A New Face

I just finished the final details on the brand new face for my website. And I love the way it turned out. The re-design took many of my nights and weekends over the last 2 months. An its not just a re-design, but a re-development as well.

The reason for this re-design …

Who's Your Target

This was originally was a response to a comment on my last blog post, but it ended up being a great topic for a blog post.

Regarding the structure of the code on my new site, and the methods behind it:

I purposely did not include fall-backs for handicapped readers, …

Planet Earth Rocks!

If you haven't already seen or heard... Planet Earth Rocks!!

My lovely wife got me this DVD set for Christmas, and we have been amazed at the stuff they can cram into that little DVD box. I love learning about all the different parts of our Planet, and this series is …

It's Poll time

No, not for the President :) but for Firebolt.
What I want to do is get a feel for how you want your Firebolt service delivered. As I have previously said, it will come in 2 forms: Hosted Solution, and a Downloadable Solution. I know some of you will be using Firebolt …

Something Great is Coming

Just wanted to let you all know that: Something Great is Coming.

I will be releasing a new project that is sure to give you a new perspective on almost everything. It will be life-changing, super-human, and will most definitely entertain.
A lot of planning, sweat …

Summer is looking up!

According to Wikipedia:
"In the January 2008 issue of Alternative Press, it was stated that Underoath was going to have both Dutkiewicz and Goldman, who also produced Define the Great Line, produce the new album."

This summer is already taking a turn for the best. …

Xerox... What were you thinking?

Xerox got a new logo. I like it.

Xerox got a new icon... and it is BAD.

I would not have guessed that the white stripes on the red ball are supposed to be an "X". It's not even angled properly. So why angle it if its not going to look real??? Xerox isn't a web 2.0 …

Mr. Lame

Sorry everyone... I'm Mr. Lame :(
You are all gonna have to hold out for another week (uhhh.. or 2) for the "Something Great is Coming" to finally be revealed. You know how it goes... sometimes good planning doesn't always happen the way you want it to. Nevertheless, it …

Writing for Vitamin

I was recently approached by Vitamin ( ThinkVItamin.com ) to write some design tutorials for their online mag. Super stoked on the opportunity and honored they asked me.
For my first article I am going to write a tutorial on the patented :) Drew Wilson "Light Effects" …

The President

For those of you undecided on your choice for President of the United States in 2008,may I present to you my choice: Mike Huckabee.

Firebolt Screens | Round 1

As promised here are some screen shots of Firebolt, the CMS I have been working hard to release to you all. It really will let designers and developers control any type of website without holding anything back.

You may notice the screen shots have missing images in …

PepperMelon Rocks My Face

These guys are so good: PepperMelon

They were one of the first artists on Muse, back when they were going by OhSagas

They just updated their site with new stuff, and it is awesome!
Congrats on the solid work Fernando!

Peace,
Drew

Purevolume is New

A site I visit every single day just got bleached. And I love it :)

Purevolume got a refreshed look today. Not a huge change, but it's a good one. The guys at Virb, inc. had fun making Purevolume more... Virb-ish. The color was bleached, and there is a lot more padding …

Chan is the Man

I have been a fan of Chan Karunamuni's work for a while now. He has an amazingly detailed and polished style. I have used much of his stuff for my personal inspiration. I always new he was an awesome designer... but now... Chan is the Man!!

His latest project Newspond …

My tutorial on Vitamin

Hey everyone!

Vitamin published my tutorial on Auroral Backgrounds today!
Hop on over and take a look: My Tutorial On Vitamin

I hope you are able to learn something new, and that it helps you improve upon your design skills.
I would love to see some designs you guys …

Safari Is So Cool

I love the fact that Apple is all about design. They are always on top of their game when it comes to adding "designer-friendly" features to their browser Safari.

Check out this article at Apple Insider: Apple's Safari 3.1 to support downloadable web fonts, more

Web …

Selling my Canon GL2

It's been my trusty side-kick back in the day, but recntly hasn't seen much action. So I am going to let my GL2 go.
If you want one, let me know.
Check out the craigslist post for more info.
Thanks everyone!

Peace,
Drew