Feb18
The Newness
Yup. I’ve gone and done it again. The site is redesigned – only this time it’s not just a redesign, I’ve combined my blog with my photography site (formerly http://jgardnerphoto.com). Why, you ask? A good question. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Design’ Category
Oct19
What is a netbook good for?
One word. Traveling. I’ve seen so many netbooks while here in India and I’m positive that I am going to see a lot more in Thailand. There are two very simple reasons for this: it fits in your bag and if it gets stolen you’re not out $1000+. Now if I could only get one to start running OS X.
Aug6
J. Gardner Photography Refresh
I’ve finally updated my two year old photography website design. I’m still working on getting some new photos up but I’d love to hear what people have to say about the design!
On another note, Gina and I are setting out on our road trip (the first month of our six months of traveling) this weekend. We’ve spent the week moving out of our apartment in Blacksburg and sorting through all the stuff that we’ve accumulated over the years. I’ll be happy to be living out of a bag again soon! Keep an eye out here for pictures along the way. You can also follow our adventures at http://beansontour.com
Jul14
Another one for the Smashing crowd!
Another article of mine was just published on Smashing Magazine! As always, I’m having a great time replying to comments and emails about the article. Please keep them coming!
Jan12
Article Published
Just a quick note. I started a new job in December with Entermotion as a front-end web developer. It’s been really great and one of the perks of the job is getting to work on the web-apps that we build under the moniker Paste Interactive. My first contribution to the Paste blog has just gone up over the weekend, it’s an article about Content Wireframing. Check it out, and while you’re at it, check out our web apps, Jumpchart and Staction. Jumpchart is all about collaborative wireframing and Staction is a people management application.
Nov26
The Girl Effect
Quick post since I’m nearing the end of my NanoWriMo novel. I’ll be back soon, I promise. This is just too good to pass by though, both from a design standpoint and from an amazing cause standpoint. Check out the video then got to their webpage and check out the stories of a few girls. The idea isn’t new (check out Greg Mortenson for more info), but I’m really glad that it is finally gaining momentum
Oct20
Alpinist is gone.
Alpinist, the best climbing magazine ever produced, has gone under. A brief statement on the website points to the current economic crisis as a factor. I’ve read elsewhere that the relcutance to publish shit is what really drove them down. Let’s be honest, Rock and Ice and Climbing are still in business because they publish the same reports of some 14 year old flashing some choss pile somewhere that no one cares about. Ok, I’ll give, that may be a bit harsh, someone, somewhere, must like that crap.
Unfortunately, the main problem for Alpinist is that the advertisers that pay the bills at magazines love pointless reports and big-breasted girls climbing in jeans, sports bras and beanies. And who has ever seen someone climbing a legitimate route in the mountains wearing a sports bra and nothing else, that’s right, you haven’t. This was the real death sentence for Alpinist, no advertisers = no money.
What about subscribers you say? Let’s take a look at the explosion of climbing in recent years. Sport, Bouldering, and to a increasing degree trad. How many people jump right into suffering in the mountains. Not many. Not too many “climbers” these days would willingly go and subject themselves to the freezing temperatures, rockfall, avalanches or having your buddy spooning you on a ledge that is smaller than the back seat of my volvo. “Why in God’s name would I go do all of those at once?”, most would ask. No, there never really was a large base to pull subscribers from for Alpinist. Especially at $12 an issue.
As a subscriber of four years, I bid you farewell Alpinist. All of us subscribers and readers will miss you dearly.
Oct10
My words?! On Smashing Magazine?!
The cat, I mean, the article is out of the bag. Check it out over at Smashing Magazine and leave me a comment or four.
Sep23
What’s your color IQ?
Fun color IQ test. You have to arrange the color chips into the correct order based on hue. It’s tough, I got an 8 – though I’m not really sure what that means. They say that 0 is a perfect score and it looks like it is based on a 100 point scale..maybe. Check it out here.