Shizucor » Website http://shizucor.com Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Shizucor.com is back! http://shizucor.com/2009/01/16/shizucorcom-is-back/ http://shizucor.com/2009/01/16/shizucorcom-is-back/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:20:43 +0000 Corinne http://shizucor.com/?p=316 Post Image 01.16.08So I have a blog — actually I have two blogs now! One powered by Wordpress and the most recent one powered by Viviti. Both blogs were basically ignored. The last time I posted anything was in October. This will not do at all! I’m paying for this domain so I definitely need to make good use of it. So now, I’m back with a new design and a new focus!

After trying Viviti for a few months, I recommend it to anyone looking for an easy to use CMS! Creating a theme and adding content is certainly easy but I decided to go back to WordPress because it just seemed to give me more control over my theme and content.

I’ve come up with a list of topics that I will cover in this blog. Personal posts are out the window! What you can expect from the new Shizucor:

  • Free downloads: Themes, textures, wallpaper, and other graphics.
  • Web Designer Neophyte Articles: These articles are targeted to those diving into web design for the first time. I will cover the process, basic design principles, XHTML, and CSS.
  • Weekend Inspiration: I’ll feature a website every Saturday that is interesting or inspiring to me. I sure hope you’re also inspired!
  • Work in progress/Completed Projects: I find it very helpful to get insight from people other than myself so I’ll be posting WIPs or finished projects for you to feast upon!

It’s a short list but at least I know what I’ll need to post! It’s a good way to keep me from ignoring my blog. How do you make sure you regularly post in your blog?

If you’re interested in the web design articles, the free stuffs or you just like looking at other people’s work, please subscribe to my feeds via RSS or e-mail.

To finish off this entry, I want to mention that I’ve already uploaded the first free download:

Henna Patterns

Vector Henna PatternsThese designs were drawn by hand, scanned, and vectorized in Illustrator. Enjoy!

No. in set:
6
File Type:
Illustrator EPS
Terms of Use:
You can use this for non-commercial and commercial projects. Please do not sell or redistribute this pack. A link back is certainly appreciated!

Download! (zip)

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I got way ahead of myself. I’m completely aware that the site doesn’t look quite right on Internet Explorer 7 so I’ll have that fixed as soon as I can which will be awhile. I’ve got two — no four websites to work on now. @_@

I’ve decided not to fix the IE6 problems. Sorry, it’s time to upgrade to IE7, Firefox, Safari, or Opera. So many choices!

]]> http://shizucor.com/2008/04/28/i-forgot-ie7/feed/ 2 New Design *Finally* Complete http://shizucor.com/2008/04/27/new-design-finally-complete/ http://shizucor.com/2008/04/27/new-design-finally-complete/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:03:29 +0000 Corinne http://shizucor.com/wordpress/?p=145 Or is it?

I actually had the time today to finally finish up Shizucor.com. Boy what a relief it is! I’ve changed the “About” page content as well as added new work samples. I also created an “Asides” page to house my Flickr, Twitter, Last.fm, and del.icio.us feeds. Everything is looking good to me but I’m open to critiques; so please, let me know what you think!

There are still things I need to…

  • beautify contact and add comment forms.
  • create a better contact form with captcha — any suggestions/tips are appreciated.
  • make the “Work” page more consistent.
  • add a “sidebar” for the blog.

Easy stuff but I’m done messing with my site for now.

I wish I had time to blog more often; however, I’m not going into why I don’t blog much because I’ve already talked about that. :)

In other news, I’ve been super busy in the past month with website projects and digital painting practice. The one project I’m really excited about is a website for a creative group I belong to called “Cerebellum Squeeze”. It’s a group in Charlotte where the goal is to get as much creatives together to go out and do inspiration generating activities like sketch and gallery crawls and art classes. Anyway, I was more than happy to make a blog with a gallery to share our creative endeavors. Below is a sneak peak of the design.
A sneak peek.

I’m glad to say the design is coming along swimmingly. I hope to have it done by the end of next week. By the way, if you’re in the Charlotte, NC area visit our website to get information on upcoming events if you’re interested in joining us.

Unfortunately, it’s 2AM in the morning and I’ve got a busy day ahead of me. So, I must end this entry now with a link to a brand new addition to the Freelance Switch family: NETTUTS. It’s a tutorial site for all things web development. The most current article is actually tied to a tutorial found in PSDTUTS.
Create a Sleek, High-End Web Design from Scratch to Build a Sleek Portfolio Site from Scratch

Enjoy and take care everyone!

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Hope this works.

**Edit** Well, it seems that my database is out of date. I guess I’ll just stick with 2.5.

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Check it out.

Please let me know what you think!

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Anyway, I’ve attached the new design for you to feast upon. Enjoy and have a great week everyone!

]]> http://shizucor.com/2008/01/30/horizontal-design/feed/ 0 New Design On the Way! http://shizucor.com/2008/01/18/new-design-on-the-way/ http://shizucor.com/2008/01/18/new-design-on-the-way/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:36:27 +0000 Corinne http://shizucor.com/wordpress/2008/01/18/new-design-on-the-way/ I’m never happy with my website’s design so I’ve finally started working on a new Shizucor.com layout. Actually, I’ve been working on three previous designs but have moved on. With the help of Horizontal Way, I’m going to try a different kind of layout: the horizontal layout. Check out the website because it contains a list of other sites that have made the leap! Don’t worry, I’m going to make sure my visitors don’t have to use the scroll bar. :-)

Another great page: Design Meltdown: Horizontal Scrollers

What do you think of horizontal layouts? Have you seen any other weird layout designs?

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]]> http://shizucor.com/2007/09/17/changes/feed/ 0 Portrait Update http://shizucor.com/2007/08/13/portrait-update/ http://shizucor.com/2007/08/13/portrait-update/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:42:03 +0000 Corinne http://shizucor.com/wordpress/2007/08/13/portrait-update/ With what little time I have, I decided to finish the digital portrait of a woman first. Since my original post, I fixed the ear as well as cleaned up a couple areas on the face. I’m stuck on the eyes right now and the hair needs to be done. Since I can’t seem to get her eye right, I’m going to have to read a couple tutorials on eyes. Tips from me readers wouldn’t hurt as well. :-)

So, here’s what I have so far:
Portrait of a Woman Update

When this is finished, I’ll begin work on a new Shizucor layout featuring this portrait. Because of work and school, this new design will not be released anytime soon. Plus, I’m going to take a lot of time and thought into this new one. I’ll be doing some serious experimenting and doing things I’ve never done before. All my previous designs were done in a hurry but this one will not. Wish me luck. When I’m done with the new look, I’ll have to force myself not to make another one in 2 months. LOL

Hope everyone had a great summer! School is about to start and I’m actually quite excited about it. How about you?

]]> http://shizucor.com/2007/08/13/portrait-update/feed/ 4 Modifications for Shizucor.com http://shizucor.com/2007/06/27/modifications-for-shizucorcom/ http://shizucor.com/2007/06/27/modifications-for-shizucorcom/#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:16:08 +0000 Corinne http://shizucor.com/wordpress/2007/06/27/modifications-for-shizucorcom/ Okay I changed my mind about creating a totally new design. I’ll just get rid of the header image including the nav, rework the sidebar, use an image bullet for the list, lessen the amount of rounded corners, and do something with the footer.

Now, I certainly don’t mind getting suggestions from me lovely visitors :-).

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