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Adam Betts · Mar 1, 2004, 08:35 PM

It's good to be back

You can visit my new graphic arts weblog at:

http://www.artofadambetts.com/

In the future, I plan to add more photoshop tutorials, open-source photoshop files, graphic techniques and stuffs that doesn't fit in thebettsbro.com

Hope you'll find the site to be worthy of bookmark space

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Post your weblogs here too. I'd really love to see your works

fireside · Mar 1, 2004, 08:54 PM

that is some badass css you got there. teach me master.

The Godfather · Mar 1, 2004, 09:18 PM

Not very good at 800x600

Kick ass art :thumbup:

Should I open a weblog for my art? Am I worth that much?

Worst. Episode. Ever. · Mar 1, 2004, 09:19 PM

very nice work, adam.

ambush · Mar 1, 2004, 09:21 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
It's good to be back

You can visit my new graphic arts weblog at:

http://www.artofadambetts.com/

In the future, I plan to add more photoshop tutorials, open-source photoshop files, graphic techniques and stuffs that doesn't fit in thebettsbro.com

Hope you'll find the site to be worthy of bookmark space

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Post your weblogs here too. I'd really love to see your works

I hope this will be as successful as MacThemes!

Congratulations, by the way, for that site!!! (kudos to Ryu too!)

I will bookmark this, and I'll look forward to some great content!

good job!

mdc · Mar 1, 2004, 09:38 PM

wow!

that site looks amazing. bookmarked to browse in my spare time. very nice work.

sniffer · Mar 1, 2004, 09:41 PM

Wow! Cool page Adam Betts. Glad you have an option to turn off some of the heavy stuff (it slowed the scrolling a lot on my G3).
I have a blog too which I update quite frequently. Thought it's in Norwegian, but there is an will be a few Mac OS X tips among my personal rambling so it could be in interest for some people. Lol. My blog is three clicks away starting from the link in my signature..

olePigeon · Mar 1, 2004, 09:42 PM

How does Explorer for Windows handle the PNGs?

BTW, Explorer for X messes up your toolbar. But I don't think that matters anymore since MS is killing it anyway.

Very nice job. That's what I hope to be able to do by the time I graduate.

Adam Betts · Mar 1, 2004, 10:15 PM

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I'll be sure to make the site worth it for everyone's time.

About CSS, I can't take credits from it because Jan Van Boghout of MacRabbit and CSSEdit did a fantastic job coding the site completely in CSS without tables. Too bad that some of non-standard browsers can't display latest sites properly without hacks and workarounds

I'll ask some IE experts to see if they know any workaround to some of the current problems in AOAB.

olePigeon, Jan used a hack called sleight hack which will enable png transparency on IE Windows. I'm not sure how reliable it is so I'll wait and see if there will be any comments from IE Win Users.

The Godfather, I think you should start your own Graphic Arts Weblog. I just love seeing other people's unique art style and find out how it was developed. MindFad's 3-Min Video of NSFG was amazing and helpful.

MindFad · Mar 1, 2004, 10:36 PM

Oh, go on. *blush* Black lines, pink blotches, an inner glow, some mosaic pixelixation,and a marquee slice and gradient.

I do plan on getting tutorials up on the site, maybe making some changes (to stagnant sections).

Anyway, Adam, amazing site, beautifully done. If they had an Oscar for best use of Portable Network Graphics, you would win, my friend.

It's inspired me to get going with tutorials and start a web log of my own, though, seriously. A web log of current projects (ones I can show or talk about, of course) is a great idea.

I've always wanted to put some complex site designs together, but I suck at the coding part except for the very basics (see: MindFad.com). Kudos to Jan Van Boghout, too, man. No tables? Seriously? With CSS? I ... I never imagined such a thing.

Beautiful stuff. Keep up the great work, as always.

The Godfather · Mar 1, 2004, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by sniffer:
Glad you have an option to turn off some of the heavy stuff (it slowed the scrolling a lot on my G3).

Where?

MindFad · Mar 1, 2004, 10:50 PM

Up in the sidebar, Godfather. Says "plain" and "default."

gorickey · Mar 1, 2004, 11:03 PM

Adam, heavy kudos on the site...amazing job! Bookmarked.

Glad to see you back on the forums again...don't be a stranger...

dampeoples · Mar 1, 2004, 11:20 PM

Nice

I thought you were steb mad?
Anyway, my blog is in my sig.

ghost_flash · Mar 1, 2004, 11:27 PM

Well done! I've bookmarked it and will go there often. Quite inspirational.

benb · Mar 1, 2004, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Too bad that some of non-standard browsers can't display latest sites properly without hacks and workarounds I'll ask some IE experts to see if they know any workaround to some of the current problems in AOAB.

I know that there is a JavaScript floating around on the web somewhere that will make IE display PNG correctly, transparency and all. I used to have it, but I don't anymore. Here it is.

There is also another JS that will render fixed positioning correctly in IE, although the page does not scroll smoothly for IE. You get that JS 'stutter'. You can find here. In searching I also found this workaround. Never used it though, so I can't comment. Maybe I'll give it a shot this weekend.

Oh yea, nice site too!

OwlBoy · Mar 1, 2004, 11:30 PM

-Owl

Edit: Oh, this is mine: http://www.polywogg.com/journal/55

(Adam, I am happy you did not go with Polywogg, like I saw you trying at first

)

Stradlater · Mar 2, 2004, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by The Godfather:
Not very good at 800x600

Upgrade?

