What are you working on? v6

[TBthegr81]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;32415451]welcome, we hope you like it here[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=TerabyteS_;32415788]You sound like a very nice guy with a good potential. Welcome![/QUOTE]
Thanks!

Of what i have read this seems like quite a serious forum where people dont just post "thats ugly" or just dont care.

My problem have always been to get criticism on what i do.
So far i have learned everything myself, even my teacher at school knew less PHP than me and nobody on my old forum knew anything...

It's hard to do right when nobody tells you what is right ya know?

So i code my pages, getting stuck, googling for answer, fixing problem and it works.
But it is certainly not the best way, and it might even be really bad coding even if it works.

So you guys help me make better websites and in return i put some fresh blood into this board!
Good deal ey? :)

[Lequinx]

[QUOTE=TBthegr81;32416004]Thanks!

Of what i have read this seems like quite a serious forum where people dont just post "thats ugly" or just dont care.

My problem have always been to get criticism on what i do.
So far i have learned everything myself, even my teacher at school knew less PHP than me and nobody on my old forum knew anything...

It's hard to do right when nobody tells you what is right ya know?

So i code my pages, getting stuck, googling for answer, fixing problem and it works.
But it is certainly not the best way, and it might even be really bad coding even if it works.

So you guys help me make better websites and in return i put some fresh blood into this board!
Good deal ey? :)[/QUOTE]

If you get stuck, post here and google the problem. Often times you will fix the problem via google, but we will help you make your code better.

[bbang]

[QUOTE=Lequinx;32416276]If you get stuck, post here and google the problem. Often times you will fix the problem via google, but we will help you make your code better.[/QUOTE]

stackoverflow is a great place for problem solving

[DevBug]

[QUOTE=adamjon858;32406178]It's unusually quiet in here today....

I'm highly considering bringing Cosmos.is back from the dead. It was way too ambitious originally and quite ambiguous (I've always wanted to fit those two words in the same sentence). It morphed into Soshell which to be honest was a horrible attempt to kill five birds with one stone (Cosmosis, an open source framework, a personal project, and two sites for clients).

So then, what will Cosmos.is be?
-A community created for designers/coders
-Coded in Python+Django with MySQL as a database (for now)
-Open sourced on github
-A simplified mix of an imageboard, a forum, and a news stream (Dribbble+Facepunch+4chan?)

Just reply if you want to help, no need to PM. This is my 3rd time trying to organize a community project and I'm not going to fail you guys again. I've already penciled time into my weekly schedule for a "fun project" and this fits the bill.[/QUOTE]

Count me in (I want to get something done this time).

[adamjon858]

Bonk

[img]http://f.anyhub.net/47s2[/img]

[Cow Muffins]

[QUOTE=adamjon858;32419881]Bonk

[img]http://f.anyhub.net/47s2[/img][/QUOTE]

My opinion:

The shading on the lower "teeth" of the bottlecap is weird (I'm going to presume it's a bottlecap), I'm sure that the tops of the cap should not be black. I'm just not sure how the current shading makes sense.

I think the shadow for the bottlecap could be larger, to give it more depth.

The background would look nicer with a solid color, because the pattern-on-pattern with the menu bar and texture on the bottlecap make the entire thing seem a little too busy.

I feel like the texture on the bottlecap contradicts the rest of the design, or perhaps vice-versa. The texture gives it a more "grunge" feel, where as the rest of the design is clean. Perhaps it would look nice with a "brush stroke"-like menu bar. Something that keeps the feeling consistent.

It's a very promising design though. Keep working on it!

[adamjon858]

Yeah, this has been a tough design. The bottlecap really can't be changed much at this point although I've been playing with the shading around it.

Any ideas for a design based around the bottlecap?

[BrettJay]

[QUOTE=adamjon858;32406178]It's unusually quiet in here today....

I'm highly considering bringing Cosmos.is back from the dead. It was way too ambitious originally and quite ambiguous (I've always wanted to fit those two words in the same sentence). It morphed into Soshell which to be honest was a horrible attempt to kill five birds with one stone (Cosmosis, an open source framework, a personal project, and two sites for clients).

So then, what will Cosmos.is be?
-A community created for designers/coders
-Coded in Python+Django with MySQL as a database (for now)
-Open sourced on github
-A simplified mix of an imageboard, a forum, and a news stream (Dribbble+Facepunch+4chan?)

