The site is finally done, with many new features and expansions.
The following is a list of all the new changes and additions:
New “Video” section
Expanded Print design and Web Design pages
Expanded Audio Production to include Artist contact information and purchase links
Improved overall unity of the subpages and content
Improved modular design
Optimized text and images
Improved navigation coherence
Optimized PHP scripts and CSS
Cleaner directory-based structure
Hopefully the new changes will help the site as a whole. The work took longer to complete than I had originally intended, but I am pleased with the end result. The video section is incomplete as Thirty3RPM Productions is still working to expand into that world. Let me know what you guys think of the new site structure.
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I decided to finally sit down and learn some After Effects. I started out by watching some simple tutorials to see how the program works, then after watching a few videos from Video Copilot, I decided to try something of my own. It isn’t very good, but it is the first thing that I have ever done in After Effects and I think it turned out better than I expected.
About 4 hours into making this composition, I realized a faster more efficient way to make it. I finished it doing the hard way that I started with, I will try to make more stuff as time goes on.
I was working on a theme for the WordPress account at www.melonnieinhaiti.com only to find that the free accounts on WordPress.com don’t allow you to import themes. So i just made custom header for now. I will probably end up hosting the blog here on my server as it is is a charity project.
Here are some of the Myspace Layouts that I have made. All of them were handcrafted to order for the recipients. None of them use any sort of template at all. I get quite a few requests for these, so if you want one just contact us.
I have been very busy for the last week working on school work and such. The interface is pretty much complete. I am still not set on the logo but for now it works. I am playing around with some PHP scripts and other things to enhance the content of this site. The item on the right of the home page is a PHP script that reads an include with another PHP script that parses the feed from this WordPress Blog. I am not done tweaking it yet but everything is still a work in progress.
I hope to continue to work more on the sub pages more throughout this week and develop the site further.
Well It started out okay, then I decided to install Joomla onto the server and try to learn how to use it. That was a mistake. Joomla is an extremely powerful content management system but I wanted something simpler and easier to customize. So I tried to adapt the wordpress engine to work along with the site template that I was working on. That did work but it was very difficult and just about as easy as manually updating the pages locally and re-uploading them. Eventually I will probably try to write my own simple cms for the pages but for now it is going to stay PHP manually.
I am still developing the site and hopefully the full site will be launched by the end of the week. The design is still open to change and will probably be finalized by Wednesday (Just when I will be sick of looking at it) and I will work on the content.
This blog is set to recieve a custom template tailored to look similar to the main website that is set to happen by the end of this or next week. For now, you can check out the good ol’ Myspace and add me there.
Well Last night I stayed up late and began making the homepage for www.thirty3rpmproducitons.com It is not finished but the basic navigation is there. The whole thing is subject to change and will probably see some major tweaking.
I am still thinking about what CMS to use, I might install Joomla or just do it the hardway for a good DIY make-my-own CMS. Or I could just be lazy and manually edit the HTML pages.
Anyway, continuing on the subject of the homepage–I wanted to try to make a glass theme based off the current blog theme, but make my own spin on it. The glass texture was interesting, but the color blurr gradient that is the background image took about 3 hours to make.
Let me tell you about that image. it looks decent, it might receive some tweaking but overall I am happy with it. The image itself is about 10 layers. The bottom being a rainbow gradient, but the rest are various textures and such. I actualy bought one from SXC.hu, it was a brushed metal texture. I realized after I finished the background that I could have probably made the brushed metal texture.
Well I hope you viewers will like the design. Please don’t hesitate to give me some feedback!
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Most people have a Myspace profile now. Amidst the mess of crappy colors and ADD ME NOW bullitins, a good design will once in a while pop up.
I have been working with many clients over the last four months regarding myspace layouts and related design work. It is a good opportunity to learn how to deal with clients and to establish better design skills. I have made a number of Myspace layouts now and I am continuing to improve.
Most of my clients are bands and artists, as they want a nice eye-catching layout to show off their talent. There seems to be a continuous steady market for Myspace layout creation.
Just recently, Myspace released the new “Profile v2.0″ Interface for the user profiles. This pretty much thwarts any custom design as of my knowledge. It applies to regular users, but bands and artist profiles are not affected just yet. For now, the original profile v1 is still usable. I wonder how long until they force the new v2 profile?
Currently I am in the process of designing a logo for the Thirty3RPM Produtions project. I would like your feedback on the current ideas which can be found below. There are several iterations of the design, please let me know which one you think will work the best!
Once I decide on a logo I will begin building the actual site (and posting it in the blog) and keep you updated.
