16 Sep 09

Winter is coming soon, and that means snow at Mammoth, and that means skiing!

Continuing on the idea of font replacement, I've been experimenting a bit with using @font-face in CSS. Last week I quickly built a site for interior designers Alexandra and Michael Misczynski. I decided to use @font-face to provide an .otf font to those visitors with new browsers that can display it. I'm really trying to work the the idea of displaying an enhanced experience for newer browsers, instead of the previous thought of making the site look identical on as many browsers as possible.

01 Sep 09

I had just given up on using custom fonts for my client's website. I was adding some new features which meant implementing a drop-down menu system when much to my chagrin, I found out that the font-replacement methods I was employing would no longer work. Of course my client would be upset because the fonts being used (ones most people don't have installed) were specific to their brand, and images were out of the question. (What's the point of a content management system if you have to resave the content as images?) I had already delivered the bad news to my team and was getting ready to notify the client...

04 Jun 09

My fiance and I have been trying to take advantage of this down market and have been searching for a home to buy in Los Angeles. Last week we put in an offer for a condo and the buyer has accepted! We're now officially in escrow and moving forward on having something to call our own!

30 May 09

I had heard great things about the independent video game Braid, so when it came out for OSX recently, I decided to give it a try. I haven't been diligent in keeping a Windows gaming rig up and running.

08 May 09

Just a few quick updates and I'm off to bed. I've added some more content to my photography portfolio, namely some miscellaneous photographs I wasn't quite sure on how to group (including this incredible night shot of the San Diego skyline) , and some family portraits.

23 Apr 09

In December '08, my employer KAA Design Group held an art show to showcase the work of its staff, family, and friends. My contribution was an interactive digital installation titled Dynamic Mondrian