addie and lots of coffee.

I originally started blogging back in the 90s when I was introduced to LiveJournal right before I graduated from highschool. I actually still use livejournal for my personal blog although I found the manipulation options LJ provided were too limited for this assignment and thus set up a movabletype blog specifically for my experiences in class and around ITP.

I prefer minimalism in design over lots of graphics and colors, so my first thought was to make a simple blog inspired by much of what I already had in my personal blog: a large title, gray scale type and a simple clean layout. I made the decision to include photos on the top, which I plan on having randomly change during the seasons, probably generated through a JS command (although of course, I haven't actually done that yet!) My decision to include photos was a conscious choice which is lacking in the layout of my personal journal over at LJ. Much of what I do or see, I find I can't quite articulate to anyone who wasn't present at that moment.. and maybe some photos will do just that? They also allow a glimpse into my personal everyday life here in the city without verbally talking about it in an academic blog. I hope to include photos of my physical work while at ITP once those projects begin to evolve.

I also thought an interesting although conventional way to allow viewers to find post is by using the calender function which I stole borrowed from sample templates.

The titles for each class category are listed and allow users to view only post related to each class (eg ICM vs Comm Lab) Hopefully allowing professors, employers or peers to find information more specific to their interest without having to keyword search.

Then 'Memories we forgot' allows the users to view a basic clean version of post specific by month..

The text colors and website palate I wanted to remain neutral and clean with the eye hopefully being drawn to the images on the top of the page and downward. As a disclaimer I haven't tested browser compatibility nor have I validated my CSS.. maybe next week.

well, what do you think?