Shawn Keeling - Design

Theming a Simile Timeline

Shawn — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:39:55 +0200

When my employer asked that I investigate how to theme and style a Simile timeline for an upcoming project, I was really excited to jump right in. Before I got started, I reviewed the available live examples showcased on the Simile website, which as a web designer I would describe as interesting content, with less than inspiring presentation.

JavaServer Faces

Shawn — Thu, 29 May 2008 06:18:34 +0200

Once again I find myself working on a new web project which presents the opportunity to learn yet another IDE and new java technology :) The project requires an UI design created with JavaServer Faces (JSF) technology.

Swift 3D

Shawn — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:09:57 +0200

I plan on using Swift 3D in an upcoming Flash project that will feature a few simple 3D animations. This particular 3D application is especially appealing because it claims to be "the industry-leading tool for quickly and easily creating high quality 3D vector and raster animations for Flash". But what's the learning curve for a designer like me? Well, It turns out that it actually isn't so bad.

Keeling Design Logo

Shawn — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:56:55 +0200

Font selection is critical when designing an identity, and accordingly I exhausted several fonts before finally deciding on Lacuna for the Keeling Design logo.

Peter Hoffmann of Glashaus designed Lacuna. The font features nice clean lines and a distinct, modern appeal. I especially like the looped descender of the lower case "g" which strongly influenced my decision to select Lucana.