The Design Coalition http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp The Design Coaltion is owned and operated by Travis Dahl. Travis Dahl is a hard working designer born and raised in San Diego County whose drive and work ethic shows in his work. Services include web design, graphic design, logo design, page layout, illustration, photoshop, photo restoration, and much, much more! Tue, 06 May 2008 06:07:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 en Ode to Matty http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2008/04/08/ode-to-matty/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2008/04/08/ode-to-matty/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:35:43 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2008/04/08/ode-to-matty/ UPDATE: I set up a site for Matt and his family so people can continue to support and donate towards his recovery: www.mateoruiz.com

As many of you have heard by now, our dear friend Matt Ruiz was involved in a fatal car accident Friday, March 28, 2008. At this point we are patiently awaiting news of his recovery. I would just like to take a moment to express my love for Matty and his many accomplishments as a friend, a musician, and recording engineer. Matty recruited me into the first punk band I was ever in called Last Resort where we shared countless good times and started to make our mark as musicians in the Ramona community. After we split ways the band recruited a new guitarist and eventually evolved into RxDrama whos music I also hold closely to my heart. Knowing that Matty had such a deep love for music he went to school to become a recording engineer and before you knew it had started his own home studio (Majestic-Studios). In the past few years Matt has recorded demos and full lengths for Londons Falling, 4th Man in the Fire (formely 21Rest), The Trophy Life, Hand of Eris, and many others, all the while staying completely submersed in the tight-knit community of Ramona musicians and their off-shoots.

All I ask is that everyone take a moment to think about Matty and keep in your hearts through this difficult waiting period. I know Matty will be waking up any time now and humor us with his infectious laugh. We love you Matty.

]]> http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2008/04/08/ode-to-matty/feed/ Ciao Bella http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/11/16/ciao-bella/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/11/16/ciao-bella/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:24:14 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/11/16/ciao-bella/ It’s official, I am a quarter of a century old. But what better way to spend this otherwise depressiong occasion then in Italia. That’s right, I was in Rome on my 25th this year. I took a trip with my colleagues and alum from Platt College San Diego. We went to Rome, Tivoli, Assisi, Florence, Verona, and Venice all in a weeks time. Although I have seen enough churches to last me a lifetime, I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world. Looking up at the cieling of the Sistine Chapel was a life changing experience as was peering up at the David’s massive….. hand, of course. Well now I am back in my dark cubicle, but at least I have my memories until I can return to my dream job as a gondala driver.

On another note, my band Londons Falling is back together. Yay. Back to my first love.

]]> http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/11/16/ciao-bella/feed/ JQuery http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/jquery/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/jquery/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:25:59 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/jquery/ JQuery is officially my javascript framework of choice. Since I discovered several months back, I have been trying to use it exclusively. most of the cool effects you see on my recent web work uses the JQuery framework

jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library that simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and add Ajax interactions to your web pages. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript.

This could be the most powerful link I have posted to date. Enjoy!

]]> http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/jquery/feed/ Sony Online Entertainment http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/sony-online-entertainment/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/sony-online-entertainment/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:20:18 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/sony-online-entertainment/ Hey everybody! Long time no talk. A lot has happened in my life since my last post. Sony Online Entertainment approached me with an offer I couldn’t refuse to join their web development team. Pretty exciting for lil’ ole me. The coolest part is that they found me through this site! So far it’s pretty cool, a lot of brilliant minds there to learn from.

On another note, I have been working day and night to finish up my last project from my old gig at FocalScape, eyemyart.com. It’s a social networking site (like myspace) but for artists. It’s finally done, well nothing is ever done, but enough for a release!!! Check it out!!

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Visit the official site at
EyeMyArt.com

]]> http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/07/25/eyemyartcom/feed/ Featured on Screenalicio.us http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/26/featured-on-screenalicious/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/26/featured-on-screenalicious/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:46:48 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/26/featured-on-screenalicious/ Could quintessentialdisc.com be my designer’s claim to fame? Haha. Jk. But here is yet another design site featuring the “Quintessential” design. Once again, I did not submit this site. Many thanks to my secret admirer.

Go check it out! www.Screenalicious.com

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Visit the official site at
QuintessentialDisc.com

]]> http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/26/quintessentiadisccom/feed/ Featured on CSSMania.com http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/20/featured-on-cssmaniacom/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/20/featured-on-cssmaniacom/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:12:22 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/20/featured-on-cssmaniacom/ WOW. Someone must really love me. Ha. Tonight my friends, Chris Robinson and Ayush Saran, told me they saw QuintessentialDisc.com showcased on the homepage of CSSMania.com. Once again, I am not quite sure who done it, but I am both honored and flattered that someone liked the site design enough to submit it. Thanks (again) my secret admirer!

Go check it out! www.CSSMania.com

]]> http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/20/featured-on-cssmaniacom/feed/ Featured On CSSRemix.com http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/19/featured-on-cssremixcom/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/19/featured-on-cssremixcom/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:46:55 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/19/featured-on-cssremixcom/ Tonight I went to visit CSSRemix.com for some inspiration and was pleasantly surprised to find QuintessentialDisc.com showcased on the homepage! Now I am not quite sure who done it, but I am both honored and flattered that someone liked the site design enough to submit it. Thanks whoever you are!

Go check it out! www.CSSRemix.com

]]> http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/19/featured-on-cssremixcom/feed/ My Logos on LogoPond! http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/04/my-logos-on-logopond/ http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/04/my-logos-on-logopond/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2007 21:11:00 +0000 Trav http://www.thedesigncoalition.com/wp/2007/03/04/my-logos-on-logopond/ I have been visiting LogoPond regularly for quite a while now to see whats goin on out there and maybe get inspired. But I finally created my own showcase profile. You can check it out here.

I try not to look too much while I am creating logos because I don’t want other peoples ideas interfering with my own originality, but it is always nice to check out the trends and see others solutions.

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