I recently did a little design in the browser experiment to come up with my web based resume and have desperately needed a new blog theme for awhile. I mean, the last one might have broken world records by being created in an hour and fifteen minutes, but I needed something better thought out. I had a lot of fun creating this one in the browser, too, and have Mason to thank for making me think twice about doing so.

This little number took the better part of the past 24 hours, but I'm proud of the level of detail I was able to get to during that time. I'd like to think that this is one of those themes that users will find themselves delighted with every so often as they notice another obscure piece that is more polished than your average theme.

Being a front end person, I usually feel awkwardly caught between two worlds that I'm sort of a part of, but not quite fully integrated with. I'm not a designer and I can't do all develpment work. I'm always trying to branch out into more development work. However, I've been feeling creative and the urge struck me to also dip my toe into the design waters, just to see how I would fare.

All of the work I do is corporate, so there is hardly room to use all of the fun, "cutting edge" features I read about. I also adore color but never get to play with it.