Rezolutions for the New Year
Figured I’d start 2009 with an official post and a new layout celebrating the New Years and the new release of Wordpress 2.7 (which released December 2008). Before getting into the details of the new theme, I wanted to start off with some life announcements and updates.
I received better grades than I thought from all my classes, but still was a bit disappointed with my overall work produced from the semester. That just means I need to work my ass off a lot more. Also, after speaking with some other designers from other schools, I’ve realized that Parsons hasn’t updated my department’s curriculum in a while. Which has led me to fill out transfer applications. Who knows where I’ll be next year?
Now I hate to say I was busy, but I was, and pretty much why this site fell through the cracks. Well I’m trying to work on that, so I hope with this theme which I entitled, in an ever so cheesy attempt to be clever, “Rezolutions”.
What’s new with ‘Rezolutions’? It’s a column-based design surrounding columns of 320px to add to a maximum width of 960px. I feel it falls very much in line with other grid-system layouts, with a few variations for different features, sections, etc. Another noticeable difference is color, or the lack thereof. I wanted something very clean cut and mature-looking. A lot of times I tried to incorporate colors that were in my mood, but I found myself quickly bored with those layouts. It seems counterproductive to not use color in that sense, but I think I accomplished a layout that I generally like more than the others. I will note that I did add a little color, Pantone 295C for link hovers. There might be a few more accent colors coming, but for now I’m going to keep it sweet and simple. Also, as part of one of my new resolutions, there shouldn’t be an ounce of Helvetica or Helvetica Neue on this site, at all. I’ve used Century for the header and headlines and Georgia for the content / body of the site. Most of my layouts featured the use of both serif and sans-serif, or mostly sans-serif, but over the years as a designer I’ve come to love serif a lot more. There’s just more character.
The most noticeable change, in my opinion, is the fact that there’s an actual portfolio page. What does that mean? It means I’m going to work my ass off to actually have a portfolio section up and running.
And with that said, I hope everyone had a great New Years, and that 2009 has started off in a good light. Everyone’s been asking what resolutions I’ve made, so here are mine:
- Be more diligent and productive in 2009.
- Learn jQuery and AJAX (2a. And become adept with at least one of them).
- Refrain from using ‘Helvetica’ and ‘Helvetiva Neue’ for any and all designs.
- Conform to the use of grid systems using rational and irrationals proportions.
- Be a better friend and lover.
What are your resolutions for the new year?
