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Restaurant templates

// June 20th, 2007 // 1 Comment » // css, web design, work

I’m working on building up a library of CSS templates for restaurants. I’ll be doing hundreds of restaurant sites for the rest of the year. I’m currently having bit of fun with a few CSS tricks on one of the sites….

  • It’s an elastic layout
  • Text-size is in EMs
  • The header uses SIFR (Scalable Inman Flash Replacement) text
  • The main image is set to a width of 100%
  • I have different stylesheets for different size text

So when you resize the text, it has a knock on effect on everything else, the layout widths increase, the header re-scales, and the photo stretches. The overall effect is that you can zoom in and out of the site. Have a look.

Flash banners

// May 9th, 2007 // 2 Comments » // flash, hicks, work

I’ve been doing lots of flash banners in work recently. Like this and this. Part of me feels dirty. When anyone ever asks me “isn’t that ad hilarious!?” I smile and grunt politely while thinking “No. It’s an Ad! It’s part of the life sucking force that is advertising and marketing. How could it be funny?!” And web advertising is twice as annoying. Except maybe for the fact that you learn to completely blank them out. Except when the fuckers start flashing.

But. The other part of me is thinking, “I’m sitting here all day, messing about with Flash animation and someone is paying me for this!”. Although I’m not sure how much longer I can last. I think Flash might just be the culprit who’s brought my RSI back with a vengeance and good old goat boy would be turning in his grave.


Actually here’s Goatboy on Youtube


Actually here’s Goatboy being Goatboy on Youtube