Left Justified
FeedsDistracted, not Disinterested
∞ | December 5, 2004 | Category: Site News
Wow, I’ve certainly neglected this site of late. On the web design front, I’ve finally made some headway into version 2 of Left Justified - hooray! Even though the pixel pushing is nearly complete, the new design won’t be unveiled until the New Year due to all the backend changes I have planned. Lots of little intricacies to make my life easier, such as server side XSL for the templates and finally adding a front end to the database which runs the folio section so I don’t have to use phpMyAdmin to make additions — something which has been putting me off from updating the folio for months. Bad developer! Bad! 
In other news, I’ve been hired as a multimedia developer (what does that title even mean anymore?) for Griffith University; and after 2 weeks I can honestly say I’d be happy to stay here for years. Most of my work is XHTML/CSS, with lots of variation in the form of pixel pushing, animations and ‘interactives’ in Flash and Director. Besides all the great people I’m working with, the best part is that I don’t have to be an agent of change — the decision makers are already aware of the advantages of semantic, accessible code combined with CSS.
It hasn’t been all good news though, a large project I was working on turned sour after the client broke the contract on a couple of occasions. We’ve put it on hiatus until early next year to give the client more time to finalise decisions on their end; hopefully the beautiful site I’ve already designed will see the light of day, otherwise I may just release the design as a free template. We’ll have to wait and see…
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Are you using WP 1.3a5 for developing LJ 2?
Anyhow, can’t wait
It’s been a while since I browsed your site, though I read your RSS feed whenever it’s updated.
I can’t wait to see the new design. I’m planning a makeover of my site too. Something that will look a bit more cleaner and will still be using WordPress but maybe with Mambo for the other sections.
Yeah, clients can be a hassle in their own right:) – in the end, it’s your design if it wasn’t paid for, which gives you the right to post it as a template however you’d like… and, if anything, don’t post it as a template, but put it in that portfolio section that needs more pictures:) Us Creative Directors love to see your development – the initial sketches all the way up to the design you created.
Congrats on what sounds like a top notch work environment, all things considered.
Could you be bothered to explain a little bit about your XSL plans?
I am currently working on a new design of Opposite of Sequitur which should hopefully blow some fucking minds.
P.S. I was starting to miss you…
Geoffrey: That’s right, I have so much faith in WP that I’m going to run an ‘alpha’ product
Seth: All in good time, my friend. All in good time…
I’m looking forward to your new site, I dig a lot of the concepts you came up with when you first started it and hopefully your new site can blow my jaded mind too
One of these days I’m gonna get my high school multimedia class portfolio online…
That will blow your mind via how much it just plain blows.
Heh, Andrew, I only have phpBB 2.1 alpha and WP 1.3 alpha running on my web server
Looking forward to seeing your new diesign, what’re you going to do with this one though ? - It’s too nice to just throw away!
Glad you’ve found a nice cushy job, especially with something you’re so good with.
Have a great new Christmas & New year!
Hey, the amount of times i have been to this website, checking source code etc, i have never once wrote a comment, so i though … why not!
Let me just say, i can’t wait till version 2! I’m sure that’s going to Blow My Mind!
What is XLS??? and what does it do etc. I hope all you professionals out there, can help this amature out!!
by the way … Andrew are you going to the QANTM Exhibition??
If so i might see you there, it’s on saturday for the general public from 10 till 2
Peter,
W3 Schools has many great resource on a wide variety of topics, including XSL and related technologies.
Glad you like Griffith’s attitude to standards, no matter how far we are towards achieving our goals
The official URL is www.griffith.edu.au though….!
Heh, whoops
At the risk of sounding like a pedant … I think you mean “uninterested” - a judge would be disinterested, having no particular bias toward either point of view.
Aye, c’mon James – gimme a break! Yous all be pickin’ on me words.