Dan Cave
News
31st Aug2008
Hi and thanks for visiting my Portfolio site again.
Taking my CSS portfolio in a new direction
This week I have been away from my PC quite a lot doing various bits and bobs. But on returning to the PC I have decided I would like to turn this site into something more than just a personal blog and CSS portfolio site. Yes, I am going to do what it seems a lot of people are looking for. Colourpool.com now comes with CSS portfolio Tips for CSS included.
At first I will just work these into the blog as part of weekly posts, but eventually the css portfolio will also include a how to section on client side development and creating XHTML with semantic web standards.
I'm also thinking about creating putting on my CSS website designer hat and doing a 're-skin' of the website. I will try to include new features and design usability into the site. In the future I really want to the content to come through.
If you have any questions about my CSS or design work or anything else mentioned here feel free to contact me
31st July
2008
Getting back into the swing of CSS and picking up ASP.NET
Recntly I've been thrust into the work of client side development the microsoft way.
Recently the company I work for have changed over to all microsoft products and devlopment kit bar photoshop. this has given me some food for thought and the chance to pick up some new skills.
So far everything has went well and Visual studio with SVN has been kind to me, but the big revelation is the quality of the expression web studio.
I may be putting my head firmly in the quilotine but I will publicly say it is as good as Dreamweaver for CSS and html and even has a built in PHP server! the we go I said it MS made a good client side development platform for web designers. I think I had better leave it there before I get lynched by the adobe crowd.
I web news this week has been interesting but my attention has been grsbbed by twitter now and I am a convert. It is actually another great way to just get internet news with somemany people posting links and comments its a bit like digg, minus the rubbish.
I'm sure i've done way more this week than i've wrote about, but I think I had better call it a night.
Until then I hope you have a nice day.
If you have any questions about my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
21st July
2008
More projects than common sense
This week i've Been working on an a wild array client side development of projects
Since my last post i've been working some front end engineering magic on projects ranging from IPTV to Facebook App's and onto good old brochureware, and Loving it.
While working on all these different Projects is great fun and its always interesting to dip into new things, it has been a bit like being dragged from pillar to post. Being the only client side developer in a busy Web development house certainly keeps you busy.
The best thing to come out of this week... well that probably would be having fun learning to use and designing for the Facebook API and seeing exactly what you can and cant do, and kind of micro managing the whole thing.
A lot of respect has to be given to Tony (tone) the newest developer at thap, he has worked tirelessly to figure out all the behind the scenes magic that goes into creating the guts of a Facebook app.
That's all for this week. but next week there should be some new portfolio pieces on display.
Until then I hope you have a nice day.
If you have any questions about my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
7th July
2008
Work Placement Students Ahoy! and more...
This week i'll teaching some of my CSS / Design and skills and learning Javascript for myself
My placement Student, Bernadette, or 'B' as she prefers to be called, is with us at Thap all week and will be learning the basics of taking a web site from concept through to creation.
She will be learning to become a web designer and CSS developer by being thrown in the deep end! But by the end of the week B will have her very own Web site and URL.
Im learning Javascript DOM scripting
As part of my client side development work I am teaching myself to use Javascript and the DOM to manipulate web site behavior, HTML and CSS
My very frist professional script was put into the TJFA Web admin System today, fantastic!
If you have any questions about my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
5th July
2008
Graduated Client Side Developer
Its been a while since i've updated my CSS portfolio site because this site was submitted as a CSS portfolio for a university module
The idea was to create a website which shows my skills and previous CSS projects, to get me a job as a web designer / client side developer.
The Site has done its job already and im a happily working as a Client Side Developer at Thap ltd. Which is Nice!
I get plenty of chance to work on some really big projects including IPTV CSS, Bespoke Web development and with some of the most innovative developers around in the North East.
Recently I have been working on some brochureware site that I will add to my CSS portfolio soon.
If you have any questions about my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
23rd Apr
2008
Hello World (thanks for the visits)
My new CSS portfolio website is being hit from around the world.
The Netherlands, turkey, Arkansas and all over England. I have been getting visits to see my portfolio from all around the world.
I am using my Google analytics data to try to make the portfolio site better for visitors. Hopefully I can keep the bounce rate down and keep you Interested.
If you have any comments or suggestions about/for my CSS portfolio then please e-mail me. Comments are always welcome.
So far creating this site has been interesting, it has opened a few new opportunities for me to do some out of work design and show the world what I do.
So around the world Thank you and welcome to my site, dank je wel, Çok tesekkur ederim and Thanks awfully chaps
If you have any questions about my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
22nd Apr
2008
Talk to me!
Now I have a shiny new Contact form.
Now if you want to talk to me about my XHTML CSS portfolio you can use my wonderful new contact page
A big thanks goes to Jamie Gordon for saving me the time and effort to build the form.
Anyway I look forward to hearing your comments and enquiries
If you have any questions my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
22rd Apr
2008
Operation expoTees... Success
The expoTees event held at the university of teesside showcased next-gen digital talent
Last week I participated in an event designed to showcase the digital talent coming out from the university off teesside
The quality of CSS XHTML, Web Design and portfolio work on display was impressive. There was a wide range of skills on show from Digital artistry to computer games animation to Web design.
The day was a successful event with many industry professionals attending to 'eye up' the digital talent. I was pleased to be kept busy for most of the day explaining what the day was about and showing off my CSS and design work.
In the end turn out was good with representatives from One North East, TH_NK, 3rd dimension and Ubisoft, among others.
Personally I enjoyed showing off my XHTML MP ipTV project and telling people about the future of web in the living room.
If you have any questions about my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
23rd Apr
2008
New Website
I've created this website ⁄ portfolio ⁄ blog to showcase my previous work and inform about my current projects
The purpose of this site is two fold, one is to show off my latest work and projects and the other is to keep potential employers updated on my employment status
As this new site grows and matures I play to add more sections, more content and to use it as a guinea pig for new technologies I find.
The day was a successful event with many industry professionals attending to 'eye up' the digital talent. I was reasonably please to be kept busy for most of the day explaining what the day was about and showing off my work.
This News section should be updated about Once per month to begin with, but as new projects come in i'll add new stuff as it comes.
For the moment I hope you are satisfied with the show reel and portfolio pages i've created.
If you have any questions about my work or anything mentioned here feel free to contact me
16th Mar
2008
Added content to the portfolio
This week I have added more content to the CSS Portfolio section of my website
As you can guess I will add work to my CSS portfolio site as it come in.
I mainly deal with creating Bespoke XHTML and CSS for large Web Apps at the moment, so they should dominate the portfolio but I will try to mix it up a little with the more varied work I create like IPTV designs and mobile web.
The two new additions this week are Acumen Wastes website and My final year Project form teesside university where I completed a web design course.
Acumen are a waste management company which use specialized methods to treat hazardous and other types of waste. There logging system needed a CSS and design overhaul, which I was happy to do for them.
My final year project was an complete design and implementation of a Interface for a low foot print IPTV set-top box web service.
To see these and more visit my portfolio page: Portfolio
