Steve Jobs may have designed or commissioned some gorgeous, elegant high tech phones and computers, but I can’t say much for his taste in yachts. Jobs and minimalist designer Philippe Starck designed Jobs’ yacht Venus, which was finally finished and unveiled at a Dutch shipyard Sunday, a year after Jobs’ death. She’s approximately 250 feet … Continue reading World’s ugliest yacht
Yes, I’m playing with the blog’s fonts again. I really liked the Palatino body type I was using, but when my MacBook got sick I was forced back to the old Windows machine. And I must say I didn’t like the “Palatino Linotype” the Windows machine was substituting. Oh sure, I’d checked it out when … Continue reading Changing fonts, again
I’ve always been intrigued by optical illusions. This one is a new twist on an old standard. Isn’t it great? For more impossible objects and illusions like this, mosey on over to Funzug. Continue reading I know you think you know what you see but what you see is not what you think
WordPress debuted three new themes this morning. I love new themes. Even if I don’t adopt one of them, it’s always fun to see new design ideas. The one disappointing thing has always been that some of the best, most interesting (to me) new themes have been “premium” themes; you have to buy them. Until … Continue reading Doggone it, WordPress
Looking for new ideas for designing/redesigning/using your WordPress theme? Google the credit line at the bottom of the page (eg: “Blog at WordPress.com. Theme: The Morning After by WooThemes”) — don’t forget to add quotes — and browse hundreds of blogs using the same theme. Continue reading Mining new ideas for your WordPress theme
As you can see, I’ve been redecorating again. What you’re looking at, for the moment at least, is “The Morning After” theme. It certainly isn’t the most attractive front page I’ve ever used, but I wanted to try a magazine theme. The idea with such themes is to keep the front page as short as … Continue reading Doin’ the WordPress switch again
