Since working at Bluecube Interactive, i’ve learnt a bunch of new stuff.In the past, I’ve been a strong user of tables and spacers, and I actually found them very simple and effective. It’s amazing how much your opinion changes when you learn CSS. Now I can’t stand to use tables anywhere, it’s just so much easier using stylesheets. CSS has given me a whole new love for the web, and i can’t believe it’s taken me this long to realise.

Since my passion has always been with Flash, I’ve been trying to get-to-grips with some of the new (and not so new) technology. Papervision 3D is all over the web just now, and it was impossible for me to ignore it (and why would i want to do that?). Since working at Bluecube Interactive, a few projects have come up where Papervision would be perfect for. BT Experiment has been one of the biggest projects i’ve had, and i’ve learnt a great deal from it. I’ve learnt some good things about Papervision, and also a lot of not so good things. You definitely understand that Papervision is still in Beta stages once you start using it.

Lastly, the site is now using Wordpress. I’ve been putting it off, because i’ve always had reservations about using a CMS like Wordpress for a simple portfolio site. However, Wordpress is huge and it’s practically becoming an industry standard that you use Wordpress, or at least know how to set it up. It’s been another learning curve, but wordpress really is so easy. Now i just need to find out which plug-ins will actually help me out, and which ones will just slow me down. Whilst writing this, i’m already hoping that when i search for an automatic link creator for posts…something will come up, and i’m sure it will.