blog http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog tutorials etc. Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:07:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Right-aligned website is go! http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/02/23/right-aligned-website-is-go/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/02/23/right-aligned-website-is-go/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:04:57 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=155 Finally after much ado about nothing, I decided to finish my other sections; the index, the gallery and the about-section of this sight using a design-idea from 2007. Why right-aligned? Well, it’s not much used, and I really wanted to separate myself from the other 99% of websights out there.

Now that it is done, two things remain: 1.) Adjust this blog so it fits better in with the style of the rest of the sight, and 2.) Battle comment-spam. I get on average 1,000 spam-messages per week to this blog. When reading through them I get the feeling someone just hates the internet, as they are totally useless. What happened to spam that used to advertise something? The spam I get is just gibberish that links to malware. What is the point? (Bro-tip: There is no point.)

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/02/23/right-aligned-website-is-go/feed/ I will have a course in colours http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/02/17/i-will-have-a-course-in-colours/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/02/17/i-will-have-a-course-in-colours/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:10:03 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=152 At my place this month. It will cover many aspects of colouring and include what trends are out there etc. as well as distinguishing good and bad colour-usage. For more about the event, you must relocate to this site. It’s in Norwegian so don’t feel alienated if you don’t understand what’s written there. It’s alright!

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/02/17/i-will-have-a-course-in-colours/feed/ Text overlapping two-coloured background in CSS http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/28/text-overlapping-two-coloured-background-in-css/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/28/text-overlapping-two-coloured-background-in-css/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:14:34 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=132 See this, it’s a proof of something I have wanted to try for a long while. I am sure this has been done before, but I have not seen it, and this is completely my own take on it. I do believe it can be improved, and if that is the case, please help a fellow out. Here’s the code for one of the uppermost black row:

* {
margin: 0;
padding: 0
}
html {
padding: 5em;
font-family: Georgia, serif
}
h2 {
font-weight: normal;
line-height: 25%;
padding: .75em .5em 0 .5em;
font-size: 1.5em;
}
.colonthree {
background: #333333;
border-bottom: 1em solid #000000;
color: #ffffff;
}
.colonthree span {
color: #cccc99;
font-style: italic
}

The whole CSS is available too! Be aware that this only works for one line of text!

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/28/text-overlapping-two-coloured-background-in-css/feed/ Strange vehicles http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/27/strange-vehicles/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/27/strange-vehicles/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:38:45 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=130 So I found this site about strange vehicles of pre-war Germany and the Third Reich (1928-1945) while doing research on WW2-era vehicles. I went all over it tonight, and even though this is relevant to my WW2-project at work, I think most of it will end up being used as inspiration for NMDT, my super-comic which will be done sometime during 2010 and will happen to be Norway’s most detailed comic until I make a new comic to beat it.

Enough talk, here’s some of what you can expect from the site:

ALKETT VsKfz 617 MINENRÄUMER (1942-1945)

Fig. 1: Boo-ya!

RICHTER RAKETENRAD (1931)

Fig. 1: Raaaaaaaawr!!!

A word of advice: There are many sections on this site and I will advice you to take it with a grain of salt. There are some manipulated images and sections that are mostly conspiracies for the sake of conspiracies as well as things that are just fantasy mock-ups of things that were highly unlikely to ever have been conceived. Other than that, it’s one hell of an interesting site!

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/27/strange-vehicles/feed/ Icons! http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/23/icons/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/23/icons/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:47:19 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=122 Shiny, glossy, fancy icons! I love making icons. It’s something that I haven’t done so much, and which is refreshing to do. You’ve probably seen the “Ten iPhone-apps you’ll never see” post which I wrote earlier. Making those icons were fun. :3 So now a friend of mine asked me to make an icon for him for a project, and the result is here:

Scale

Fig. 1: Scale program icon.

Now the verdict is pending whether he likes it or not… Moving on, here’s another icon, of which I’ve used as the icon for the site folders:

Scale

Fig. 2: A fancy, black folder.

Both graphics were lovingly crafted in Adobe illustrator CS2.

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/23/icons/feed/ Recent posts? Ludicrous! http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/21/recent-posts-ludicrous/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/21/recent-posts-ludicrous/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:42:32 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=94 Ok, so the fad is to have on top of your sidebar in your fancy two-column styled blog a category called “Recent posts“. Do you realise the sheer redundancy of this addition? Isn’t your posts on top of your main column the most recent posts? Having that category right next to your main post list is pushing it. Look at it, then look at the headers on your main column, then look back and forth until you realise it’s just a minature version of your main posts column. So you still want to use it? Well, fine. As long as you use it appropriately, like having it appear on a single blog post page, or on your search page, or anywhere but the index itself, it should be perfect. Now, with this knowledge added to your miniscule brain, off you go into the world; reborn!

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/21/recent-posts-ludicrous/feed/ My archive is the twilight zone http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/my-archive-is-the-twilight-zone/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/my-archive-is-the-twilight-zone/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:06:32 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=92 As my blog has passed its initial 10 posts it can be said to you: This blog is two blogs in one! “But how?” you might ask. Easy, I use excerpts for fun and profit. Engage in my little online social experiment here, or else the little online social experiment will engage on you!

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/my-archive-is-the-twilight-zone/feed/ It’s just you http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/its-just-you/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/its-just-you/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:01:58 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=87 After a recent discussion at work over an artist’s perception of what he or she creates, and the general viewer’s perception of the same artwork, we came to the conclusion that if you feels something just isn’t right, it might just be you. Why? Because no one else has seen what you have made before you show it to them. If you are bound by time-restraints and technical limitations, of course you will never really be able to fully show your vast creative potential, but if you feel like you are outputting something sub-par, it’s just you.

It’s just you.

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/its-just-you/feed/ Zero maintenance site http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/zero-maintenance-site/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/zero-maintenance-site/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:40:57 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=80 Less dicking around with pretty images and the style of the site itself and more focus on content is what I always strive for. I think this design has come that way pretty well, but of course nothing is perfect. If you see anything, want to suggest anything or just generally want to let me know what you feel about this design, please let me know! I am open for any input be it good or bad or whatever. Thank you very much in advance!

]]> http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/zero-maintenance-site/feed/ That rotating image feature http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/that-rotating-image-feature/ http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/2009/01/20/that-rotating-image-feature/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:00:59 +0000 Quakeulf http://quakeulf.suxos.org/blog/?p=70 As some of you probably have seen on my site before in its previous incarnations, I used to have a rotating image banner. I dropped that because even though it looked nice, it was pretty useless and wasted screen real-estate like mad. Anyhow, this post will show you every rotated image I used for its last incarnation, beginning with this:

Fig. 1

Fig. 1: Hallway from Day of the Tentacle by LucasArts.

Fig. 2

Fig. 2: Some Art Nouveau-lady.

Fig. 3

Fig. 3: A dragon, rawr.

Fig. 4

Fig. 4: A city, city.

Fig. 5

Fig. 5: Oh very yes indeed.

Fig. 6

Fig. 6: Some run-down alley.

Fig. 7

Fig. 7: :3

Fig. 8

Fig. 8: Have you tried pronouncing the image-URLs yet?

Fig. 9

Fig. 9: Well, what can I say...

Fig. 10

Fig. 10: Photograph from Rotterdam.

Fig. 11

Fig. 11: Crazy jumpstyle motherfuckers.

Fig. 12

Fig. 12: Calling your mum.

Fig. 13

Fig. 13: A jew walked into a bar. Ouch.

Until I reconsider, this will be the swansong of the rotating image feature on this site. THE END

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