Yea! I finally have a decent layout up and it is all valid! There will definitely be more tweeks and additions (the footer still looks a little sad), but my blog has moved from embarrassing to acceptable.

Here are some sites that helped me get here:

The End Of Magic Blog’s Semi-Transparent Div article helped me get a transparent div that even Internet Explorer liked!

htmllite.com helped me write out my rollover images for my navigation with their Rollover Tutorial. Tip: To make it valid code, make sure not to use capitals (change onMouseOver to onmouseover)

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This is the first post of my career.

I just graduated from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale last week with an Associates Degree in Web Design & Interactive Media. At first I wasn’t thrilled with graduation happening at the same time as the Christmas holiday, but I’m changing my mind. 2008 is just a little over a week away and what better time for a new beginning than the new year.

In January I plan to start my own design company. I have a ton of stuff to do, create a business plan, register a name, decide on a name. I knew I needed and wanted a blog, and I figured it should be my first step. I want to make my mark on the internet and this will be my home base. I plan on posting about recent work, progress in creating my own company, and hopefully some useful tutorials.

This is my first WordPress theme built from scratch (I’ve only modified existing themes before). I want to say a big huge thank you to Small Potato at wpdesigner.com for his ‘So you want to create WordPress themes huh?‘ tutorial. I would have been lost without it.

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