T13:25:00.000-07:00

Here are some digital comps from the sketches. They all pretty much have the same color scheme going on. This second one is pretty much the same as the first, but I just added a bit more green to a couple spots. Here's a variation. After yesterday's critique in class, I'm most likely going to take the navigation elements from the first comp and combine it with the content layout of this one.

Logan Canyon Hiking Trails *1

2009-09-02T18:42:00.001-07:00

This is the beginning of a series of posts for my HTML project. I'll be making an HTML website for Logan Canyon hiking trails. Here you get to see pages from my actual sketchbook. Consider yourself lucky! And here's the first stages of a digital comp... Go to completed website: Hiking Trails of Logan Canyon

What Have I Done?

2009-08-24T18:26:00.000-07:00

If you're interested in taking a look at some of my previous projects, click here. Or here. Or here. It's all the same place. And you may get more than you want.