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August 02, 2010 1:01pm
Subscribe [4]#1 / Aug 02, 2010 1:01pm
Hello everyone,
I’ve launched my new rockatee version today. It still has some minor hiccups, but the whole transition from 1.x to 2 went smoothly. And I must say, after having felt a bit lost in the new admin cp at first, I can now say I LOVE IT! :D
I’m so happy I did the upgrade and I am looking to be more active in EE-land again.
Oh, and I’m now 100% fluid (the design, not me!). Pixels adieu. :D
Thanks and best,
Maleika
#2 / Aug 02, 2010 5:03pm
Oh those Germans…always nicely engineered 😊
Wonderful work and great portfolio; really like the simplicity of your designs and illustrations.
Do you mind sharing what image resizing technique you used on this fluid layout?
All the best.
#3 / Aug 02, 2010 8:39pm
Thank you, lebisol!
Do you mean in terms of a plugin/extension? If so, I didn’t use any. I created the images manually for optimal results. 😊
The rest is done via CSS. I have created all images bigger than needed, so that when people resize their screen, the image quality doesn’t suffer too much. The images are as big/small as the viewport permits. I realise that the images don’t look too good when the viewport is minized to the extreme, but I prefer a little quality loss over the loss of flexibility.
Was that your question? I have the habit of answering questions nobody ever asked. *embarrassed*
Still not everything done, but getting there! :D
#4 / Aug 03, 2010 12:39pm
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#5 / Aug 03, 2010 1:27pm
Abraham, none of the layout techniques you posted deal with flud layouts, as far as I can see. I might be overlooking something though. Dealing with images in fluid layouts is different from using them in normal fixed width layouts. Even elastic layouts (em based) are a bit trickier.
#6 / Aug 03, 2010 5:08pm
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#7 / Aug 03, 2010 5:13pm
Hi Abraham!
No, I haven’t used any of the methods you listed.
But you’re right of course, when SVG comes, we’ll have a lot more flexibility and fewer compromises to make. 😊
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#9 / Aug 03, 2010 7:12pm
I am loving your website…you are very talented.
#10 / Aug 05, 2010 5:31pm
Thanks, Chris. Well, I’m not loving my design anymore. In fact, I hate it. Am already 50% into the third iteration. I think this will be the shortest period any design was ever live. :D
#11 / Aug 06, 2010 12:06am
That really is a shame maleika, I think the site is lovely!
#12 / Aug 06, 2010 7:18am
Me too. Really beautiful.