You can see the general direction we are taking studio tomi in version 3 of the site
This is merely a swapping of the current style sheet, with no fine tuning.
Here is the current rendition of higstrungyarns.com.
It is minimalist. :-)
So, i am developing a php/mysql/'ajax' application for one of our clients, and I have been trying to figure out how to style the xml that the php is returning. To make a long story short, I have been completely unable to do it via any simple way. So, I am having the php script return already well formed html, and then using a javascript function to walk through the xml, converting each node into its html equivalent. There has to be an easier way, but i will be damned if could find it.
function rebuildTags(n) {
var result;
if (n.nodeType == 1)
result = document.createElement(n.nodeName);
else if(n.nodeType == 3)
result = document.createTextNode(n.nodeValue);
var children = n.childNodes;
for(var i=0; i < children.length; i++) {
result.appendChild( rebuildTags(children[i]));
}
return result;
}
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we just picked up a client, highstrungyarns, so here is pass number 1.
the cat took 10-15 minutes, and is just a holder until we decide that we want a frisky cat in the bottom corner :-)
Here is a little tidbit, which i was unable to find on the web, under any search terms that seemed reasonable to me.
in flash, if you have the string name of an instance, and you want to access that instance, you use the eval funtion and the string to call it up [eval(string) returns a reference to the instance].
So say, that i wanted to create an array of dynamically loaded clips, well then i attach them to the movie, and then populate the array with eval(name). hmm this might be less confusing if i show you what i am doing. I won't muddle up the front page with the code, so click to read more.
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Ok so the main part of studio tomi just went live, with its brand new look. HOORAY!!!! which means it is now time to give the factory a once over to bring it inline with the other part of the site. i've got some ideas that i will sketch and post up tomorrow.
cheerios.
miah
Ok, so the third time is the charm, per the norm. So then in each section, the floating boxes would be come filled with the entries/items. I totally dig it!
The graphics can be modified, for sure the movie camera needs to be redone, and probably the images section.
Oh, none of the links work... they probably will go to mocked up pages tomorrow.
ok so here is the new lobby. comments?
ok so we are looking at the colors and the layout right now. I am thinking, that we probably need to make it into a fixed layout, more like a book. Thomas mentioned that he really wants some other color, something to break the monochromatic nature, like a mild blue. We won't look into it until we have it laid out the way you want it. So right now, the top part would be an introduction by you to the site and current issue. Then there would be four sections, probably made roughly square, one for each category. Right now they just float next to each other, But i think that they will ultimately be two in a row, I will mock that up for you tomorrow.
do you like the browns?
how about the logo?
is the general layout falling inline with your personal vision for the site?