Very nice-looking site!

Adam Betts · Mar 2, 2004, 12:48 AM

Originally posted by OwlBoy:
http://www.owlboy.com/adam_frame.gif

-Owl

Edit: Oh, this is mine: http://www.polywogg.com/journal/55

(Adam, I am happy you did not go with Polywogg, like I saw you trying at first )

Haha yeah, Polywogg was a nice choice for blogging but unfortunately the page skin customization was kinda limited.

Bookmarked your site.. You got good stuff going on

benb, many thanks for the IE positioning hack link. They'll be pretty helpful to me and many others.

Sage · Mar 2, 2004, 01:29 AM

Man oh man, that's one nifty blog! Kudos for the terrific and original design!

Kenneth · 01:55 AM

Adam

I got it bookmarked.

About your setup:
Computer: Apple QuickSilver PowerMac G4 867
Memory: 1.25 GB
Monitors: Apple 17' LCD | Mitsubishi 22' CRT
Graphic Cards: ATI Radeon 9800 128MB | ATI Radeon 8500 64MB

The 8500 is PCI?

phoenixboy · Mar 2, 2004, 01:57 AM

bravo! very nice looking site!!

ThinkInsane · Mar 2, 2004, 01:59 AM

Adam, that is a beautiful site. Good job man. Got it bookmarked.

The Godfather · Mar 2, 2004, 10:56 PM

Originally posted by MindFad:
Up in the sidebar, Godfather. Says "plain" and "default."

I still don't see it

Damn this MS web-browser

I am going to put my art in my website. This Spring break

gorickey · Mar 2, 2004, 10:59 PM

Originally posted by The Godfather:
I still don't see it Damn this MS web-browser

The Godfather · Mar 2, 2004, 11:18 PM

Originally posted by gorickey:
img

Thanks. But it does not show on mine. I gave up.

Adam Betts · Mar 2, 2004, 11:33 PM

Originally posted by The Godfather:
Thanks. But it does not show on mine. I gave up.

Out of curiosity, why didn't you use Firefox instead?

I'll see what I can do about making them appear in IE

The Godfather · Mar 2, 2004, 11:44 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Out of curiosity, why didn't you use Firefox instead?

I'll see what I can do about making them appear in IE

Don't 'fix' your website. I will get Netscape like you told me.

fireside · Mar 3, 2004, 04:21 PM

i love those dock dividers. great work adam.

- - e r i k - - · 08:07 AM

Fucking awesome design Adam and Jan!!

Awesome though the scrolling is, out of usability reasons you really should let the menus stay where they are when you scroll

How about for extra eyecandy you make the glass of the logo (where Adam Betts is reflected) a bit transparent so the content shines through?

ryju · Mar 4, 2004, 10:19 AM

Here is mine

I'm desperately needing to change layouts.

kovacs · Mar 4, 2004, 11:14 AM

Amazing use of CSS and great site, got it bookmarked....

gorickey · Mar 5, 2004, 08:23 PM

Adam just posted another really cool set of "Link Cursors" you may want to give a try today...

OwlBoy · Mar 6, 2004, 02:12 AM

Originally posted by ryju:
Here is mine

I'm desperately needing to change layouts.

DDR!

-Owl

saranwarp · Mar 6, 2004, 02:47 AM

Originally posted by OwlBoy:
DDR!

-Owl

The fact that I've officially quit DDR should say something about my playing habits before then...ah, Aaron's AAA page...

Mine's in the sig

mishap · Mar 6, 2004, 11:47 AM

Adam, you need to work more on your heirarchy. Your name is screaming. Everything else feels a little horsey as well.
just being honest..

mc786030 · Mar 6, 2004, 12:17 PM

holy s*** that is one nice site

gorickey · Mar 6, 2004, 12:24 PM

Originally posted by mishap:
Everything else feels a little horsey as well.

That's a weird descriptor...are you saying he needs less hay and a bigger saddle?

Adam Betts · 11:54 AM

Originally posted by mishap:
Adam, you need to work more on your heirarchy. Your name is screaming. Everything else feels a little horsey as well.
just being honest..

What do you mean by that? I'm not sure if I understand the meaning of 'hierarchy' clearly.

MindFad · Mar 6, 2004, 01:28 PM

I don't think he was attacking, but some examples and an explanation on the "horsey" look would be cool.

iOliverC · Mar 6, 2004, 01:49 PM

Love the blog

. I can not find a _single_ problem with the site, at all. So awesome.

OT here, I like that new icon you made on your site MF. Nice globe

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MindFad · Mar 6, 2004, 01:58 PM

Thank ye.

RGB · Mar 6, 2004, 03:28 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
What exactly do you mean by that? I'm not sure if I understand the meaning of 'hierarchy' clearly. My name is screaming, how? What is feeling a little horsey? Please do provide some examples.

This post seem to be more of an attack on me than trying to be helpful. Are you angry at me for some reason?

I think he's saying that he feels that your name / title graphic takes up too much space on the page, not allowing other elements to stand out at all. The hierarchy is then ruined because elements aren't emphasized in a 'sensable' order.

I see his point, but I still love the new site. I actually stumbled onto it a few hours before you posted it here in the lounge and my jaw just dropped at that point. Very nicely done!