I spent the major part of the day doing some web bits for the GayInIreland sites.
We recently added a google calendar to GayInLimerick.com (link here), which we plan to synch up with Cork’s calendar and Galway’s calendar (that’s next…). The main calendar will go on our GayInIreland.com site, and because of the way the calendar’s synch (if everyone in the individual communities keeps up to date), we’ll have a robust calendar full of the nation’s LGBT activities! This resource is hugely important, as most of the communication channels in Ireland are run through Dublin, and unfortunately don’t have the means to keep up-to-date on venues, services, and events in the more regional communities.
So, after all that was done, I decided to start ‘decorating’ for the holidays on these sites. I’m not a graphic designer (can you tell?) but I swapped out the normal logos for something a bit more…festive.
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Well, after decorating “other people’s houses” so to speak, I decided KenFonzi.com needed some holiday TLC. I did a quick search on WordPress for a ‘Snow’ Plug-in, and found the excellent flakes that (should be) shimmering down your computer screen at this very moment. Then, using my trusty Microsoft paint application, I messed around with the header a bit until I found something that represented the season.
The images (to the very best of my knowledge) are all creative common licensing. If you like the snow plugin, the link to download it is in the footer of the website. They have similiar functions for leaves, and balloons…can’t wait to try them out!
All the best,
K
