Drawar

Oddly enough, the same one that is my most popular.

The one on the left was taken when I was about two years old, holding my parents' OneStep. The one on the right I took last year, holding the same camera (which was about to get some real use again after nearly a quarter-century...if only I'd gotten back into it sooner).

(This is actually my second-most view image on Flickr. My most-viewed is a screenshot of my Myspace layout. But that's not really a photo. ;))

IMO, compliance is not boring. You can create fantastic designs and STILL be standards-compliant.

Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

In regards to art: If I have a certain theme in mind, I'll look for stock photos that are connected to it. Yet, most times, I'll just be browsing stock and get inspired to use it for something. (Sometimes it takes a little while to get made, though.) Or I'll be working in Apophysis or Bryce and will get an idea that way.

In regards to web design: I usually start with a colour scheme of sorts. Then I decide how I want to lay out the content.

Now...on the desktop...

On my laptop....

The middle one.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shellygrrl/1187198026/

Updating my list...

* Nikon Coolpix 5000
* Minolta Maxxum Qtsi
* Le Clic 110 (long-since retired)
* Polaroid I-Zone (convertible)
* Polaroid Spectra System
* Polaroid OneStep (SX-70, belonging to my folks)

I joined DA in December 2001. It's been a bit bumpy, but not too shabby overall. Like Lorri said, "Your experience there can be what you make it."

At the moment, I interact with a few people on there, view (and occasionally comment on) some artwork there; but I rarely submit anything myself; plus my own gallery has been pared down considerably.

Myfonts.com for the win! They house some of the big foundries as well as some smaller ones. Love! :)

My site uses justified text...most of the time. Like Kamigoroshi, I thought/think it looks neater.

I validate--mainly because I like to make damn sure I'm doing a proper job of what I'm doing. If I'm going to code a site, I want to do it properly. I've had a philosophy of sorts that the sooner one learns to write valid code, the fewer the headaches later on.

I don't think any web designers will be able to use it until it's--at the very least--more widely supported.

Also...
http://www.css3.info/opera-95-races-ahead-with-css-3-support/

Another nod to 5Thirtyone and Veerle's blog.

coda.co.za is another one I quite like.

My screen resolution: 1280x1024. I try to design for a minimum resolution of 1024x768.

The 1996 and 2000 logos look good, IMO (the Sydney/2000 one being my favourite). But the Athens/2004 one? Nothing special. That said, yes, it's a hell of a lot better than the London/2012 one at the top. Good lawd; that's fugly.

There is a lot of green. My suggestion is to make the link colours in your blog posts green, and then have your tabs and footer in blue. Then I think it'll look better. :)

* Nikon Coolpix 5000
* Minolta Maxxum Qtsi
* Le Clic 110 (long-since retired)
* Polaroid iZone

Right now I'm also using my parents' Polaroid Onestep Land Camera.

Click on the picture to see it on Flickr (complete with links).