I have updated the site in my attempt keep adding content. So my portfolio has evolved a bit with the addition of a new category and a new project. Future updates are likely to be school projects as I have a number of easy to format projects that will provide more content with less effort.

I also was playing around a bit this weekend as I have FINALLY kicked this cold. The fruits of my labor can be seen below in a prototype navigation bar. It is just a test but it shows lots of potential for implementation where needed.

Check it out Here

Anywho, that is about it. It’s late, I have school tomorrow, and yeah. Before I go I must say a few things about upcoming music releases. Being a Fall Out Boy fan from way before they made it HUGE, I never thought I would like a new album this much. So forewarning, the new Fall Out Boy album Infinity On High is legit. I also recommend snagging a copy of the new Shin’s album Wincing the Night Away as it too is very well done. All right, that’s it. Night folks.

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Dream: More like a dream come true then anything else. If you don’t already know I am a huge music fan and when given the chance to interact with musical idols on a normal human level it is always with out a doubt a memorable experience. So when I got a call to resume a ritual normally reserved for summer with a few of my musical idols this last Wednesday I knew this was going to be big. Allison, the same girl responsible for the Sushi Party who also happens to be good friends with Sherwood, gave me a call and said, “we have to go hot tubbing again”. I of course said “lets do this!” and then asked who would be attending us on our illegal trip down memory lane. She responded with a subtle “a few members of Sherwood and us”. So let me say that Sherwood is easily one of the best bands I have ever seen live and despite seeing and meeting them countless times, and regularly attending a bible study at the guitarist’s parents house I am still always a bit a star struck when I see them. So jumping in the worlds most perfect hot tub with Sherwood is like a dream come true. To keep this short, it was a blast! We chatted, we laughed, we sang, and we exchanged hugs and went home. It was fun.

Plans: It seems that lately I have been really driven to set goals and actually fallow through with them. I have always tried to grow spiritually but have never really had anyone to back me up till recently. This year is going to be different though because Men’s Group is getting serious about our faith and we have made goals! So I’m stoked about that and to keep the ball rolling a few of the Men’s Group guys and I are also going to start hitting up the gym together. So it should be nice to have a decent amount of positive change in my life.

Illness: What started out as a small cold that focused my mind on design has turned into a week and a half long annoyance. My body basically felt 100% better about a day after I started feeling sick. I was thinking this was going to be short and sweet until the snot from hell decided to plague me. I will spare you the details but I am sure we have all had that stuff in our nose that was to thick to blow out but just runny enough to bother the hell out of you. Well, I have had this glue like snort for five days now and it is getting SUPER annoying

Anywho, it is late and I am tired so I am going to retire to the comfy confinds of my loving girlfriend and cozy bed.

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I have recently updated my portfolio site by adding an actual working portfolio. It’s been some time in the works and by no means is it finished, its just a step in the right direction. I don’t want to make any promises as to how quickly it will be updated to a more complete state but I think if I work at it in pieces over the next month I can have it done. There are a few lose ends to wrap up today and tomorrow in regards to finishing the complete update to 2.5.1 but things are looking promising.I have been trying to rap up this winter break with a strong push for productivity. I think that things are going well considering I have been a bit under the weather for the last week. As of now, everything seems to be in working order so give it a browse and let me know what you think.

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Let me start off by saying that my MacWorld experience was surprisingly exhausting. The days fallowing it all, I felt tired and worn out. While it was an experience to remember it has subsequently weekend my immune system and now I am sick. I personally blame Alex Albrecht for the sickness as he was sick at the DiggNation shoot and joking that all of these people he was coming in contact with were going to get sick.

On a slightly different note, a good name for this sickness could be the design bug because I have been unusually efferent these last few days at getting design work done. This being the official blog of Axis Design Studios I suppose I could divulge a little info on my most recent projects. The first is a website I am doing for a clothing shop in Fresno, California, called Sugar Hill. I had come in contact with the owner about a year ago we had discussed his distaste for his current site. One year later through a serious of distractions and obligations the project has become a reality. I can’t say much more except this site is legit and that is will launch in the next week!

Now this next project is a real exclusive behind the scenes sneak peak into my next side project. The title of the project is unknown but idea and organization has been thought out. My next project is going to be a food/beer blog where me and my roommate will share our recipes and experiences in the kitchen. We are both accomplished armature cooks and thing this would be a real fun thing to do. I don’t know what else I can say about the project except that we really want to do this right. So it is going to have hi quality photography of our platings and a solid design throughout the site.

