Adieu

Adieu

It is time to move on. My site has been pretty much unchanged for the last 4 years. Now, finally it is getting a long due overhaul. This blog remains unchanged, content and structure-wise, but at last its look is in sync with the rest of the site. As of now the site has three […]


Saving face

Saving face

Having decided previously to maintain the same visual identity as the old site, I decided to start off work on the new splash page. Technically, the splash page is a very minor part of any site, but in practical terms it is a very important step in the web design process. Firstly, it decides what […]


The colour of my skin

The colour of my skin

It has been very long since I last posted here, and even longer since I wrote about the great site re-invention project. But beyond laziness and procrastination, there has been another reason for my indecisiveness in this issue. The crux of the matter has been, how much re-invention should this re-invention involve? To answer this […]


Show off!

Show off!

How do I present my work? That is always a very complicated question, whether in hard copy or online. A portfolio can be arranged in an infinite number of ways, and an online portfolio can be arranged in an infinite number of ways plus one. Finally it comes down to weighing the pros and cons […]


Splashdown

Splashdown

In spite of all that brainwashing about not judging books by their covers, every one of us goes by first impressions at some level. And why not? First impressions are very important, especially on the web. There are two kinds of people on the net today. There are those with broadband connections, who will see […]