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For the regulars out there, you might notice subtle changes in the design of the site in the coming weeks. I’ve been reworking the design from the ground up, usually just iterating through the code. Iterative design really helps hash out ideas and lets you quickly prototype designs.

There are many advantages to skipping the “Photoshop stage,” but none are as solid and widespread as simple ideation. It’s quite easy for me to see how one design change looks by editing a line or two of CSS rather than reworking a set of layers and who knows what else.

However, that’s not to say Photoshop doesn’t have it’s perks. The background I’m using on the site right now was contrived in Photoshop and a lot of the color schemes were worked out there as well. It just so happens that Photoshop came in at a later stage for me rather than an earlier. I prefer that the content (markup included) precede as much design as possible. After all, content is king on the Web.

And as such, we’ll see more changes coming down the pipeline, including more content added back into the mix. My portfolio, resume, about info, contact, and more are in the works. I’m just slowly kicking up dirt here, but fear not! More is on it’s way.

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