OmniGraffle Stencils and Templates PART1
Topic | development
Posted by | Ron Flack

Each template contains 2 main columns, primary and secondary. Primary is geared for the main content of the page and the secondary column would work well for local navigation, ads, stuff like that.

Depending on the template the primary column could have as many as 4 text columns. The secondary column houses 1 or 2.

Four width arrangements, p=primary, s=secondary:
[- s328 -] [--- p664 ---]
[-- s496 --] [-- p496 --]
[--- p664 --] [-- s328 -]
[--- p740 ---] [- s252 -]

Download Template files here:
wire_1024_328.graffle.zip
wire_1024_496.graffle.zip
wire_1024_664.graffle.zip
wire_1024_740.graffle.zip

Download ALL Templates here:
wire_1024_all.zip

Download respective Stencil files here:
1024_328.gstencil.zip
1024_496.gstencil.zip
1024_664.gstencil.zip
1024_740.gstencil.zip

Download ALL stencils here:
1024_all.zip

On your OSX Mac place the templates in:
[user]/Library/Application Support/OmniGraffle/templates/

Same for Stencils:
[user]/Library/Application Support/OmniGraffle/Stencils/

Reboot OminGraffle and shuzam! Use at your own risk ;/

Aug 31, 08 | 12:50 pm
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To Build a Website
Topic | development
Posted by | Ron Flack

Start to Finish, this is the process ...
1.0 Overview Meeting | Deliverable: Process
2.0 Interview | Deliverable: Proposal
3.0 Site Planning | Deliverable: Site Plan
4.0 Site Design | Deliverable: Design Comps
5.0 Site Build | Deliverable: Web Site on a development server
6.0 Site Deployment | Deliverable: Live Website

Here's the first step ...
1.0 Overview Meeting | Deliverable: Process
* What's the central goal?
* Who's it for?
* What's it do for the User?
* What's already in place?
* When is your target deployment?
* Budget

Who's involved ...
I'm glad to meet w/ a committee at the first meeting and the following interview (2.0 Interview) but once the design and development process begins we ask that one person be the voice of decision and sign-off on each of the subsequent step. Depending on the scope of the project I would serve as the lead designer most likely a project manager and/or strategy person may be involved.

How to hand-off information and communicate ...
Our project management tool is available to you online 24/7. It allows you to see comps and updates the minute they are uploaded ... no email server limitations. It's all completely secure and safe for site information. It also speeds up the process by eliminating phone tag.

So maybe we should talk. There's a great coffee place in downtown Canton called Muggswigz. So even if we're not a good match for your project we'll all get a great cup of coffee out of the deal ... And free wifi.

Aug 06, 08 | 6:46 pm
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Wide Eyed Life ... Summer Refugees
Topic | personal
Posted by | Ron Flack

So on Sunday nights I've been frequenting WideEyedLife ... The thing I dig about it is that it's not church ... like Simsons church ... WideEyed is people who go some place on Sunday morning ... I go to Muggz on Sunday morning ... but need someplace to connect w/ others who are in a journey w/ their maker ... so I find myself at WideEyed. No sales pitch. No bait and switch. Just stories of how to help ... how to get to know God together. No pointed fingers. Dang.
WideEyedLife ... web ready

It's not completely unplugged but it is very real. I like that about it. Some of the people who have dreamed it into existance have made a really difference in my day-to-day. Reached to me. Listened. Are you kidding me ... Listened.

So some college age Summer Time Refugees have found themselves on my back porch for kind-of-a Journey support session on Thursday. These are people home for the summer and have found themselves looking for a couple hours of breathing space. We read the bible ... we pray ... we talk. No rocket science.
More info about Thursday Nights here ...

Jun 14, 08 | 12:38 pm
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