#78268
11/15/2001 9:34 AM
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Hey all,
I bet a lot of you thought that you'd never hear from me again, huh? Most of you are probably wondering, "Who the hell is Digital Boy?" I missed you all a lot over the past few months, but I think I may try and show my face a little more now.
I have two questions:
1) I am currently working on my own freelance business and a I have a few sites nearing completion. I took a look around the web and I noticed that the standard "created by" button is all but gone. Has this practice become taboo?
2) I am also finishing up the final touches on my own site. Someone recently told me that the 3D look was, well... "tired" and that I should go for a more modern, flat (i.e. flash-like) look. Now I'll be honest, I've used flash and I like it... for certain things, not all things (I think it's starting to show its age in some ways). I personally am a big fan of the 3D look. How do you all feel? Would you rather surf a site that looks like a NeoPlanet browser than one that looks like Macromedia's website or does it not matter?
Thanks for your feedback. Sorry I can't show you the full site yet, but you can get a glimpse of the main idea by looking at the splash screen that is up now:
http://home.earthlink.net/~mtorbin/
- DB
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#78270
11/15/2001 9:49 AM
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Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 7,394
Admin / Code Breaker
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Admin / Code Breaker
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#78271
11/15/2001 10:25 AM
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Posts: 1,168
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Thanks all. I appreciate the responses.
- DB
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#78272
11/15/2001 11:51 AM
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Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 21,079 Likes: 3
I type Like navaho
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I type Like navaho
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Howdy Matt, good to see you around I like the design you have on your splash page. In all matters of design preference, the customer's preference is what matters most. Have some examples of each style and be prepared to go either way.
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#78273
11/15/2001 4:23 PM
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Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 3,594
Moderator / Template Diva
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Moderator / Template Diva
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Good to see you again DB! 1. I think it kind of depends on the site. I still do see the "created by..." buttons on almost every band site I visit. Especially if it's a big fancy flash/shockwave thing (which most are these days). Corporate sites are probably different, though, cuz they're trying to keep a uniformity and blah like that to their corporate presence, and "created by blargh" works against that principal. 2. Depends on what kind of 3D look you mean. If you're talking about bevelling text and lines and stuff, yeah, that's kind of "out", and flat is in. Note how a lot of sites now use either CSS or the same method as UBB to make table borders that are a single flat pixel, instead of the bevelled one that browsers make automatically. But a whole different look - the combination of flat elements and nice rendered 3d work - is "in" and looks very nice. Deviantart has a lot of this type of stuff, especially in the wallpaper sections. A lot of other art groups are using this style as well. I'm trying to teach myself how to do 3d model work like that so I can do some stuff in that style, cuz it's a really pretty form of art imho. ---Skorpion
Don't put that signature in your mouth! You don't know where it's been!
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#78274
11/15/2001 10:18 PM
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Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 2,223
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Picture perfect penmanship here.
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#78275
11/16/2001 8:24 AM
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Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,168
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Navaho -
Thanks for asking! Yeah, living in the city (Philadelphia) is great! Before I was laid off, I used to go to punk shows at least once a week! It was totally amazing! My girlfriend, however, once learning what a "mosh pit" REALLY was did not look so fondly on me going, especially after I took her to Reggie and the Full Effect and she saw some guy get pulled out covered with blood. Hey, for those of us big enough to handle it, it's a blast!
Once I find a job again I'll be back in the pits. Yeah, I've missed this place...
- DB
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#78276
11/16/2001 8:42 AM
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Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 711
Spotlight Winner
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Spotlight Winner
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Ah man, that sounds great. I wish I was in Phili, they have great shows over there. And yes, mosh pits are great if you can handle it. If it's not too crazy, another cool thing is people will help you out in them. A few times, I've seen people fall, and everyone stop and help them out before going at it again. Anyway, have fun over there.
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#78277
11/17/2001 9:09 AM
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Joined: May 2000
Posts: 1,356
Addict
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its nice to see you again matt
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