Oh yah,

Finally though there are still some issues,

Here is my first flash website

http://www.fall10.graphicinterfacedesign.com/students/sashby/flash/Griphix_website_page%20_one1.html

After finals

My Truck,

Dodge '51 

This is the story of my week after finals.

1st, leave Logan

2nd, Get my Truck

3rd,  Drive and Drive

Really that is the plan and I am way excited, anyone want to come?

I only have one passenger seat.

Holidays and Homework

Holidays,
For all I am sure should be a break.
So because we all want a break so badly,
Someone says, well great, we can just assign a little homework and then
it will be like a break, because Heaven forbid we do nothing but eat on Thanks Giving.

But I think we forget that life has meaning to a good portion of the population and that
a Holiday isn't a break from life but actually a chance to do something different then work and school.

So I planned to do all my homework.  But a storm hit, my family got sick, I ran around helping
everyone I could, food got cooked, cleaning got done, and I took time to catch up with friends who really
needed someone to talk to.

Results, to bed every night around 2 or 3 am, up every morning around 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
Unhappy people, with near death driving experiences just to met up and eat a turkey, and of course
my homework isn't done.  How much later would I have to stay up.  I could of just left everyone to their misery and left the house dirty and been really rude like that.  But I didn't, and now I am down with the flu and one more day before I return to the most brutal two weeks left of school.

It's ok, life isn't fair and I know this, so I will be ok, this isn't complaining, this is simply me wondering
how do we as the people of this part of the world figure that a holiday is a time to get really burdened by
our education and then burden others with it too.   I don't know but I think being swiss and taking a holiday  would be more worth my time.  I mean two months on Holiday would absolutely rock!

. . . ok back to real homework.

Final Frustrations and UnFriend Day!

What is art?

Problem Solving is my first answer.
But there is this little problem that needs more solving then say an assignment or any other artistical wall.

Artist block,
They say you just work through it and you become stronger and never get held up again.

What if you have an assignment due and so you start working ahead of time to get it done.
Example,
I sketch, and sketch, and think and think, and take a step back, nothing.
So, fresh paper, new inspirational setting.  Sketch, sketch, step back, sketch sketch.
Nothing.
I got home, it is time to sleep.
The assignment is due tomorrow.  So I give them what I got,
Critic, is of course the pit of despair with mosquitos everywhere.
The words that no one is saying are the most painful.  Which I found funny.

I wanted to be the one to bash my piece, because I think it is ok for me to do that.
But not them, that's the immature part of me speaking.

So I take responsibility for my creative "Wall" and don't blame it on my printer, or my dog.
I didn't even blame it on my cold room or that I couldn't keep sketching in the best place ever because the sun goes down at like 5:30 these days.

No I took the blame, and this is my blog on why I sided with my co-workers and we have now named today Unfriend Day.  Smashing Facebook and anything else we want on the way.

:D  This was fun, now I will return to sketching, sketching. and sketching.

My new experiences in China

I really like to try new things, not just so I could say I did it, but because I did get to do it!  Something new is something more that becomes a part of who I am and what I love.

This camel at first I thought was fake because he didn't move for so long.
Then he did and I just wanted to taught him, I bet I could of rode him but
I was too sigh to ask anyone.

When I came to the Elephant I just had to ride it after I touched the rough skin
on his trunk.  And I didn't expect this but he lifted up instead of me climbing on his back.
:D It was great fun and not too expensive.

Me and Bob

Wasn't expecting this

Shanghai Transportation and Shopping

Rules of Shanghai Driving 101

1- Big guy wins

2- No lines and no signs (just optional)

3- Know honking techniques (warning: they are tonal as is the language)

4- Lights are optional

5- Traffic lights are optional (warning: break at your own risk)

6- Pedestrians are targets even if they are on the side walk

7- Don't jump to ride an elephant (unless you like to be laughed at)

8- Obey Train entry and exit rules, or get really embarrassed

9- This is a tunnel, this is a bridge (know the difference)

10- Taxi's believe death is unavoidable (enter all cabs with care)

Now that we have the driving and basic train rules down.  

Let's discuss Shanghai greetings in shopping:

Street shopping and bargains:

The Seller will say things like this...

Hello, you want to buy, this very cheap.

I have smart price for you.

I am your best friend,

I give you friend price.  Very nice.

While bargaining, always offer 20% to 30% of their first offer. (ex. He says $100, you say $15)

Have a set price you will not go over, make sure it is really set.

This means you walk away if it doesn't fit your price. Never start with your final price, work up to it.

Don't linger if they wont drop to your final price, leave with determination to find a better deal, 80% of the time if you had a good price set at the beginning, they will say ok, and you got it.

Look for the key words above.

Hello = they are willing to bargain

Very Cheap = not cheap for you, cheap for them.

