Omar Marcos - Change Log

NEWS CHANGE LOG PRIVACY TERMS ARTIST RESOURCES
NEWS CHANGE LOG PRIVACY TERMS ARTIST RESOURCES

CHANGE LOG

Since this is basically intended to be a portfolio website that, upon completion, likely won't be updated daily, I've decided against implementing an RSS feed for the artistic sections of my site (…with the exception of the News page). Instead, I've chosen to include a change log where you can keep track of any major changes I make. Yes, I realize these are typically reserved for app & software development, but it's the first title that came to mind. And ideally I should have initiated this in the Summer of 2022 when I began this version of my website, but better late than never!

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  • VIDEO SECTION ENTRIES & PAGE HEADERS


    December 14, 2024
    Yikes! It's already the middle of December and I only have a few updates to show for it. But I guess that's what happens when you get caught up in patterning your life according to classic Christmas songs. You know how it is, keeping busy decking the halls with boughs of holly, a-wassailing from here to there, trying to find a mountain to go tell it on, and such. I've discovered it's not easy dreaming of a white Christmas when you're dreaming & perspiring by the fireplace, and I'm pretty sure Jack Frost may have literally bit, not nibbled, my nose the other week. (There may be litigation coming…)

    So for now I've only added a few more page headers to this site and I've introduced a few videos to the Video section. I hope everyone has a safe and happy holidays!

  • FASHION ILLUSTRATION PAGE & MORE


    November 15, 2024
    Since I recently realized I'm not eligible to participate in the National Spelling Bee, I figured I better get back to updating my website : )

    1 )  The framework for the Fashion Illustration page is starting to come together, as you'll see that I've incorporated a few (non-clickable) thumbnails into the landing page.
    2 )  Due to the fact that I previously neglected to cover dedicated portfolio sites for creatives such as writers & bloggers, I've now included reviews for Clippings.me and Journo Portfolio in the Portfolio Websites section.
    3 )  I've also added a few tweaks in the form of corresponding genre titles for the News page.

    And as much as I wanted to introduce a new half-finished S.T.E.A.M. post, that'll have to wait for the next set of revisions. Until then!

  • NAV BAR REDESIGNED
    LANGUAGES PAGE REASSIGNED


    October 17, 2024
    As you may have already noticed, I've redesigned the navigation bar to make a few of the start page sub-menu links accessible on every page now. (…With the exception of the Biography link, which can still only be found on the home page.)

    And not to worry, the Languages page still exists! I've simply moved the link from the primary navigation bar to the Xtras page. A few of the back links need some fine-tuning, but I appreciate your patience while I reshuffle a few items in order to present a more streamlined & user-friendly experience!

  • CULINARY ARTS & NEWS PAGE TWEAKS


    October 8, 2024
    A pair of quick updates: The Culinary Arts page is slowly being revamped (…finally!). And I've also added a few tweaks in the form of titles for the News page.

  • RSS FEED CHANGES

    September 19, 2024
    Since the other updates I've been working on aren't quite complete yet, the change log is relatively light for now: I've discontinued the Artist Resources RSS Feed, simply because notice of major changes to that section will likely be posted here instead. However, I have added an RSS feed to the News page. (That way you can stay informed whenever I buy a new gum eraser and such!)

  • MULTIPLE UPDATES


    August 15, 2024
    Although I usually try to insert a degree of personality into these brief posts, most of the time these change log entries are the last thing I write before moving on to what's next. So I may not always have time to be witty. (Or perhaps more accurately, time to try to be witty…)
    Anyway, here's a brief breakdown of the changes that were implemented this time around:

    1 )  The main CSS file that included the specs for the S.T.E.A.M. posts and Culinary posts was becoming far too unwieldy. So I simply decided to split up the style sheets. It isn't rocket science, but you do have to make sure all your files are pointing to the right style guide. (…And perhaps this calls for a future S.T.E.A.M. post providing insight into this practice.) These change aren't visible to viewers. It's simply my decision to reorganize those sections in preparation for much more posts & entries in those pages!
    2 )  I've begun to split up the Culinary Arts section into two pages, with more recent dishes slated to reside on the landing page. (…That's a change that actually is visible!)
    3 )  The Writing page has been slightly revamped and the accompanying images are now viewable on mobile devices.
    4 )  More page headers have been added throughout, consistent with the design introduced earlier this year.
    5 )  And as you can see above, I've also started to implement the framework for the eventual introduction of other Fashion History decades.

