Archive for August, 2004

How I Change Images on Top of My Site

Friday, August 13th, 2004

Someone over at the Wordpress forums asked me how I made the little image browser on my site. (Check out the + - < > on the top right of the screen to see what I mean.) So, here it is for anyone to use. It’s pretty simple.
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What will the 2004 iMac Look Like?

Thursday, August 12th, 2004

When Apple releases a new machine, everyone seems to pay attention whether they are mac users or not. Apple stands as a great example of how a little extra investment in attention to detail can make for a better user experience.
At the end of this month, Apple will take the wraps off of a [...]

My Old Photo Galleries are Back Online

Wednesday, August 11th, 2004

I have put up my five photo galleries from my previous site for your perusal.
Christian Has a Snack: Taiwan Edition
Boxing in Soho
Random New York City Pictures
My Brother Visits New York
Charlie and Ingrid Get Married

Obvious Diversion v2 is Now Open

Saturday, August 7th, 2004

Welcome friends, strangers, whomever to my relaunched personal site. To get it off on the right foot, here’s what you can expect from this site.
5 Things You Will See on Obvious Diversion

Projects that I’m working on
Code samples for Developers
Ruminations on Infomation Design
Resources for Artists and Designers
Occasional photographs from New York City

5 Things You Will [...]

About Obvious Diversion

Saturday, August 7th, 2004

Obvious Diversion is the online home of Christian Gloddy, an Internet Developer and Information Architect.
5 Things You Will See on Obvious Diversion

Projects that I’m working on
Code samples for Developers
Ruminations on Infomation Design
Resources for Artists and Designers
Occasional photographs from New York City & Seattle

5 Things You Will NEVER See on Obvious Diversion

‘Clever’ post titles that tell [...]

Creative Commons License

Saturday, August 7th, 2004

Most of the content contained in this site is protected under a Creative Commons License, which is to say that I only reserve some rights and I want others to be able to use the content available on this site. Some content is under a different license where noted.
What you can do with the [...]

Accessibility Statement

Saturday, August 7th, 2004

Obvious Diversion is Section 508 approved and complies with all of the U.S. Federal Government Section 508 Guidelines.
What does this mean? Section 508 is a Federal guideline for making online material accessible to people with disabilities. For a specific example, there are 1.1 million blind people in the United States alone. (AFB [...]

About Christian Gloddy

Saturday, August 7th, 2004

Name:
Christian Gloddy
Occupation:
Founder of Simple Spark, Inc.
Email:
sayhello

Professionally
Christian Gloddy is Founder and CEO of Simple Spark, Inc., an online catalog of web applications. With over ten years of professional experience, Christian began his career in the Windows Media Group at Microsoft. He has since nurtured his skills at MTV and numerous startups in the areas of [...]

Notes on the Site Design

Wednesday, August 4th, 2004

I wanted to write a little something about my goals with this site’s design and the process that I employed to get there.
This page deals with the design of the site in both the aesthetic and user-experience realms, but not with the technical side of things. You can find a technical summary of how [...]