Perishable Press

Everything you never wanted to know about Perishable Press..

Good Day Sunshine

Perishable Press is a work in progress. It is where I test code, post discoveries, and share solutions. It has been online since 2005 and continues to evolve in terms of content, structure, and design. The site strives toward web standards, usability, and accessibility. The front end of the site is structured with valid XHTML 1.1, styled with plenty of valid CSS, and embellished with snippets of unobtrusive JavaScript. Behind the scenes, the site is powered by Apache, MySQL & PHP, and runs on a shared Linux server provided by A Small Orange.

On the surface, Perishable Press delivers high-quality articles involving creativity, inspiration, and artistic expression. The primary thrust of the site focuses on the geekier side of web design, with successive thrusts covering everything from digital photography and graphic design to multimedia production and creative writing. I like to imagine a niche where “Modern Creative Media” represents the dynamic intersection between creativity and technology.

Thanks for dropping in to check it out. Feel free to dig around and explore.. as they say, “there’s gold in them thar hills!”

Favorite Things

My favorite things web-related include MySQL, PHP, (X)HTML, XML, RSS, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, htaccess, semantics, standards, usability, accessibility, et al. I am also especially fond of WordPress, which powers the site and is continually modified and tweaked to suit my diabolical development purposes. I also work diligently with graphic design, image editing, vector art, iconography, and typography. I love to sketch, draw, and paint, and thoroughly enjoy diving into artistic realms over a good cup of coffee. Beyond those things, I am also into digital audio mixing, video editing, and digital photography. “It’s all good.”

Current Projects

In general, I like to keep several projects going at once. Here is a list of my current endeavors:

Monzilla Media

Established in 2007, Monzilla Media is where I do business. From small business sites and personal blogs to WordPress plugins and customized themes, Monzilla Media strives to develop high-quality web and new media solutions.

AugustKlotz.com

Currently in development, AugustKlotz.com is a site focusing on the study of the Bible, biblical principles, and theological philosophy.

Dead Letter Art

Dead Letter Art (DLa) is an “esoteric, underground art collective” of which I am a member. Established in 2000, the DLa collective collaborates on creative projects, artwork, desktop publishing, printed materials, and just about anything else that strikes our fancy.

mindfeed.org

mindfeed.org is a virtual thoughtstream of open-source ideas and critical thinking. Currently in development, mindfeed.org will explore ideas related to awareness, relativity, learning, open-mindedness, creativity, and inspiration. This will be a monetized effort as well.

Perishable Press

Perishable Press serves to define and highlight ideas, consolidate and integrate projects, and organize and express the myriad happenings unfolding throughout my vast creative empire.

Posting Schedule

With myriad online and offline projects, a full-time job working in the local salt mine, part-time job as a web/graphic designer, plus a wife, two children, and a need for a decent seven hours of sleep every night, I am one busy person. Of course, as we all know, remaining productive requires organization and scheduling. This is especially true for blogs, where hungry readers demand a continuous flow of fresh information.

For Perishable Press, I try to post at least three or four relatively significant articles per week, along with a few occasional minor posts (linkage, reviews, rants, etc.) thrown in for good measure. For the time being, my schedule enables me to write and post articles Sunday through Wednesday, although that may change at some point down the road.

For those of you who subscribe to the Official Perishable Press RSS Feed, I would like to thank you. Knowing that you are reading is truly inspiring and encouraging. If you have not yet subscribed, I would of course be honored if you would choose to do so. Either way, thank you for spending a few moments here at Perishable Press!

More Information

For more information about Perishable Press, check out these fine articles:

• A Closer Look at Perishable Press
• About Perishable Press, First Edition