Anywho, that is all for today. Make sure to check back for details on these two little gems. I wouldn’t expect the new blog anytime to soon but be sure to check back for the launch of Sugar Hill’s new site. It’s to legit to miss out on.

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Well, let me first begin with a sigh of relief, because the last three days while fun have been tiring. In my experiences in the last 3 days I have visited the MacWorld Expo twice, watch over a dozen presentations, seen thousands of products and software, sat in on three podcasts, been interviewed twice, partied with millionaires, and fulfilled a few childhood dreams.

To start with, my time at MacWorld was great. You might be asking, what on earth is a PC guy doing at the holy grail of the Apple Universe? Well, let me say this openly ladies and gentlemen, I AM A GEEK! And that means that I enjoy all things technological, even the ones I can’t/choose not to use. My other reasons for attending MacWorld were that being a creative professional, MacWorld is a great place to see new software, cameras, and accessories that I can use. I say that because thankfully most major software developers release their software on Windows as well as OSX. I got a chance to see the iPhone, which by the way looks damn sexy. If it works half as well as they say it will it will still be better then every phone in its class (trust me I own a Siemens SX66). I think it is a great step in the right direction but Apple always seems to hinder its products in some way and the iPhone is no different. Either way its a step in the right direction and that is good. If anything it will likely drive the rest of the industry to produce better, user friendly devices. I also got to see the AppleTV which to be completely honest does not impress me. I have more functionality out of my $35 modded XBOX (something anybody could do in five minutes).

Being a Windows user, who commonly carries both my windows based mobile phone as well as my windows based laptop, I feel that I have a duty to my fellow windows users to explain what it is like to be a Windows user surrounded by the most hardcore of hardcore Apple fans. The most common experience was that of vendors and expo attendees asking if and when I would be making the “smartest decision of my life,” that is switching to a Mac. My automated response for these questions was always “when the hardware prices are equal in both markets” because quite frankly Apple is just to over priced for a technologically literate person like myself who knows how to get what they want. Other experiences include my observations of the differences between Mac fans. The first thing my twenty year old eyes noticed was that the Apple faithful are largely in the thirty years old and up category, and I stress the “and up” part of that. This has led me to a hypothesis regarding the current increases in Mac sales. While I do understand and see how many people are frustrated and tired of problems from Microsoft (most of which are associated with user error). I do, however, think that most of these Apple faithful are in a position in their life where they can afford to purchase these more expensive computers. My second observation derives from a joke I read after my first day at MacWorld. The joke read “the differences between the Apple faithful and the Mac cultists is the difference between a black tee shirt and a black turtle neck.”

Before I get hit by a slew of hateful comments remember, I’m just joking, kind of. One of the highlights of my MacWorld experience was had at the taping of DiggNation. I was fortunate enough to meet Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht (hosts of DiggNation) both on the show floor previous to the tapping and after the taping. I got some pictures, my laptop signed, and chatted it up with some of my geek hero’s. I was standing around after the DiggNation shoot and Shawn (one of the hosts of Your Mac Life) was standing around. I had watched the life taping of his podcast the day before so I decided I’d strike up a conversation with him. About forty minutes later he had to go but not before he personally invited Drew and I to his MacWorld after party.

The Your Mac Life MacWorld After Party was definitely a night to remember. Open bar, delicious free food, and awesome music made for a great night. Paul Kemp, yes that is right the founder of MacWorld, was rocking out on stage all night and rest a sured I’ll have photos up shortly.

That is about it for this extremely long post. I would like to point out that if you are ever at the Sony Metreon or the Moscone Center area in San Francisco there is a great little burger joint called Mo’s that serves up a pretty good burger. The last thing I would like to say is Microsoft recently released a bunch of commercials for its Windows Mobile department. I personally like the one with the snakes but check it out here. You can also check out pictures from MacWorld and Diggnation below and I will add photos from the Your Mac Life after party soon.

MacWorld 2007 Pictures
DiggNation Live @ MacWorld 2007

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Well, I just had to say that Shawn (host of Your Mac Live) has generously kicked down a couple of tickets to his post Macworld shindig. Of course me and Drew accepted and damn are we glad we did. I will admit the open bar is starting to have a bit of an effect on me but what can I say, being a 20 something surrounded by a group of clearly 30, 40, and even 50 somethings you clearly stand out when you don’t have anything in your hand. That aside let me also say that Paul Kemp (the founder of MacWorld) is rocking out with his band in stage and currently giving a tribute to Jame Brown. All I can say at this moment is check back later for my full run down because this evening is a night to remember! Enough said I am out.

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