Corvus Design Studio Blog - San Luis Obispo, California » graphic art http://corvusart.com/blog San Luis Obispo Web Design Firm, Grahpic Design, Graphic Art and Corporate Identity Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:07:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Latest Project: Baxter Clare Website http://corvusart.com/blog/2008/12/21/latest-project-baxter-clare-website/ http://corvusart.com/blog/2008/12/21/latest-project-baxter-clare-website/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 07:58:43 +0000 CDS http://corvusart.com/blog/?p=201 Although it’s not completely finished, we’re excited to launch the new www.BaxterClare.com, a website for author Baxter Clare (aka Baxter Trautman). There will be a standard XHTML version for slower connections, but for now the flash site live. This site includes everything: custom photography, graphic animations, custom mixed sound effects, XML data utilization, fullscreen options, and more. The most noteable features include:

  • Alternates between a nighttime and daytime scene at 7:00pm and 8:00am
  • Viewer can toggle between day and night at will (click the clock)
  • XML (RSS) feed from Baxter’s blog
  • XML mp3 player disguised as a vintage radio
  • Sql/PHP/Flash Guestbook
  • Fullscreen mode
  • Scales to fill any resolution
  • Custom mixed soundscapes
  • Lots of hand drawn and photo manipulated animations and effects
  • Actual imagery from Baxter’s writing space

Hope you enjoy, and please note that this is a rather large site (nearly 2mb included sound), and although it’s optimized as much as possible it is best viewed on a widescreen monitor, and a computer with high speed internet access and at least 1Gb ram. (there will be a non-flash site coming very soon)

Link: BaxterClare.com

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