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Posted: 26 May 2009 11:22 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Launched May 14, was fun to use ExpressionEngine http://www.storypixel.com

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Posted: 27 May 2009 05:47 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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lovely looking site, and also i have been wanting to try the blurred PNG effect, with differing repeat widths, to give the 3d header effect/depth. Is all that artwork your own? it is very nice.

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Posted: 27 May 2009 06:36 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 2 ]  
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Thank you, all design elements on the site are mine (except the photographs used for the corn, grass, and dirt). Anything hand-drawn is mine (leaves, apples, me in overalls, fruit, footer, etc). I took the time to do all the artwork since I didn’t have much timeline pressure.

The corn photograph I commissioned from a photographer friend of mine (Dominic Rossetti) after I tried to photo a cornfield myself and failed miserably. For example I nearly broke my camera and my leg hopping a fence to get the shot only to discover I had enough batteries for one (later unusable) shot. I definitely broke my spirit and discovered I suck at photography.

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Posted: 06 June 2009 09:16 PM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 3 ]  
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Nice site,

I noticed on the about page, the text area of the contact form puts 1 pixel border on it when you click on it which pushes the “harvest in progress” sign below it down 2 pixels.  Also you might consider using a sprite sheet for the rollover on the submit button, since it flickers when you hover over it the first time (as its loading the image)

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Posted: 30 June 2009 06:21 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 4 ]  
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Thanks sincerely for the feedback! Just addressed the 2-pixel focus issue, and I’ll look into a sprite sheet.

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Posted: 02 July 2009 11:14 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 5 ]  
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Late to the party here Sam!
I’ve got a couple words on this one, I don’t think they qualify as Deadwood language, as Veerle so aptly put it in a recent twitter (my words are a bit tame to her coloful twitter post after a recent RIP though)...

Here’s goes “Kicks Ass”!

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Posted: 06 July 2009 11:37 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 6 ]  
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Awesome site. I especially like the “posts” page. Very nice indeed!

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Posted: 20 July 2009 08:12 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 7 ]  
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Thanks tremendously everyone, site got picked up by CSSElite and some others, so hopefully winning a few converts to the EE flock smile

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