HTML: Good Times Await Us (Maybe)

Looks like an update to HTML will be adopted soon.
http://lifehacker.com/5416100/

Of course, as with any web standard or new internet-related technology, there's no guarantee that any of this will be implemented. All this stuff is completely voluntary, and no one's forcing anyone to adopt HTML 5. A group of people simply reccommend that certain things be used by webpage creators (or not used). We'll have to cross our fingers and hope that the browsers won't be too slow in implementing this.

It's weird to think how long ago something as simple as this could have been implemented, but now, in 2009, we're seeing it. One won't have to invoke some universal, proprietary platform to view videos embedded in web pages. The era is almost over, in which ninety-something percent of videos play only with the blessing of Adobe. People will be embedding video into a web page without having to use any external systems Embedding video into html just using the html itself. Good stuff.

I've always found it contemptible that every time a browser is installed on a new computer, the user has to go to a specific website (Adobe) to download a file in order to have the abiltiy to view video. Video is so common that this should not be necessary. Browsers should just be able to do basic things like open video without any additional work for the user.

Let's just hope the browsers will adopt the video standard. Looks like the debate about how to do it is still going on. Looks like intellectual property is once again working to screw us, preventing us from getting browsers that play video without plugins. And, big surprise, it's Apple that's fighting for the cause of intellectual property and standing in the way of progress.

Some Thoughts About This Website

Recently, I have had an increase in desire to fill this website with more content. I intend to use this site for my graphic design portfolio, but also have other content as well. A few months back, I mentioned that I’ve been coming up with a lifelong to-do list. I’m working on getting a few of them done, particularly I’ve been doing a little bit of game design. Adding lots of content that isn’t artworks I can insert in my portfolio may require a little alteration to this web site’s format (but that’s not something I’m not used to doing).

What the heck is this? A piece of a notebook I wrote on. I came up with an idea for a game in 2000 which I began work on in 2003. I converted the paper to digital format and this is one of the many ideas I am preparing for publication.

We’ll see where this takes me, but regardless of how it gets done, I do intend to start publishing some different content on this site. I mentioned a while back that I’ve been backing up old paper documents into digital formats and polishing them for publication. I’m on the polishing part right now. Perhaps I’ll get around to putting up my music-related content too.

I am going in a different direction with this site? Only time will tell.

11/23/2009 Portfolio Additions

I added some new (and some older) things to my portfolio.

First off, a few unused logos I made for a tax service (whose name and number has been intentionally obscured):




Here's a fun little thing I did here: I redrew an image to vector format. Vector graphics are graphics whose appearance is determined by mathematical equations. The nature of vector graphics allows them to be enlarged to any size without any loss of quality. I'm not sure what this is a picture of.


A motion photograph of a pot being tipped over:

New Job and Website Layout

I haven't done anything to the website in a while (I couldn't tell you how long it's been, but too long for me to bear). While I've been away, I've been doing some job searching and settling into my new job. I now have a full-time job working for a great company as a web designer.

Monday is Columbus day, and I've got a three-day weekend, so I decided to devote this weekend to working on the website's new layout. There are some visibility issues with IE6 and early variants of IE8, and this is unacceptable. I recently have changed my opinion on how I want to implement the website's layout, so I'm going to work on that over the weekend.

I have some new artworks I have been waiting to publish. I'll get those up after I alter the website's layout.

Pokemon TCG Cards on Ebay

Well, the release of project five has been held back again.

On a more positive note, check out my ebay auctions. I'm selling cards I have in hand, from the latest Pokémon TCG set, Supreme Victors.


My ebay store can be found at this convenient URL:
store.cvramen.com

What's This? Project Five?

A long time ago, I told you about something called Project Five. Due to circumstances under someone else's control, it was cancelled. However, it has been open up again. So, here's a little peek at Project Five before it is released to the public.

Good Linux Video Games

I am proficient in Mac and Windows, but I also use Linux. I like it a lot, especially because of its open-source. One of the jokes about Linux, however, is no one plays video games while using it. Just for fun I did a search for "good linux video games". Check it out: