Dot Com Art - The Journal

Travel Day

izzat aziz — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:08:43 +0000

If you notice, I change the background again. Which is just some typo about me, I hope you not think that as poyo or something, because it is really not. I am a designer, I could say that I looking forward to be one. And if you want me to design template wordpress or website, I always open, for the time being. I also can edit your current template, if you have something to change or to make it more different (if you download free template). I also currently design new template to give it away, or free template. But it may hold up a bit because tomorrow I’m going to Seremban.

There is no Internet connection for awhile, maybe for three or four days depend on how fast can I get the Celcom Broadband. So probably there is no update, but I may create some schedule post - if I free. Other than that I also have some project to be done, It a stress day especially when I want to finish all job before new semester which is 18th January. Meet you again!

Change it to be Different

izzat aziz — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:21:11 +0000

Last few days i found myself busy with editing this template. I do just a minimal changes, don’t want to over do it. Because when I ask people about my template, they suggest I should have sidebar and also better menu or navigation. So I create the sidebar and also I put the menu at the appropriate place I think. Other than that I also removed fancy background image and replace it with some splash, I love it. I also put the search bar at the top instead of at the footer before, because my friend say nobody gonna use it if it at the bottom of the page.

I still put only two adverting which is my constant money maker - elegant template and hostgator. Im think to add more soon, but I don’t want to make my template look stupid, so I looking for some nice graphical advertising that can make my template look more elegant, have any idea? If you notice I also change my comment template, and It really not my expertise, but luckily new wordpress 2.7 comment system very simple and easy to manage. I check with the Safari, IE, Opera and Firefox it work fine as far as I concern. If you find something wrong do tell me.

YOUTH FEST 09

izzat aziz — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:25:16 +0000

It at the end of my holiday, so why not enjoy myself before going to university. The place is PWTC, The date is 9.1.2009 to 11.1.2009 and The Event is Youth Festival 2009 by YouthMalaysia. See from event it is not the best festival I ever attend but it gonna be fun and lot of photos ( i guess ). It is free, with the free pass, which is you can get it easily. There is some event but what I interested in only

Battle of The Band
Extreme Street Dance
Youth Designer Fest
Graffiti
FlyFM
Cosplay Comp. (but just to see it)

go and get your free pass wud you?

It’s Cold and Rainy Morning

izzat aziz — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 02:17:07 +0000

Today I woke up a bit late than usual- 7am. And it is very cold, rain still pounding outside. There is a hitcy in my head, and I just wish not another fever, it really enough twice in this month. Last night I thinking to go out to buy something but look at day today, I don’t think so. Recently my place get good weather but not today, for the most of today I guess. So I just stay in bedroom and facing this laptop. Edit this template a bit, I add sidebar and also some border to make it look more neat, does it?

I still thinking to create template to giveaway, but still have no idea for design. There is some idea for web template but no for wordpress template. I also learning about blogger template, such as how to turn WP Template into Blogger Template. Other than that I also want to create Friendster Template and Myspace Template. Hope that can be turn into reality.

Stop Rain, Start Shining!

5 Books That I Will Buy Within Next Year

izzat aziz — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:38:45 +0000

2008 is about to end, and to be honest I improve nothing for this year compare to last year. This year I spend most of my book money to buy some books that talk about self-development and also makin-money stuff which is actually I learn none from it. Just waste of money. So for next year, I want to spend all/most of the money to buy some Web-Designer essential books. I already make a list what book I need to buy but every year I have to push it for next year, but 2009 will be the year. There is about 10 books in my list, but today I will share the top 5 on the list which mean “The Must Buy Books”.

From the left - CSS Mastery : Advanced Web Standard Solution, Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS (2nd Edition),The Principles of Beautiful Web Design ,Beginning CSS Web Development: From Novice to Professional and Clear Blogging: How People Blogging Are Changing the World and How You Can Join Them(this one is for blogging).

Resources and Inspiration For Web Developer

izzat aziz — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 08:59:08 +0000

Even profesional designer need inspiration to do they job. It is not they run out of idea but just to sharpen the creativity that they already have in their mind. Something we lost the trend, because to set up the trend we need to overview all current trend available because we don’t want to set up the trend that actually left behind. There is some blog/website that provide us with gallery, tutorial and also tips. Everything just one click away. Here I create some list the place where I some tools and also inspiration.

CSS Gallery

CSSMANIA - there is more than 12000 website/blog for your inspiration. Organized by month and also topics, for easier navigation.
CSSBEAUTY - complete resource if you need inspiration, tutorial, news and also socialize with other developer. The website/blog in gallery is really well chosen, only the best can be in the gallery.
CSSHEAVEN
CSS-WEBSITE
CSSDRIVE
CSSELITE
CSSHEROES
CSSVAULT

Online Resources

Smashing Magazine - the best online resource i could tell, it have wide range of categories, you just can choose anything that you like. It really is one-stop resource. You come here and you really don’t need others.
Hongkiat - another online resource, it more to inspiration than tools. but really easy to navigate through all the page.
Speckyboy - there is some useful tutorial and tools.

Tips and Tutorial

http://websitetips.com/
http://htmlcenter.com/
http://css-tricks.com/
http://www.tipsntutorials.com/
http://www.w3.org/Style/
and more…

it really just some of resources and inspiration for you, there is lot more out there so make full use of the internet for better design.

just trying my luck

izzat aziz — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:22:02 +0000

After a few hard work days, finally i manage to published my first ever own wordpress template. I create it from scratch not editing from any template. I far from amateur so if you find anything wrong with this template do comment or email me. Basically I try to make is as simple as I could. Just use custom-field as image and display only excerpt on the home page. The navigation menu i put at the sidebar, i want to put at the header but i try put it at sidebar (for the sake of been different). Actually this template is 80% similar to the one that I designed as PSD at first, but due to some lack of CSS knowledge i have to do some minimal changes.

This template also 90% finished, there is some part that I still need to improve such as comment form and section, archive and also sidebar. I need to learn more to make sure I can create better template, I also thinking to release some the template I create for free but it only depend on time and quality, I don’t want to give you some rubbish template. About this blog, it gonna talk about some design and art stuff that why i call it as dot com art blog. Lastly for this first post I want to ask you what you think of this template? If you find any error do tell me, I not test this template on other than Firefox browser but I think it work fine for Safari, just IE and Opera is my concern. Do tell me in the comment section. Thank You.