Inspired (if that’s really the right word) by all this new Ubuntu artwork I decided to have a little go at creating a new wallpaper. As I said in my last post I like brown, it’s smooth, sexy and natural. So, after a little tinkering with an old photo of my Bonsai tree – ‘Gemmell’ [...]
Posts Tagged ‘designing’
Wow… the real world looks weird
Okay, I’ve spent the best part of the last 48 hours coding/designing constantly. Looking around the flat just seems weird to me now, nothing looks as it should. It’s similar to the effect you get while walking out of the cinema after watching something like Knowing (longest feeling film I’ve ever seen I swear..) But [...]
Ridiculously good-looking but just ridiculous underneath
Finally I’m nearly there with the basics of this theme. The look and feel is about right, and when I load the page I like what I see. I just don’t like the code that creates it. The code behind it is a hugely modified version of the Writers Blog theme by Eric Crooks. I [...]
Linux Mint Generated Button
After a little discussion and some information about how wordpress.com functions from mesanna I’ve quite quickly made the first demo version of a generated button. And here it is. So far it’s really just proof of concept, and its code is a little limited but could very easily and quickly be improved, depending on what [...]
Another theme update
Yet again I’m posting up another screenshot of my work in progress theme.
Basically, with this theme I wanted something really personal, the kind of theme you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. I also wanted to make its palette slightly ubuntuesque with oranges and browns. I think it’s coming along pretty well.
Bonsai site skin work in progress
Because I’m really liking the skin I’m working on, I thought I’d show off a little and give you a screenie. It’s not anywhere near finished yet, alot of typography and “the basics” need to be put in, but I think it’s coming along quite nicely. What do you think?
Tweeting with pleasure, courtesy of Inkscape
Today I was inspired to draw. Well, strictly tonight, technically this morning… Anyway. I quite accidentally found this Twitter style tutorial and decided I wanted a twitter icon of my own, that would go with the colours of my new design. However, I don’t use Adobe Illustrator… or whatever. Just Open Source programs. So out [...]