Journal » Post

Kamusta kaibigan!? It's been a while, hasn't it? I am glad to get out of my long slump and present you with something that I am proud of. It's my new layout which takes me back to the days when I first started out in web development, sometime in '98 -- when f2s (freedom to surf) was the hosting bomb, when image maps were cool, and flash was just starting to make its mark. I gave some old ideas a new touch here and there, made a simple design with subtle details, light highlights and a warm color scheme... and voila! version 8 is born.

Simple and concise, I think that's the best way to do things. I've noticed a lot of flashy websites which look cool but ain't exactly usable. I wanna stretch what CSS, AJAX, JavaScript and the like have to offer before I use flash. I think there's plenty of room for improvement in terms of design using these tools without resorting to flash. Don't get me wrong though, I do like flash. I started using it since version 4; but each job requires a specific set of tools so to speak.

If the picture you see to your left doesn't resemble the layout you see right now, then you might want to upgrade your browser. I've tested this site with IE 6, Opera 8.54 and Firefox 1.5. I strongly recommend you use the last one. But a few of my friends tested this on the following browsers as well, namely: Avant and Maxton. It worked well on Maxton; but kinda sucked with Avant since the font sizes weren't rendered correctly.. If you're still experiencing problems, please make sure that your browser fully supports CSS.

Well, I gotta jet since my work ain't done. The site still has a lot of work on it which I need to attend to if I wanna meet my deadline. Lemme know what you think. Constructive comments are always welcome.