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The Allure of Coffee

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:58:34 +0000

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While in Rome

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Video Test, Of Course

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:28:36 +0000

Lots of people like to watch videos now-a-days. So I figure why not include them here for testing. That way if it messes up I’ll know ahead of time.

The Latin Test That Includes A Substantially Long Title

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:13:36 +0000

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While in Rome

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Crossing Church Sermon Art

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This is Test for Captioning

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:39:24 +0000

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The Population of Cities

David Yeiser — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:11:04 +0000

When ranking cities in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area you find intriguing differences when compared to official population rankings. This doesn’t have anything to do with web design, but I found it interesting and I think other stats junkies and city-lovers will agree.

Sidenote Post 2

David Yeiser — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:23:22 +0000

When ranking cities in the United States by Metropolitan Statistical Area you find intriguing differences when compared to official population rankings.

Test Post 1

David Yeiser — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:23:05 +0000

This is an example of a sidenote, or an aside. Designing a theme is harder in many aspects than designing a site for a client. You don’t know what your content is going to be, who your audience will be, or if they will even want your design. Not to mention the fact that many others are creating the same type of thing for the same people. It can be a tough market.

Maybe a Photolog?

David Yeiser — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:32:51 +0000

You could even use the theme as a photolog. This particular picture was taken on a garden tour of Old Louisville. The picture has a width of 856px and a class of “left”. This floats the picture to the left and the width ensures that it stays inside the grid.

Les Deux Magots

David Yeiser — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:47:03 +0000

I enjoyed the Parisian cafes, still do, I suppose. I just don’t have easy access anymore. The Parisian night-life was an amazing scene. I remember walking down a boulevard around 10pm on a Tuesday night and seeing multitudes of people at the cafes: Eating, relaxing, having conversations, reading, etc. This particular picture is from the only time I went to Les Deux Magots, I got the espresso and accessories shown at right.

Lots ‘O Content

David Yeiser — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:27:59 +0000

It took years to get to this point. Not this design necessarily, but having a presence on the internet for the purpose of business. There is no telling how many hours I’ve logged sketching, designing, thinking, writing, sketching, coding and sketching (I made a lot of sketches). You’re viewing the result.

The inspiration for this final design came in the layout of a Table of Contents of a magazine. However, there were many different iterations and sketches in the design process; and at many points the design would begin to head in an entirely different direction. These side trips would lead to a dead end and I’d then go back to more what you see here now.

The Name

Logo

The final logo is comprised of the studio name set in Rage Italic and the spiral thing that represents a tree. I’ll go into more detail on the logo choice in another post.

There is, of course, the issue of it being the same form that BP uses. So I’m not sure where to draw the line, I may just end up scrapping it altogether… Maybe some people could give me their opinion on the matter?

Putting It Together

There is still much work to do; the first order of business being to clean up the copy writing and make it flow smoother throughout the site. I also want to add a few more graphical elements and present the search option differently. The picture below has a width of 934px and for style a “left1col” class.

It is exciting though to finally have a space where I can write about web design and interact with the community. I’ve waited a very long time.

Let me know what you think of the design, criticisms and praises, and if you see anything that looks out of place please let me know too. Thanks for stopping by!

The inspiration for this final design came in the layout of a Table of Contents of a magazine. However, there were many different iterations and sketches in the design process; and at many points the design would begin to head in an entirely different direction. These side trips would lead to a dead end and I’d then go back to more what you see here now.

The Name, One More Time

Coming up with a name was a complicated process also, which involved a name change about half-way through this multi-year process. The first name I had was 86 Designs, but for various reasons it just wasn’t working, so I left it in favor of this one, the Design Canopy.It took years to get to this point. Not this design necessarily, but having a presence on the internet for the purpose of business. There is no telling how many hours I’ve logged sketching, designing, thinking, writing, sketching, coding and sketching (I made a lot of sketches). You’re viewing the result.

The SecondLogo

The logo proved to be especially difficult and frustrating. There was much lost in translation from the picture in my mind to the sketch on paper to the actual design on the computer. (Although, that particular journey has proved quite difficult in many a creative process.)Let me know what you think of the design, criticisms and praises, and if you see anything that looks out of place please let me know too. Thanks for stopping by!

The final logo is comprised of the studio name set in Rage Italic and the spiral thing that represents a tree. I’ll go into more detail on the logo choice in another post.The inspiration for this final design came in the layout of a Table of Contents of a magazine. However, there were many different iterations and sketches in the design process; and at many points the design would begin to head in an entirely different direction. These side trips would lead to a dead end and I’d then go back to more what you see here now. Let me know what you think of the design, criticisms and praises, and if you see anything that looks out of place please let me know too. Thanks for stopping by!

Putting It Together Again

There is still much work to do; the first order of business being to clean up the copy writing and make it flow smoother throughout the site. I also want to add a few more graphical elements and present the search option differently.It is exciting though to finally have a space where I can write about web design and interact with the community. I’ve waited a very long time.