SpursATX

Nov30

What can I say… I love my San Antonio Spurs. I’ve been of fan of the team since I was a youngster and had to put my hopes behind Vinny del Negro (never a good thing). Since not enough people were listening to me on various message boards, I thought I would go ahead and build a blog for my friends and I to act as a loudspeaker.

The site uses WordPress (like this one) as a CMS and blog platform. The site also serves as a development base for various plugins and modifications I make to the WordPress source code. This way I can ensure that my clients always get work that has been thoroughly test in the correct environment.

Also… GO SPURS GO!

CRS Hotels

Nov5

This was a very simple custom slideshow I put together for a friend of mine at PSWerks. It doesn’t look like much (well it looks nice but not like much work) however the work is in the backend. The slideshow pulls all information from an XML file generated by the server; the client’s request was for something clean and efficient; I believe this fits the bill.

AXLR8 Fitness

Oct29

AXLR8 Fitness is the site for personal trainer Manda Freytag, an accomplished fitness specialist that operates out of the Austin area. I haven’t actually been involved in any of her training sessions but from the looks of the pictures she provided for the site’s slideshow, I’m not really sure I have what it takes.

The Specifics

This site uses a number of plugins and additional coding in order to achieve the functionality desired for the site. Of particular note, the AJAX commenting functionality is quite nifty; this allows comments to show up almost instantly without a page refresh while still being checked for spam. Also the site uses the LightWindow image viewer. Good stuff.

DanielGovea – Fine Arts

Jun29

This is no longer it’s own site; it can be found at http://pixelrabbit.com/art 

I created this site for two reasons: to have an online fine arts portfolio and to get a good opportunity to test out the Tweener (now updated) ActionScript library on a site-wide level. I think it was successful on both counts and I’m very pleased with the presentation of the site. Of course, being a designer means you can always see things you would like done differently and this is no exception. Still, I prefer to move forward with new projects so this site will have to take a backseat until I find a little more time.

Inkdrop Digital Design

May29

I designed this website as a favor to a couple of my best buds back from my old neighborhood of La Palma. Of course it helped that one of the services they offer to their customers is web and Flash design which would be contracted out to a professional (guess who?) but more importantly, it was great to work with a couple of my favorite people which I unfortunately don’t get to speak to much anymore.

The Specifics

This site is coded to be XHTML compliant and very search engine friendly. In addition, it uses PmWiki, a wiki-based content management system (CMS) intended to give them the freedom to change, add, and remove pages at a moments notice. This is doubly important for startup companies such as this; often pricing and features take a while for new companies to set in stone.

I’ve since discovered a new CMS which functions much better for my clients; however since the site was done as a favor, I’m in no rush to update their still functional and easy to use CMS. Check it out if you have a minute or two, it’s created by a genius of a man name Patrick Michaud which I’ve had the good fortune of meeting on a couple of occasions. Good stuff, just a little tech heavy.