Archive for the 'Design' Category

did you know that this purple castle layout is actually version 11 of sparklette.net? there are 10 other layouts i have used previously that most of you may not be aware of. after being awarded “best blog design” at ping.sg, i think it’s finally time for me to do a quick recap of all the different designs [...]

after attending various bloggers/technology events without being able to give out my name card when i needed to, i knew i needed to get something done. still, it wasn’t until the recent iX conference that triggered me to finally get off my lazy ass and have those name cards printed! [...]

sparklette.net has been featured on smashing magazine! it is one of the “45 fresh, clean and impressive designs”. yay! [...]

happy lunar new year! i hope it’s a good year ahead for your zodiacal sign. i am born in the year of the rat, and apparently it would be a year of good fortune. i don’t believe in fortune-telling or any form of astrology or that whole “it’s all written in the stars” crap [...]

happy valentine’s day to you guys! it’s going to be an insanely busy day for me. and no, it’s not because i have too many dates lined up back to back. i have been, and would continue to be very busy [...]

an anonymous person left me a comment yesterday alerting me to the fact that justjasmine.net has a design that looks a lot like mine. a copycat? of course i had to see it for myself.

at first sight, justjasmine.net’s blue website did not look exactly identical to my purple layout. but on closer inspection i realised [...]

happy new year! a year really isn’t that long is it? personally this sure has been a year of many firsts, and many ups and downs. surprisingly, i am glad for all of it. i know i definitely wouldn’t want to go back to being the person i was a year ago [...]

merry christmas everyone! so says mumble the emperor penguin chick. may this season be filled with love, kindness, lots of teddy bears and all things fuzzy. have some hot chocolate to warm your heart! ’tis the season to be giving [...]

happy halloween everyone! i really like the way people celebrate it, with bright orange colors and costumes and all. have a safe and sparkly halloween! [...]

i think you would probably remember exactly where and what you were doing the moment that news hit on september 11, 2001. for me i was having my economics class back in ACJC. instead of discussing inflation and plotting price-quantity graphs, murmurs regarding the attacks were circulating around the class. at that point in time no one had fully grasped the gravity of the situation yet [...]