I was looking up my web design heroes today and came across this post by Daniel Mall describing his start-to-finish process for creating a website.

I am very happy to say that I have naturally fallen into almost this exact process for the sites I’ve been contracted for lately (I tend to merge steps 2 and 3; the sites I’ve been doing haven’t been very large). It is a huge relief that I seem to be on the right track and thinking the right things on my own, at least from the perspective of one prominent designer in the field.

The brand-new website for The Offshore Electric Company has gone live, and it’s looking good! Updates are done through Twitter, which I felt was an appropriate choice for the minimalist design of the site.

You may notice that there is only one page in the entire site; that’s what I was going for here. Everything you need to know about us is right in front of you. Big thanks to Mark Altosaar for the photo; that was a fun photoshoot.

So a few weeks ago I sent my Creative Zen Aurvana in-ear headphones out under warranty because of a flaky connector. I just got them back today, and much to my pleasant surprise, they gave me a brand-new-in-box replacement, including all the accessories!

I now have double the amount of a lot of things I don’t really need.

One of the nice things about Blogger was the ease with which I could attach images to my posts; WordPress doesn’t have anything like that on a plain install. However, a bit of searching led me to Flickr and its really nice image blogging feature. I’m a fan.

Here we go! After a long unannounced hiatus, I have finally revamped and re-launched A Storied Present. Running on a WordPress backbone, the new site should be even more fun than before. 

Just as this site was originally just an online diary that grew to show off my music, again it has grown to include my design efforts. The new design incorporates separate Music and Design sections, which are to eventually serve as online portfolios.

I am excited to bring the new design to life, and to apply the finishing touches in the coming weeks.

I already covered this on Facebook, but I have to make a note in my log.

Good Intentions is now available on the US and Canadian iTunes Stores, as well as on eMusic, thanks to Tunecore.

I’m starting to write and record music more regularly now, which means I’ll probably have a new album ready to go at some point next year. With OEC going on on the side (or am I on the side?), I’m having a hard time deciding where new material ends up going. It may slow me down, or compel me to speed up.

If you’ve already bought the album, I thank you very much. If you haven’t, please hit up the iTunes store and have a taste.