In the way of updates
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I haven't updated the site in about two months, so I figured it's time to add a spot of news to the site.
A lot has happened since January!
First off, I launched a site for a client, local financial advisement firm Benedict Financial Advisors. They've been a joy to work with. I'll add this to the portfolio eventually, but for now, a bit of an explanation:
BFA's old site had stagnated long ago. They had been given the ability to update the newsletter section of the site, but didn't know how to actually use it. I proposed a new site based on WordPress, they accepted, and now their site is a lean, mean, valid, regularly-updated machine. I'll be adding their site to the portfolio section soon.
The sweater has otherwise been busy lately, having been involved in several other, smaller projects, working on a freelance/contract basis. I've got some new projects coming up, though, some pretty big ones, so be on the lookout for those!
In other news, this site has had the honor of being featured on several sites in the last few months, including WeLoveWP, Shakin.ru, DesignWalker, CSSCreme, CSSArtillery, WPCube, OneStarGallery, CSSBand, and--wait for it--SmashingMagazine! If I've forgotten anybody's site, I apologize; really, I should've written this entry weeks ago. If you've featured my site and I forgot a mention above, please leave a comment and I'll link back to you. But I owe an enormous thank you to everybody who's liked my site enough to link to it, let alone to feature it in their galleries.
I should also mention, once again, that I'm currently working on a bit of an update to the site. There are several things that have just bugged me about it since it launched last year, and it's high time for a realign. I'll be keeping the tag/aged paper theme, and the color scheme, but expect some pretty significant reorganization of content, cleaning up of graphics and typography, and just aesthetic improvements in general. I've grown a lot as a web designer since this site launched; hopefully that growth is reflected in the upcoming redesign.
In the meantime, I upgraded to the latest version of WordPress--2.5--and I really recommend the new upgrade to anybody using WP. The Automattic team has been fortunate enough to receive serious funding, and the money went to great use when they enlisted one of my Web design heroes, HappyCog, to redesign the administration interface. I loved WordPress before, but the recent upgrade takes it well into the realm of a professional, streamlined publishing platform fit for use in many environments.
Besides, it's just so darn pretty. Really, worth an upgrade.
Anyway, this post is quite long enough. I'll be back soon enough to announce and link to my latest projects in the works.
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I must say i really like the idea of your website. It sounds quite clever. Looks a bit rustic which can be quite hard to acheive correctly sometimes.