My understanding of HTML5 semantics is that it provides a universal structure for HTML code in order to make it more easily readable and navigable. HTML5 semantics makes understanding the code easier for both the user and any machines that are accessing the code to relay its content. Prior to the implementation of HTML5 semantics, … Continue reading What are HTML5 Semantics? →

In this post, I'd like to share my first experience using HTML. HTML is a markup language that tells the browser how to display web content. When using a platform like wordpress, which I am currently using to create this blog, there is little need to be familiar with HTML. However, when designing a website … Continue reading First Venture into Using HTML →

In the final installment of a series of posts about redesigning The Acme bread Company website, I have created wireframes of various site pages that are meant to help visualize the content organization. Home page The image above shows a wireframe of the homepage layout. I have chosen to include an image as the background … Continue reading Revamping The Acme Bread Company pt. 4: Wireframe →

Sitemaps provide an outline of the hierarchy to be used when creating a website. As demonstrated in the image above, a sitemap shows us which broad categories will be presented in a website and the sub-categories that fall under them. This is a good first step when designing a website as it ensures all the … Continue reading Revamping The Acme Bread Company pt. 3: Sitemap →

Left to right: phthalo green, cinereous, dutch white, white, registration black The color palette of a website sets the tone for if and how the user interacts with the site. As mentioned in the previous post, a company who is selling a natural and wholesome food product such as sourdough bread should likely use more … Continue reading Revamping the Acme Bread Company pt. 2: Color Palette →

After performing a quick google search, I've found that there are many components to consider when creating a good website. Perhaps this is why companies large and small pay trained professionals to carefully craft websites that reflect their brand and ultimately enhance their business. Out of all of the potential components of a good website, … Continue reading What makes a good website? →

This is my first venture into the world of blogging. I started this blog only a few days before writing this post, and its design is still a work in progress. The original state of the blog is reflected in the images to follow, and shows the blog prior to customization of theme, colors, and … Continue reading Customization →

I was born in Maryland to Indian immigrants who came to the U.S. sometime in the 1970's. I stayed in Maryland up until finishing college at the University of Maryland, where I studied Physiology & Neurobiology. After graduating, I pursued a masters degree in Physiology at Georgetown University. I'd had my fill of the east … Continue reading About me →