July 31st, 2004 with .
Ever wanted to know where the Hanna-Barbera studios are located? How about the Klasky-Csupo Complex, also known as the studio behind the cartoon series Duckman?
Many of these studios in Los Angeles County are tucked away in areas that might not be accessible to the general public. In fact, only a handful offer studio tours and for most you’ll need a private invitation to enter. For instance, Walt Disney Studios located in Burbank California does not offer tours of the complex due in part to the level of access that is required because of the production that incurs on the grounds.
July 30th, 2004 with .
What if you were able to travel back in time and visit your younger (and more vibrant) self? I’ve often thought about this and wondered if my younger self, at 6 or 7 years of age, would think the older or future version of myself turned out okay. I know growing up I was very trusting of strangers, maybe too much now that I think about it, but not to the extent where I’d jump in their car at the flash of candy.
July 29th, 2004 with .
I’ve recently implemented Gravatar (Globally Recognized Avatar) into kartooner.com. Basically, it’s an avatar service for web blogs, forums and community-orientated scripts like PHPNuke or Mambo. The concept is that the Gravatar server, which stores the 80×80 pixel images, recognizes and matches the email address you use when you comment on a blog and inserts your avatar image next to your comment.
The result is a more personalized comment with your custom avatar, be it a rambuctious pirate or a dazed and confused senior citizen. Implementing the Gravatar code into your respective blogging CMS is a piece of cake. The creator, Tom Werner of Mojombo.com, has provided a variety of implementation methods for popular blogging applications like Wordpress, Textpattern and Movabletype — it’s just a matter of downloading and installing the plug-in and tweaking your templates.
July 28th, 2004 with .
In response to Matt’s Wordpress Color Scheme contest, I’ve created a theme I dub “Pumpkin” — a variation of kartooner.com’s color scheme — and submitted it as an entry in the contest. One of the stipulations of the contest is that you cannot modify the layout, but you can go hog wild with the colors.
With a bit of tweaking, I managed to apply the style sheet to my own Wordpress backend, including a few interface changes, moreover things that I’ve been bothered by since day one. We all have our preferences, and while Wordpress’s color scheme out the box is suitable for the new user, a power designer like myself yearned for the day when I’d have the time to make a few changes.