Smart price = for him, not for you but he has lowered the price a very little

I am your best friend = he will go lower, but don't get pulled in to agreeing with him and paying too much.

Best Friend price = 50% of his first offer or 2 for 1 deal, not low enough, but this is usually were all people fall and say ok.

I never get the best deals unless I start walking away, if you didn't get that far then you didn't get the best deal, you did ok, but not the best.  He got the deal if you didn't get that far.

Shanghai is awesome, and remember never be rude, in bargaining, politeness is always a must, they don't care if they don't sell to you.  Be human, don't make their day bad just because you are richer and still want the best deal.  

Court Jester Flash Animation

This is my first flash animation,


http://www.fall10.graphicinterfacedesign.com/students/sashby/anim/courtjester.swf


As far as programs I have learned this last 6 months, Adobe flash is my favorite.
I think that it is really fun and enjoyable.  Time consuming as it may be, it still
kept me really entertained.  It was like a mind game instead of doing an assignment for class.

Also the content helped with that and made it that much better.

I picked the Court Jester because of the great lines and it is a movie I use to watch
all the time while growing up.  Also my oldest brother acts goofy just like the
Danny Kay does, who is the lead in this movie.

First HTML and CSS Website Link

http://www.fall10.graphicinterfacedesign.com/students/sashby/html/index.html

Link to Totally Asian Website

Linking to websites

Creating Link to other Page

Step 1: This will allow you to link an image or word to any link.

Step 2:  Make sure your files are prep.

         -Manage Folders/new and link to your folder/

        

Step 3:

1-Highlight the text you want as the link and in the Link bar at the bottom

           type in the website.        

         2- Keep your cursor on the word and create a new style.  

Select format and CSS styles, then New.

         3- Selector Type: select Compound

In Selector Name: select a:link  (this is creating the link from your type to the desired link or website)

-Select in the Rule Definition:  New style sheet file or this document only. OK        

4- A style sheet will appear, stylize your link and change font, color, add border etc.  You decide.

After stylizing is complete push OK.

Repeat this process for the next three style sheets.

         Remember you need to keep them in order.

5- Create new Style sheet,

6- In this style sheet, repeat everything from before except in the Selector Name box select a:visited, and in the Rule Definition select your first style name, ex. Style.css

a:visited shows what the link will look like after it has been visited.

Finish this style sheet by changing color or size, you decide. 

7- Again create another style sheet, this time in the Selector Name: box select a:hover.  Repeat as the step before and stylize as you wish.

                  a:hover will show the style of the link when the mouse is hovering over it.

8-Finish by creating a final new style sheet, in the Selector Name: box select a:active.  Repeat as before and stylize.  Be sure to save.

         a:active will show the style of the link when it is clicked and active.

9- View results after saving by clicking File,  Preview in Browser, then select your desired browser.

View of CSS

View HTML Code

Site Critique by Sandra

Flash Site: http://www.agencynet.com/

HTML Site: http://sarahohms.com/ (I couldn't find a whole lot of choice here, maybe it was just me.)

I will talk about the Flash site Agency Net.

First I can see that the sites I liked the best contained flash.  I think it is more pleasing and interactive.

This particular site is really fun to just see what each room contains and to see what they are all about.

The first thing I noticed about the site was movement, activity, and a great introduction and welcoming home page.  It is straight forward and simple.

To me a website should guide and lead but also allow free roaming, like a museum.  Which I saw that this website had right off.  And because perhaps their clients aren't there, they brought the building to their clients.

the coloring is good, it is a little dark but this offsets the individuals who are depicted.  And they all grab some attention but only in turn because of their movement. Detail, texture, style on the building page is  set of a stage.  

The hierarchy in the beginning is more or less a layout starting from top to bottom moving side to side.  Then another phase of hierarchy starts with each individual part or section on the screen.  They also have an easy to see pop up menu bar at the bottom. 

As for sound and color, there was introduction sounds for each section of the site that was explored, at least the parts I looked into.  The colors are bright and fun,  nothing bothered me or looked out of place.  And I think they used typography to help lead the view and keep a contained site.  

The content is for those looking for a digital agency to help then with production, brand management, digital services and more.  I think from a clients perspective it is great their website is digital and interactive.  It becomes impressive and leaves no doubt that they can do what they are paid to do.  There not some new company either they are experience.  I think their website shows that.

I don't have any other animation or design work that can be linked to.  But I have a fun idea for my first website.  Dealing with Grip tape for skate boards, it would feature some awesome designs my cousin has done, I think it would be a fun website.

My other idea was something called Totally Asian, I spent a lot of time in Hong Kong and I could see a interesting fun style that was typical to Asians.  It was like their old with the new and it was fun.  I couldn't copy it but I think a website in that style would be challenging but really fun.