June 21, 2005
A few things . . .
I don’t know why I never mentioned this earlier (perhaps I didn’t want to sound like I was rubbing it in), but last week, I received a very pleasing email about my paper models.
“I was at Imagineering about two weeks ago. As we were walking though the halls, the Imagineer giving the tour was telling us stories about what goes on. He said that during a “bring your kid to work day”, Chris Crump (Rolly Crump’s son) held a break out group where the kids got to assemble a model. I asked which model and he shown me… It was your Tower of Terror model. He said that people at Imagineering LOVE to build those things. I just thought I would e-mail and let you know that. It would literally be an honor.”
Second, a certain company is sending certain documents to a certain Web site for a certain projet. We’ll just call it “Project Dark Water.” The project’s many months away from release, but it’ll be pretty sweet (and a first)—if I can pull it off. I’ll need to review the documents first.
June 18, 2005
I’m currently working on upgrading to a new newsletter program for the Disney Experience. If successful, all current subscribers will have to resubmit their email address. I can’t go too much into it right now (or even why I can’t get into it), but all will be revealed if and when I get the new program running.
June 5, 2005
I’ve been debating whether or not to write this; I don’t want to give too much away. I think this is the fourth or fifth time that I’ve tried to write. The 50th edition of the Disney Experience is one month away, and I’ve been digging up a bunch of things for the event. The two main features will be the Fifty Disney Theme Park Attractions icons, and the Art of the Disney Experience (which I need to update). But to make it a little more special, I’ve been making notes of a bunch of little things to add. They’re nothing big or too special; think of them as the party favors, the icons as the cake, and the AotDE as the ice cream.
I’ve also been thinking about the fifty icons; I’m not sure if I want to keep all of them up for the next three site editions (18 weeks). I may end up cutting them in half after the initial six-week release. Maybe not. I’ll need to ponder this further . . . as well as more thing to add.
June 3, 2005
I’ve been chugging along on the new site design. At first, the whole thing was mostly green. Worse! It was sea green—I was beginning to get sea sick. But I’ve added some oranges, yellows, and blues, so it really looks nice. The animations are taking the longest even though they’re simple.
I’m constantly changing things, so the image above may not be an accurate representation by 2006. It’s very angular right now, taking inspiration from a hexagon, and I’ve just started going through my audio library for sounds to add into the site. Hopefully, I’ll have enough material that will enhance the design even more. If you have Flash, you’re in for a treat. If not, the site will look just as good. I’ve recently come across some nice scripts that will swap still images in place of Flash animations accordingly, so the site will please everyone.
June 1, 2005
As is my custom, I have begun (very) early work on the next design for the Disney Experience. I thought I’d do a more futuristic, angular design. So far, I only have the main menu designed, and it’s looking too cold and steril—not very Disneyesque. But I just got an idea that may help with that.
I’ve decided to base the site design on the old retro Tomorrowland attraction posters. They’ve got a nice, clean line that I’ve always enjoyed. The challenging part is trying to take that retro design and do my own take on it. I’ve never been successful in copying other art styles; my own style always works its own way in somehow. It will be interesting to see what I come up with.
"I love the fonts. They are great! I use them all the time for little notes to my friends who are also Disney fans."
--Megan