I'm a web developer and co-owner of Hoverboard that makes cool stuff on the web.
A few weeks ago, I participated in an event that Sierra Bravo puts on every year called the F1 Web Site Challenge.
Kare 11 also did a story on it and interviewed yours truly. You can also check out the F1 web site.
Check back for updates. Once the site for Global Citizens Network is complete (still a work in progress), I will post a link.
After attending a good number of the “Conversations About The Future of Advertising” talks at the Fine Line last year, I was very excited to hear that they were bringing back these speaking events.
I’m going to start this blog off with the typical statement…It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog. Sorry. I’ve been…well…I’ve been drinking too much and between that and trying to get a job in the field of Graphic Design, I’ve been a bit busy. So this is what I’ve been up to.
I had my senior show, got the miniMediaCenter up and running, (200 movies strong and growing daily thanx to Blockbuster online). School hasn’t been too hard but, I’ve been drinking a lot on the weekends. This is my last semester of school…ever, so I thought I should live it up while I can. Matt shitting on my bedroom floor, Caesar telling the girl I’m making out with that I have an ingrown toenail. There are stories. The rents have been ragging on me to get a job. I have been on the path to a job.
I went to portfolio one-on-one a few weeks ago. This was freakin’ awsome and anyone who didn’t go was really dumb not to. I recieved a lot of good feed back on my portfolio. That lead into an eventual interview and Metropolitan Media Group. I’ll find out on Monday if I got the job or not.
This post might seem a bit off the wall because…you guessed it…I’m drinking. So enjoy what I’ve given you. I’ll be back later.
I believe that accessibility is important overall on the web for a number of reasons. First because of people who are visually challenged. Their screen readers can work when the text is there. However, the more important reason is because of alternate browsers like PDAs and phones. If you have a site that can be seen in a secondary text-only mode, more people can see your site.
Our site hawkridge.org should have accessiblity, but it is not priority number one. If people are visually challenged, more than likely, they won’t be going to go bird watching.
Going down Central Entrance quite a bit over the last year, I have noticed the digital billboard by Pawn America. I just have to say, that they are working on that thing ALL the time. You can tell it is a new technology for sure.
I’m sure that the Duluth City Council is worried about this issue due to safety. They think that they are a distraction to driving. I think that they are only a hazard if they are blinking. Sure, people are staring at them now because they are new, but it will wear off.
Chicago has a few of these billboards right on I-90 and they are very distracting because they blink and try to get your attention when you should be watching the road.
These boards are a good investment if they require little or no maintenance. More people get their message on the board, you can dictate when it is displayed if it is something time sensitve and the companies don’t have to pay huge printing bills.
I know my sister won a contest in high school for designing a billboard. However, the hurdle was that they didn’t have enough money to get it printed. If they had these boards at that time, it wouldn’t have been an issue.