Just reply if you want to help, no need to PM. This is my 3rd time trying to organize a community project and I'm not going to fail you guys again. I've already penciled time into my weekly schedule for a "fun project" and this fits the bill.[/QUOTE]

This is actually great timing. [url="http://brettjones.me/i/cosmockup-homepage-v02.png"]I was trying to find the psd of my Cosmos.is design[/url] for someone who was intending to continue on the Cosmosis project (I still haven't found it, I know I backed it up before I formatted!), and I've actually been working on a design for an imageboard (not being much of a coder, I'm just trying to make it look smexy by editing the template files, which is proving very tedious). But this project would be awesome (assuming we actually get our collective acts together this time :v:), a application coded for the ground up for what we want and a design built for that application. Count me in - someone set up an IRC channel :v:

[adamjon858]

BrettJay, that design was so pretty I can still almost taste it.

I don't know where the best place/host to setup an IRC channel is so I'll let those more experienced with IRC take over.

I think our first step this time around is going to involve exchanging wireframes. I think this could get bigger than just our little webdev board here if we do it right. It'd be a "forum" of sorts but the main focus would be posting small bits of code (100 lines or less) or design for critiquing. So....dribbble but laid out more like a forum and more focused on critiquing/responses to designs. With this we would be incorporating a point system to define who the top contributors to the community are.

So let's get that IRC up!

[Jelly_]

#[e-mail]

[adamjon858]

Also, I'm very close to figuring out the Icelandic DNS shiz.

[russelg]

Well, I can't figure this out... This code works perfectly on my localhost, but on my actual server, this doesn't insert the username into the SQL, only the password.

<?php
ini_set('display_errors', 0);
$username = $_REQUEST["username"];
$user     = mysql_real_escape_string($username);
$pwdraw   = $_REQUEST["password"];
$md5pwd   = md5($pwdraw);
if (!isset($username)) {
echo "Bro, GTFO!";
} else {


$mysql_host = "localhost";
$mysql_database = "LOL GUUD LUCK GETTING THIS";
$mysql_user = "root";
$mysql_password = "LOL GUUD LUCK GETTING THIS";
mysql_connect($mysql_host, $mysql_user, $mysql_password);
mysql_select_db($mysql_database);

$SQL = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE username='$username'";

$result = mysql_query($SQL) or die (mysql_error());

$num = mysql_numrows($result);

if ($num > 0) {
echo "Username already exists<br>";
} else {
$SQL = "INSERT INTO users (username, password)
VALUES ('$user', '$md5pwd')
";
mysql_query($SQL) or die (mysql_error());
echo "User '". $user ."' created successfully!";
}
mysql_close();

}

?>

What could be wrong?

[h2ooooooo]

Try using $_GET (variables in URL) or $_POST (variables in http header) instead of $_REQUEST. The reason it inserts the password might be even though $pwdraw is empty, it just returns an MD5 of an empty string. And make sure that you escape that WHERE username='$username'", as you only do it on your insert query.

Try to print_r your $_REQUEST array to see if you have any data, and try without display_errors to 0, as you might have an error. If that doesn't show errors, make sure to use error_reporting(E_ALL) as well.

[russelg]

[QUOTE=h2ooooooo;32423454]Try using $_GET (variables in URL) or $_POST (variables in http header) instead of $_REQUEST. The reason it inserts the password might be even though $pwdraw is empty, it just returns an MD5 of an empty string. And make sure that you escape that WHERE username='$username'", as you only do it on your insert query.

Try to print_r your $_REQUEST array to see if you have any data, and try without display_errors to 0, as you might have an error. If that doesn't show errors, make sure to use error_reporting(E_ALL) as well.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, trying all that now.

[editline]LOL[/editline]

Cheers, got it working!

[iamacyborg]

Not exactly what I'm working on, but just received a call today telling me I got a job as an "email campaign coordinator", which basically just means I code up some email templates according to someone else's design, and get a semi decent wage out of it.

Not a bad start after completing a worthless degree.

[Kwaq]

[QUOTE=iamacyborg;32424509]Not exactly what I'm working on, but just received a call today telling me I got a job as an "email campaign coordinator", which basically just means I code up some email templates according to someone else's design, and get a semi decent wage out of it.

Not a bad start after completing a worthless degree.[/QUOTE]

What degree did you get exactly?

[iamacyborg]

Digital Art. It's as pointless as it sounds.

