August 2008
Over the summer, I took a class in the UF College of Journalism and Communications called “Content Management, Data and APIs.”
In the class I was asked to put together a site using Textpattern as a CMS while integrating different APIs and using jQuery if possible.
I decided to rebuild my portfolio site and blog. This is what came of the endeavor.
May 2008 – August 2008
Ongoing restructuring of code throughout the site in an attempt to bring it closer to standards compliance and cross-browser compatibility – a task made difficult by a very unmanageable content management system
In this time, I succeeded in correcting cross-browser bugs while fixing the site’s display in Internet Explorer allowing 52% of alligator.org’s viewship to see the site in the way it was intended to be seen.
July 2008
I re-purposed an existing WordPress template to mirror the existing, static UF stylebook site, which involved rewriting XHTML, CSS and PHP.
This project was my first extensive use of WordPress as a CMS and PHP in the workplace.
Along with recoding the site, I also helped in the copy editing of all terms while working as a liaison between the UF Office of Web Administration and UF University Relations.
June 2008
I was given a flat image of the design from a co-worker of mine at the UF Office of Web Administration, designer Al Kirby. I then coded up the site with XHTML, CSS and JavaScript.
This site was created as a way for prospective attendees to find out more about the summer conference as far as time, place and speakers as well as a place to register for the event. The site will eventually be appended to after the conference to integrate video, photos and highlights.
April 2008
This audio slide show was one of my last installments to The Independent Florida Alligator’s Gainesville Explorer series. I shot and edited all of the photos and played and recorded the music and voice over.
The music was a fun touch I decided to add because I thought it helped recreated the going-to-camp aesthetic that was there when I shot the photos. This project was a situation where I found that photos and sound worked a lot better than video.