So apprently, there’s a new way to write CSS.  I just got a newsletter from Sitepoint with a new css language plugin using Ruby. It allows you to add variables into CSS, which means instead of changing the same color on 20 lines of code, you use the “@” tag in your stylesheet, specify the variable name, and now, you change one line of code for the entire site.

http://lesscss.org/

There’s some other great stuff it’ll allow you to do, like operations and nested styles.

I’ll be doing some experimenting this week and I’ll post my findings on how easy this reallly will be.

It looks to be something fancy!

Maybe I’ll be able to talk about this at wordcamp NOLA 2010!

Hey there people.  I’ve got a few new updates for you. I’m really excited about these two new updates, to tell the truth, and I’m going to be adding them to my portfolio as soon as I get some free time (which isn’t a whole lot these days, unfortunately).

So, the two newest updates are a couple of sites we just launched for Design the Planet.  Puglia’s Sporting Goods – www.puglias-sporting-goods.com and Wilson Marsh Equipment – www.wilsonmarshequipment.com.

Puglia’s has been around for a super long time, and it’s an honor to give them an online facelift.  They haven’t had a website before and I think we’ve given them something exceptional. I used a lot of textures and imagery of the great outdoors to really convey the Southern Louisiana Outdoors feel they were going for.

When I was a kid, my family used to tailgate in front of Puglia’s, and I always loved the giant shark they had out front.  I was totally stoked to do a website for them.

Wilson Marsh Equipment is an awesome company.  They build these huge cranes that go out in the marshes without sinking, and to tell you the truth, I think I want the cargo buggy for camping.

They’ve been around for a long time. They’re looking to get into selling their excavators in Europe, so they needed a new website to impress executives abroad.  I think we gave them something impressive.

I’ll be posting some screen shots soon.

Some co-workers and i have this little game that we play. We try to see if we can go an entire day without seeing “papyrus” in at least one form or another – logo, ad (usually in the clipper magazines), flier, whatever. I’ve been working at Design the Planet for a few months now, and since we’ve started playing this game, I haven’t skipped a day without seeing papyrus.

Your average Joe might be saying “so what?” And this is my problem.  If you’re a designer, well, you know exactly what I’m getting at. You’re probably as sick to death of overused fonts and crappy logos as I am. (more…)

if you haven’t been to algiers point, you’re certainly missing out.

why the point is better than where you live:

i live about 5 minutes from a rouse’s with shelves full of ice cold schlitz. you might say, “hey i live about 5 minutes from a rouse’s with shelves full of ice cold schiltz.” well, that might be true, but that’s not the only reason algiers point is better than where you live.

i had a few friends over today and had a little bbq on my kick ass marigny style balcony, overlooking the levee and big ol’ boats passing by on the mighty mississippi. which, i’m sure i don’t have to tell you, is pretty righteous.

my house, by the way, happens to be on the national register of historic places.

it’s also on the list of places to see on the algier’s walking tour.

701 patterson – ctrl f and search. pretty sweet.

after the bbq i decided to go see a movie. i happen to like the canal place theater a lot. if you’ve never been to the canal place movie theater, it’s pretty awesome. they have all the “hip” indie movies, and they also have fancy imported chocolate.

well the canal place theater is right across the river from my apartment. i can see it from my balcony. best part is, it’s right next to the ferry landing on the river walk. i happen to live right by the ferry on the opposite side.

pretty convenient, eh? (more…)