Well, you can see from my previous post that I finally have a comic book project that will see the light of day. It is both incredibly exciting and encouraging. The incredible Ryan Morris also recently sent me a lot of art from another title that we’re working on, but no release date is planned for that title yet.
Recently, more of my time is going toward web development. After much delay, Vintage 106 will finally see the light soon (hopefully!), and numerous other projects are in the works.
Speaking of which, I reported last month that I was working with Tyler Waddell to get his new art portfolio site online. He has a great selection now available to view, and he has even has prints that will be available soon if you’re interested in getting a nice reproduction. While trying to find the right theme for his WordPress site gallery, Tyler went through dozens of different ideas. He was trying to find a minimalist design that would not detract his artwork. So, the design itself is simple, and it really makes his artwork pop on the screen.
WordPress has become a centerpiece to me for me in my development work. It’s not the perfect system for every website need or anything like that, but it is a user-friendly, yet still powerful system that I can use in a variety of settings. The simple fact is that most people that need to be able to run the content of websites are not coders, and they shouldn’t have to be. Very rarely is someone truly gifted with all of the creative and / or business skills as well as the more analytical, time-crunching code skills. I’ve had much more success showing someone the administrative section of the WordPress interface rather than using a program like Adobe’s Contribute. As many online services have shown, it’s all about the end user’s experience.
So that’s it for May. I’ll be back next month – if not before then – with links to more online projects.