My So-Called Blog

Thoughts on web development, design, and the creative process

dead smurf illustration

Somehow I turned a bad mood into a one-of-a-kind illustration that's living in Paris. David Marshall February 4, 2007 January 5, 2026

sample of my Illustration Friday work

The history of a weekly creative challenge and my 2006-2007 participation. David Marshall February 8, 2024 January 3, 2026

Slightly Older

my hand-drawn HTML sketch from 1998

I was crazy enough to build actual HTML from this 20-year-old hand-drawn sketch. David Marshall April 3, 2021 April 5, 2021

photo of my PowerBook G3 and Macbook Pro

Follow the author's journey of writing, designing, and coding this website. David Marshall October 26, 2008 April 16, 2021

Watchmen trailer blog preview

That's right, even the trailer annoyed me in real time. David Marshall September 22, 2008 April 16, 2021

Autobiography of Malcolm XHTML preview

How I wound up spending the most of four decades looking at screens. David Marshall November 13, 2007 April 17, 2021

photo of me in 1987

Outlasting echos from the past takes pressure off in the present. David Marshall September 15, 2007 April 18, 2021

thematic image of Amway Tales blog

Coming to terms with losing a close and very dear friend to Amway. David Marshall December 27, 1999 July 21, 2003

Categories

The Latest: Dead Smurf Illustration; Illustration Friday; HTML Retro Build; Web Development History of This Site

Web Development: HTML Retro Build; Web Development History of This Site; Autobiography of Malcolm XHTML; RIP Clients & Employers

Non-Work: Watchmen Movie Trailer Review; Amway Tales