Tiago Franco Blog

Actually this is how I used to roll: an 80′s Toyota Hiace: no power steering, under-the-steering-wheel side gear stick, 9 seats, and a huge apetite for diesel. My friends call it “Alarkamobile”. Perfect for road trips! I drive fancier wheels nowadays, not as fun to drive, though…

Wacom on Photoshop. Have I told you that I’m a huge Scott Pilgrim fan? I’ve been delaying a re-read for so much time now…

I’m making a list of features to come newer versions of my website in the next months:

• Modernizr support: this implies graceful degradation via feature detection. This way older browser users can enjoy the site’s content;
• New details in the about page, contact form and freelance availability status;
• Introdution video and showreel in the homepage (not so soon, I want to do it the right, cool way);
• Multiple pictures for each project;
• New styling and presentation for project information and details;
• Sharing via Facebook and Twitter;
• Mobile version (this one will take a while);
• Responsive web design features: layout adapts to your browser’s size (not so soon, though);
• Stability and load time improvements and optimizations;
• Bug fixes (these will be the first and last things to do).

I’ve got a lot of “work in progress” files in my illustration folder. Time to show some of them!

This post celebrates the launch of my website’s newest version. Expect it to be updated more often than the last one. I’ve been more productive the past year and the new system isn’t such a pain in the arse to update.

You might stumble with a few bugs, specially with Internet Explorer 7 and 8 (seriously, update your browser right now), but it’s part of the process, no stress. If you’re running a modern browser such as Chrome, Safari or Firefox 5, you can enjoy the subtle CSS3 animations, transitions and effects. A few more are on the way and a smooth fallback for old versions of IE is also in the works thanks to Modernizr and maybe a few polyfills. A few jQuery scripts help with the navigation and image loading (notest how it loads the pictures progressively?) and a few Easter Eggs are hidden here and there, with a few more to come soon, I hope.

Other than all that technical mumbo jumbo, enjoy the new portfolio pieces. A lot of app UI design and pixelart. I’ve worked a lot in web design lately, but can’t post much for now, just wait!

To wrap things up, I’ll be posting a lot of lost, dusty pieces I’ve found on my backups that aren’t really worth the front page of my website.

Enjoy! It’s good to have my website back, feel free to comment about it and the porfolio pieces. Thanks!