[Kwaq]

[QUOTE=iamacyborg;32425485]Digital Art. It's as pointless as it sounds.[/QUOTE]

ah, im thinking of doing a 'web development' degree just because i can't do CS (no math level 3)

sounds like a bad choice though for some reason

[iamacyborg]

Seems pretty unnecessary to be honest, but then, most employers don't care what degree you've got, so long as you've got one. I'd say go for whatever you can bear to do for three years, but look to get yourself an internship or something similar while you're still studying to set yourself apart from the other graduates.

[StinkyJoe]

[QUOTE=Kwaq;32425633]ah, im thinking of doing a 'web development' degree just because i can't do CS (no math level 3)

sounds like a bad choice though for some reason[/QUOTE]

That's a filler degree if I've ever seen one. I'd recommend getting something with a wider range, like communication design, multimedia, or some such. It'll require more work on your end, but it'll be more satisfying and you'll get more out of it.

[bbang]

[QUOTE=StinkyJoe;32425762]That's a filler degree if I've ever seen one. I'd recommend getting something with a wider range, like communication design, multimedia, or some such. It'll require more work on your end, but it'll be more satisfying and you'll get more out of it.[/QUOTE]

I'm thinking about "Web Design & Interactive Media"

because it sounds nice. But really, i have no idea what i wanna be :smile:

[Sharpshooter]

[img]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7633/captureqq.png[/img]

Nearly finished writing up the core markup for this then it should be plain sailing from there, just a few things I need to write in PHP then I can work on the blog system (or be lazy and just incorporate wordpress).

I have just noticed though that some of the line-spacing on the footer is severely fucked up, not sure why that is, might just need to change the measurement I am using.

[Ac!dL3ak]

cool, that cosmos.is project looks pretty cool

[TerabyteS_]

[img]http://www.gabrielecirulli.com/p/20110922-190523.png[/img]

That's just a little tweak on Elliot's page. I added the red part of the logo and the content/(empty) product highlights bar

[iamacyborg]

[QUOTE=Sharpshooter;32433280][img]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7633/captureqq.png[/img]

Nearly finished writing up the core markup for this then it should be plain sailing from there, just a few things I need to write in PHP then I can work on the blog system (or be lazy and just incorporate wordpress).

I have just noticed though that some of the line-spacing on the footer is severely fucked up, not sure why that is, might just need to change the measurement I am using.[/QUOTE]

Looks good, but you need to work on the text.
1st sentence, change "graphics and web designs" to "graphic and web design".
2nd sentence, change "I am a recent graduate of" to "have recently graduated from".
3rd sentence, change "I have now" to "and have"
2nd paragraph needs some work too, but the glaring mistake is the comma missing after newsletters.
3rd paragraph, "there's more" not "there is more".
3rd paragraph, "I follow guidelines" to "to guidelines".
3rd paragraph, "the sites I develop" to "that they".

You should also be able to write the whole thing in WordPress anyway. It looks like it's a pretty simple template, and it'll mean the site will be consistent throughout.

Do you have any marketing experience at all? If you don't, cut out the last paragraph. It's badly written as it is, and there's nothing more annoying than people with no experience trying to tell business owners how to run their business.

[Fizzadar]

For lack of thread updates; more work on core, merged a nice autoloader by FilipeD [url]https://github.com/Fizzadar/Fanatical-Dev-Core[/url]

And working on PK Russet's map (to include multiple levels of blocks).

[StinkyJoe]

[QUOTE=Fizzadar;32442303]For lack of thread updates; more work on core, merged a nice autoloader by FilipeD [url]https://github.com/Fizzadar/Fanatical-Dev-Core[/url]

And working on PK Russet's map (to include multiple levels of blocks).[/QUOTE]

The implementation is really simple, but I didn't want to mess around too much with your work on PK Russet (and wherever else you're using dev-core). Maybe down the line there'll be a chance to do some more radical improvements on it.

[jaybuz]

I made another banner because the previous one sucked hard.

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/386727/Web-And-Graphics/rampdale-banner.jpg[/img]

[PersonalJesus69]

College class... Need to make an image map menu... Blah, I hate making images. I'm terrible with photoshop.

[Fizzadar]

[QUOTE=StinkyJoe;32442378]The implementation is really simple, but I didn't want to mess around too much with your work on PK Russet (and wherever else you're using dev-core). Maybe down the line there'll be a chance to do some more radical improvements on it.[/QUOTE]

Implementation of what exactly? I'm aware of the lack of classes for PK Russet itself; but there's not much point in functions in most cases, other than for namespace sake.