Moods

Ok - so the web site that I just built for my dad's law office is not as exciting as the title of this blog but it's nice to look at! LoyaLaw.net is the link that will get you there. He's great at what he does but with all the red tape for attorney web sites and advertising, it's not always that easy to convey such a thing.

Anyway, I used Apple's iWeb to create the site and iPower.com to host it. I made the wood grain in Photoshop which was a fun process in itself. I'll add more to it in the future as I navigate the ethical and legal maze of something otherwise as simple as a lawyer's web site. Have a great day!

I recently completed my first website gig for someone other than myself or my company. It is a site for actor, Matt Ritchey and I think it turned out rather well. You can see my handiwork at mattritchey.net

I find it interesting that I can add "web builder" to my resume because I have for so long shunned digital art in favor of fine art (painting, sculpture, drawing, etc). While I am still not a huge fan of straight "digital art" - as in "paintings" done on computers, web building is a bit different. It started because I needed a site and didn't have the money to build one - but did have all of the top notch web building programs.

So over the course of the last couple years, it became sort of a challenge to myself to figure out how to use the tools to create something not just functional but unique. So far, I have been pleased - though I'm sure I've lost a lot of sleep and A LOT of hair in the process.

So while I do not see myself becoming a career web designer, it is not a bad way for an otherwise starving artist to make a living being creative and I'm proud of my work to boot. So if you want, check out jasonloya.com (parent to this blog), mutinyuniverse.com, and the latest: mattritchey.com I know I'm no übergeek with all the young web gurus out there - but I'm trying! :-)