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It has been a while since I have posted anything on the blog. I have been busy working on other projects, and getting the house ready for the new bambino or bambina on the way. Finally having time to get back to maintaining my site and prepare it for the Pro Football Picks for the upcoming football season, I thought it would be a great time to give the site some tweaks.
First thing you'll notice is the new layout to the blog. I did this to make the site more easy on the eyes as you navigate from post to post. It was done using CSS coding, which makes it very easy for a web designer to edit, fix, and maintain websites. For example, if I want to change the color of the Date box, all I have to do is change the single line code for the color in the CSS script and it will change ALL posts at once. Very easy! For anyone looking to get into web design, I highly suggest becoming acquainted with CSS.
Second thing you'll notice is the new header for the blog. I wanted to add something more lively. I am a big fan of Japanese pop culture, and I thought I would try drawing manga and color in Photoshop. If you're curious, here is how I did it:
1 - Drew the picture using pencil on paper, then scanned it into my computer
2 - Drew an outline of the image using my Wacom Bamboo PC Pen Tablet
3 - Filled in the image with flat colors
4 - Shade and highlight
Very similar process when I designed the Sparty logo.
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