Growing up, I was always drawn to music. I still remember the first walkman I received. My walkman gave me the ability to take my music, the custom playlists I would spend hours putting together by recording my favorite songs from multiple cassette tapes, with me where ever I went. Music has always been a great escape for me. It's funny that it took me until later in life to truly realize the impact music has played in my life. Looking back on … [Read more...]
I make it a habit of trying to read a new quote everyday. Actually, I post the quote I read to my Twitter account everyday (if you're following me and this annoys you...I apologize). Basically what I do is to look up a quote on whatever topic I am thinking about at the moment. Lately, I've been thinking about continued education and the desire I have to continually push myself to learn new things. The other day, I read a quote from Henry Ford in … [Read more...]
Inspiration is a key component in the design process for me. Creative block seems to rear its ugly head in the most inconvenient times. In order to get back into creative flow, I'll utilize many different sources of inspiration. Sometimes, it's as simple as getting up from my desk and taking a walk outside. Other times, I'll listen to different types of music. One of the chief sources of inspiration I turn to for website design projects is to … [Read more...]
Back in 2007 CNET started an award program called the Webware 100. This is CNET's annual program in which CNET readers are encouraged to select and vote for the top web applications and web services out there today. Readers are able to vote for their picks from the list of 300 finalists selected by CNET. There were about 5,000 qualifying submissions. So, the 300 are really the cream of the crop. The finalists have been organized into ten key … [Read more...]