Of Websites and Graphics
I've been working on a website for our local science fiction convention, TusCon. The old site had become outdated, so my goal is to bring the site up-to date, make it more user-friendly, and add some spiffy new graphics.
I've already designed a new logo for the group that organizes and runs the con, BASFA, the Baja Arizona Science Fiction Association, but I haven't figured out what I'd like for the logo design for the con itself. I may update one of the old logos, as one of our local artists did a number of them--I'm not sure, but there may actually be one for each year. For the website graphics, I want to combine images that reflect fantasy, science fiction, and horror themes, then wrap it all up with a little bit of Steampunk sensibility. Whether my artistic skills are really up to this is just a bit questionable.
I've also been trying to keep up my writing, although that's going a bit more slowly than I'd like. I have one story that's almost ready to send off, but I need to figure out if any of the feedback I recently recieved will have an impact on the story. (Ian dragged me off to meet with his writing group last weekend. Unfortunately, I found them far more interested in sitting around and talking about world-building and things they'd written from any time during their lives than the recent past. I enjoyed hanging out with them, but was a bit frustrated with the lack of focus.)
All of this has kept me pretty busy, especially since I have a few loose ends I want to tie up for some other projects, so I haven't been posting much, nor have I been keeping up with my flist as I'd like to. My apologies to anyone who has posted important news that I've missed.
I've already designed a new logo for the group that organizes and runs the con, BASFA, the Baja Arizona Science Fiction Association, but I haven't figured out what I'd like for the logo design for the con itself. I may update one of the old logos, as one of our local artists did a number of them--I'm not sure, but there may actually be one for each year. For the website graphics, I want to combine images that reflect fantasy, science fiction, and horror themes, then wrap it all up with a little bit of Steampunk sensibility. Whether my artistic skills are really up to this is just a bit questionable.
I've also been trying to keep up my writing, although that's going a bit more slowly than I'd like. I have one story that's almost ready to send off, but I need to figure out if any of the feedback I recently recieved will have an impact on the story. (Ian dragged me off to meet with his writing group last weekend. Unfortunately, I found them far more interested in sitting around and talking about world-building and things they'd written from any time during their lives than the recent past. I enjoyed hanging out with them, but was a bit frustrated with the lack of focus.)
All of this has kept me pretty busy, especially since I have a few loose ends I want to tie up for some other projects, so I haven't been posting much, nor have I been keeping up with my flist as I'd like to. My apologies to anyone who has posted important news that I've missed.