  • FASHION ILLUSTRATION & LANGUAGES PAGES


    August 2, 2024
    In keeping with my intention to transfer my artwork from my social media pages, I've begun to develop the framework for the Fashion Illustration section. Obviously, the page only displays the bare bones structure right now, but changes are on the way. Also, as you can see in the preview thumbnail above, I'm starting to spruce up the previously introduces Languages pages, & I've also added a Spanish page.
    While at some point I aim to migrate the majority of my artistic social media posts to this site, the exception to that process will be my music-themed videos. In order to avoid copyright infringement issues or having to pay licensing fees for public performances of someone else's songs, unfortunately I won't be posting my guitar & keyboard clips here. But that's okay. I believe the work of visual artists and musicians should be respected and valued. Wouldn't it be something if artificial intelligence tech companies felt the same way?

  • LANGUAGE PAGE UPDATES

    July 26, 2024
    I've been working on some under-the-hood changes to the site, which unfortunately aren't ready just yet. And as you may already know, I've removed much of my art posts from social media accounts (Meta) due to their policy changes. (At some point, I'll likely revise my artificial intelligence article to detail a few of the latest relevant tech happenings.)
    As a result, I'm starting to transfer much of my social media artwork & such to my website here, but prepping & re-posting years of work is a huge undertaking. (Don't you wish you had as much free time as the characters in a Jardiance® commercial, who somehow break out in song & dance every few minutes in the middle of their work day?!) The only section I've barely begun to update accordingly is the Language page. Stay tuned for more!

  • ADDITION TO SCULPTURE PAGE

    June 17, 2024
    I just noticed I haven't posted an entry specifically to this Change Log for exactly a month. But you don't mind if I take an occasional time off this summer, right? The Olympics are coming up, the UEFA Euro soccer tournament is in full swing, and besides, Punxsutawney Phil found out he was going to be a dad a few months back. The little guy needs all the support he can get, with the full responsibilities of fatherhood upon him. Looks like he'll be spending far fewer late nights hanging out with the guys for a while…
    Anyway, for now you can peruse the latest addition to the Sculpture page. (And in that regard, I removed the majority of the rust spots in my "Unfurling" sculpture within the week after posting it. I simply haven't photographed the results or decided how I'm going to finalize it yet.)

  • PAINTING SPECS & NESTED PAGES NAVIGATION


    May 17, 2024
    Although I'll still be going back and forth between tasks, it's nice to return to coding again. Minor updates include: 1) Full specifications for my "RIOS" paintings in the Fine Art: Painting section. 2) Also, all the nested pages in the Fine Art section now have a clickable title to return you to the main page. This will eventually be the case for all pages with multiple sub-categories (…although I'm not too enthused with the hover effect I hastily specified.).

  • NEWS ENTRY DEBUT

    May 10, 2024
    Thanks again for your patience while this site gets back up to speed. In the meantime, I'd like to announce an artistic treat: fine art at affordable prices, as detailed in my first News page post!

  • DISCLAIMER REGARDING A.I.

    In the interest of transparency, there's a new Disclaimer about the use of artificial intelligence on this site.

  • TOTAL ECLIPSE  S.T.E.A.M.  POST

    April 6, 2024
    Until I get organized here, the only new update I have to offer for now is a Solar Eclipse-related S.T.E.A.M. post.
    Enjoy!

  • SUB-MENU BAR & BIOGRAPHY


    March 13, 2024
    The homepage now has a sub-menu bar, which includes the Change Log link to this page here. The new mini-menu bar also contains the link to a first draft of my personal Biography.
    And a few other header additions were also introduced.

  • HOME PAGE REVAMPED

    March 7, 2024
    Just so you won't think I've joined Punxsutawney Phil on his extended vacation, I've re-designed the introductory text on the Home page. It's a very minimal update, I know, and for now it only serves as a placeholder design until I fully finalize it. But along with a few other alignment tweaks on some other pages, these are the only updates I've made this week. At least until next time!

  • CHARACTER DESIGN UPDATE & SECTION HEADERS


    February 7, 2024
    I've added one new artwork to the Character Design page, and as you can also see here, I'm slowly beginning to add page headers to each section, as well as slightly sprucing up the Change Log entries.
    And even though I don't usually give notice regarding such minuscule changes, I've also added a few new images in the S.T.E.A.M. section.
    Have a great week!

  • CURRENT EVENTS

    January 29, 2024
    This isn't anything near what I had been planning or working on for this week, but recent developments in current events had me thinking about a few ways to address certain topics. And you can find the hastily written posts as the latest entries on the S.T.E.A.M. page.

  • S.T.E.A.M. DIFFICULTY TAGS


    January 18, 2024
    A few more light updates this time around: I've corrected a few missing thumbnail images in the design section, as well as fixed a few alignment issues there.
    And I've also added a way for visitors to the S.T.E.A.M. page to categorize the articles by degree of difficulty (Basic, Intermediate, & Advanced). Along with the subject tags I introduced in November of 2023, all this serves to help you find your preferred posts rapidly, especially as that section grows.

  • BETTER DESIGN


    January 12, 2024
    After reviewing the overall presentation of this site over the holidays, it's clear to me that I should finally start applying better design here. And what better place to begin revamping the look than in the design section…



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