Last week at Google I/O, a new app called Hangouts was released. It was the long-needed conglomeration of Google Talk and Google+ everyone expected long ago, it’s available across devices, and it looks great. But underneath that initial sheen, problems have started to appear — there are several inconsistencies across the Hangouts apps. Online/offline status problems The hangouts app shows who’s online on the web and Chrome apps, but not on the iPad or Android ones. Displaying online users is a pretty crucial function, as it determines who people attempt to talk to and who they ignore. It makes Hangouts less of an instant messaging app and more of a service similar to email or Twitter DMs, which definitely wasn’t the purpose… Read More
Hello, dear internet! I’m back again after a lengthy amount of business! I’ve been occupied with work and other projects such as designing sprites for a game that should be out early next year. I have also been taking on website design work when possible. I’m always open to new projects, so if you need a new website designed and/or coded, feel free to contact me! I also moved to a new apartment last week! It’s very small, but fits within my budget and provides me with a great challenge: how do I fill 275 sq ft of space without feeling cramped? I decided to go with red, white, and black as my theme. Incidentally, the very Swiss, incredibly popular designer… Read More
I have an old notebook in which I used to paste pictures of clothes I liked. I’m getting rid of it to start a newer version in an unlined sketchbook and decided to scan the pages I liked. Here they are:
A while ago I promised ya’ll a preview of First Grade Math. Here’s the first online version. I’ll be posting them over at Q, my Tumblr. It stars Circle, Square, and Triangle. I truly love Triangle the most. So crazy. <3
I’ve been very busy as of late with my NASDAQ internship and summer classes. I’ve been learning how to silkscreen. If you’re curious about the process, head over to YouTube and pick one of the billion silkscreening tuts. Last week I made my first set of books in class. The joy of silkscreening is that you can mass-produce your own art. I made a set of 8 accordion books. I only needed one, but decided to make more for the heck of it. No idea what to do with the other 7, though… Maybe someone is interested in buying one? Here’s what they look like: The front cover First page The inside I loved making them and will be making… Read More
OH SHOOT. I’m updating the site, so the gallery is in crazy mode right now. What do you think? any suggestions? Let me know! I made the new theme using several new things, including the now infamous border-radius and box-shadow CSS selectors. For more info on those, go to CSS3.info! Wonderful place. I learn so much on there. CSS3 is amazing. If you google it, you’ll see things about new things like animations and transforms. CRAZY STUFF. Sadly, most of it only works on Safari’s webkit browser. Hope you’re enjoying the much-needed change! Also, the VAL typeface is a free font. I believe it’s on Squirrel-fonts and several other sites. It’s quite pretty. PEACE!
At my new job, I’ve encountered hundreds of business cards. I work with a card scanner to enter data into a gigantic database. I’ve noticed that some cards are much easier to work with than others. Here are some tips to make your business card great. 1) Make your margin at least ¼ inch wide in each direction. I’ve scanned several cards, only to find that the words were cut off because the margins were too small. 2) Use a clear, thick sans-serif font. If you don’t, your cards become illegible by humans and machines alike. The less manual entry, the better. Use strong faces, not thin types that can be easily misread. 3) Write out your company name Don’t… Read More
Hello, fine people! How have you all been? I’ve been gone for a month or so, but I haven’t been slacking on anything besides homework. I’ve been working, living, and I even managed to upgrade my MacBook. I was thinking about buying a new one, but I honestly don’t like the color or the battery of the unibody aluminum MacBooks. So, I decided to buy a 650GB hard drive and 2GB of ram and upgrade the system myself. It was actually pretty easy. I did run into a problem replacing the hard drive, though. This is a Torx screw. You encounter these when you try to replace a hard drive. I had never seen one before this, and didn’t have… Read More
Even in a normal economy, looking for an internship can be really tough. Over the past month, I think I’ve sent out nearly 20 resumes and only gotten a response from one company. That company turned out to be almost 2 hours away by train, so I had to politely decline. Sad. I found a pretty cool site the other day, One Day, One Internship. I think it’s nice that they take their time out to research internships in different states for students and those looking for entry-level stuff. They also have a website for regular jobs. How sweet! I have a lot of things, such as new sketches and a billion comics, but I’ve been kinda busy, not to… Read More
The Global Game Jam is nearly over in many parts of the world, but it will surely not be forgotten. If you’re wondering what it is, then check out their website. The basic rules of GGJ are to make a game in 48 hours. The game will be judged and the creators of the best game will get it published. Most people enter for the sake of hilarity; there are honorable mentions and recognition for games with hilarious titles and the like. My friend Señor Arturo participated in the NYU group, while my friend Dave was in the FullSail group. Sadly, Señor Arturo didn’t have up a puppycam, but Dave’s group did. You don’t know about PUPPYCAM?! HOW DARE YOU! In… Read More
Don’t you love when you have a great idea, so you draw concepts and go all out, only to find that nothing’s gonna happen? Here’s some stuff I drew for unfinished personal/other projects. Projects unnamed to enhance confusion.
here are the mannequins that inspired my newest deviantart upload. Here’s the finished piece. Nice weather lately, eh?
I managed to scan some things I drew recently
School starts today, yeehaw! I will probably begin drawing things in class. I’m going to make sketchbooks on cafepress, so get ready~! I’ll add pictures to the art section very soon. SCHOOL YAY SCHOOL Dear school,