I made it through my first class, on my way to my web designer certification. Yay, me! Our final project was a five page website using the information we learned in the class. There were some very clever designs, including pets and comics. Mine was based on one of my all-time favorite shows: The Sopranos. Take a look, if you like. I can still see much room for improvement but within the constraints of the course, I think I did pretty well. On with the next two courses…
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- George Bernard Shaw"The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity."
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