Today is Blue Beanie Day. Most followers of Unkle Jefferey are sporting the blue beanie in recognition of the importance of Web Standards and the first book on the topic. A big thanks to Mr. Zeldman from yours truly is in order for raising awareness and getting it all sorted out before I [...]
I’ve been reading Dan Cederholm’s book Handcrafted CSS and I have to say I’m really enjoying it. It’s exciting to get to read about and try out some CSS3 in the wild for progressive enhancement. Something that stood out for me right at the beginning of the book is his philosophy about flexibility [...]
This weekend I drove out to the country to visit the parents for a much needed change of scenery. On the drive here I started thinking about rock bands and the role each individual musician brings to the creative process when writing a particular song. I had a chance to be a part [...]
One thing about having a new baby is the shrinking amount of time I get to spend on fun stuff like posting to this blog. I had it in my head that I would try to write at least twice a month. It’s been over 2 months since I last posted.
Jumping on the [...]
I’ve decided to get an office. There’s nothing like a bunch of creative individuals working in the same place all feeding off of one another. Ideas can happen. I’m looking forward to that.
I met the guys at The Creative Space back in January when I attended Design Camp and really [...]
I took the opportunity to mingle with everyone the night before the conference at a tweetup hosted by The Creative Space. Throwing back beers provided by St. Arnold Brewery and chatting it up with fellow design/web geeks is a great way to spend a Friday night.
I’m getting a chance to meet with like minded individuals at Design Camp in downtown Bryan this weekend. For the most part I just stay home and work on freelance projects here and there but have yet to construct a decent brand for my business. I’m really looking forward to gain some insight [...]
Pinotopia.net was the first creative thing I ever published to the web. An online journal to keep track and post tasting notes of the pinot noir I drink.
This site serves its purpose as a personal journal. It may at times be just a place where I riff about music or personal stuff but expect to hear about current Web Design and Development. I'm primarily a front-end coder but as I learn and grow I'm finding my way to server-side technologies like Django.
My story starts in 2007 when I decided to attend Texas State Technical College for a career in Web Design. It didn't take long before I was hacking away with XHTML & CSS and eventually found programming with PHP & Javascript interesting and fun. I became aware of the Web Standard’s community and do my best to practice what is preached by Unkle Jeffrey. I love learning new technologies and believe great web design is achieved with standards-based best practices and flexibility.
