Layout Design Attempt... I will defeat CSS!!!!

I am determined to conquer CSS and make an awesome portfolio website!!!!!!

So far this is the best I have been able to do, but it's starting to click!

10 Design Principles

This link explore Dieter's Ram's Less is More Design Exhibit and discusses 10 basic principles: 

http://www.jasonhiner.com/blog/2011/10/9/good-product-design-the-10-principles-of-dieter-rams.html

Innovator

Wikipedia: "is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before"

thefreedictionary.com: "To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time."

"America demands invention and innovation to succeed." - Kit Bond 

"An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work. " Dean Kamen

"Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation." Mason Cooley
 
"Because, you know, resilience - if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you'd be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn't a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities." Jeff Bezos

"Fight piracy; don't squash innovation." Joe Krauss 

Steve Jobs said, “The reason Apple is able to create products like the iPad is because we’ve always tried to be at the intersection of technology and liberal arts.” Humanizing Techonology

Circle Skirt Test

I hate after sleeping in one morning you don't want to go to sleep so you're invariably tired the next day so it nullifies sleeping in... That's where I'm at right now. I went to NYC Saturday for a day trip, Kings Dominion for the Haunt Fest yesterday, and today, on my day off I sat in line for an hour and a half at Joann's and then decided to be inspired to mostly make a circle skirt. :) I have a few finishing touches I want to do tomorrow on it, but I'm kind of excited with how it turned out.

All of my fabrics that I have bought in the last month... Kind of horrible, isn't it? The red and white and blue swan fabric are from mood. So is the pearl trim... Everything else is from Joanns.

I tried making my own pattern with my brand new paper. It worked out pretty nicely, except I had about four inches I needed to take off because I measure myself incorrectly. Whoops! Who knew taking measurements of yourself was so hard?

I was really excited about adding this purple.

Unfortunately I only have a plus sized manikin right now, but I am hoping to take some better pictures tomorrow after I am done. I am determined to make pockets!!!!