NovemberNov 28 Saturday 09
Friendly Neighborhood Malware
I got to remove malware from my friend's computer recently. It was one of those evil infections that pretends to be an official anti-virus program notification. Yuck.
He didn't even know how he got it at first. Turned out, a website he visits daily got hacked. He didn't …
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SeptemberSep 14 Monday 09
14 Keys to Make Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Fantastic Movies
I think it's great that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is being split into two movies.
There are some scenes and details that aren't necessary to further the plot but I think are important enough or interesting enough to warrant inclusion in the films. Most of the …
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AugustAug 8 Saturday 09
The Deluge of Shark Attacks Comes to an End
Shark Week on the Discovery Channel (it's really more like Shark Attack Week) is almost at an end. But that doesn't mean we should just forget about sharks until this time next year.
Please sign the Ocean Conservancy's petition to end shark finning.
I love sharks. It's …
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JulyJul 30 Thursday 09
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the enthralling account of Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts. It's full of tension, pain, and horror... at least, the novel is. The film deviates a lot from the well-laid story it's based on.
If you're wondering whether or …
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JulyJul 3 Monday 09
Public Enemies Review
Love at First Sight:
John Dillinger’s Charm
Michael Mann’s Public Enemies is a beautifully made film that follows John Dillinger’s short but exciting career. Johnny Depp brings Dillinger to life as the sometimes cocky, sometimes romantic, but never cold-blooded …
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AprilApr 25 Monday 09
CrystalAcids Site Design is Live
I decided to stop waiting for the site’s programmer to finish converting the site over to Smarty. I learned PHP and MySQL and finished the conversion myself. I had trouble here and there (the original programmer didn’t comment his code), but I managed to get it …
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FebruaryFeb 16 Monday 09
Vote for Flying Tiger
See “Flying Tiger” at Threadless.com
I have submitted my first T-shirt design to Threadless. It’s a cute little tiger flying a tiger kite. Check it out. Show my tiger some love and give it your vote. Comments welcome.
I am already working on my next T-shirt …
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SeptemberSep 29 Monday 08
The Return of the Laptop
So HP finally sent my laptop back to me. It’s been a whole big mess. Their customer service is very disorganized. I got two different (mutually exclusive) explanations on what caused the delay and I still don’t know which one was correct. Now I’ve been going …
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AugustAug 19 Monday 08
Foxy Illustration
I created this illustration in Photoshop. No tablet, just a mouse. I wanted to do something simple and fun. It’s nice to take a break and do something quick while working on other, long-term projects.
I’ll add this to my Gallery in a section called “Quickies” …
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JuneJun 7 Monday 08
How To Design a Mascot
Good mascots aren’t easily forgotten. Some that I remember from childhood are: Toys “R” Us’s Geoffrey the Giraffe; the Domino’s Pizza Noid; 7 Up’s Cool Spot. Geoffrey’s still around, but the other two disappeared. So how do you create the right …
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MayMay 5 Monday 08
Cute Site Design for CrystalAcids
One of my clients is the owner of CrystalAcids. CrystalAcids is a database-driven site that focuses on voice actors and Asian cinema. The owner writes reviews (I’m the editor) and updates the database with information on voice actors and American releases of Japanese …
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AprilApr 26 Monday 08
Detecting IE with Conditional Comments
One of the most frustrating things about web design is cross-browser compatibility. I research CSS tricks online and I see these blocks of script filled with * / \ in order to “hack” certain browser bugs. That stuff looks so ugly inside a stylesheet. Plus, …
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AprilApr 18 Monday 08
New: Animation Gallery
I posted up all the pencil tests I created for my 2D animation class. They’re good for pencil tests. I also posted up a few sketches that I did in preparation for animating. My animation gallery includes bouncing balls, a flag waving in the wind, cute animals, and …
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