Finding a Place for my HAMB Background Image

Posted: March 1st, 2009 | Author: Lindsay | Filed under: geeks, twitter | 1 Comment »

In my previous post. I wrote about HAMB SF, my idea for a neighborhood workout group in Russian Hill and Nob Hill.  I showed you a couple of the website designs that I played around with, all using this basic image:

If you are not familiar with San Francisco, the left building is Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill and the right building is the Transamerica building downtown; I can see both of these from my apartment.

I have yet to write Part 2 of my post on HAMB SF, but you might be able to guess that the project idea is on hold for various reasons.  That being said, I wanted to use this background image and some of the other photoshop collateral I created for something else.  Since I don’t really use MySpace, or care to, I needed another venue where I could post a customized background.  I decided on Twitter.

I removed the HAMB header and added a few clouds, as well as a notation that attributed the background to me.  Here’s how the background looks alone:

I had to change the dimensions of the file, as well as increase the depth of the hill at the bottom to adjust for different browser sizes.  Of course, depending on how a viewer’s browser is adjusted, the background may look a little off.

Here’s how it looks when the sizing is just right:

Related posts:

1. Bad Usability Calendar 2009
2. City of Dream’s SF1900: The Non-Tech Event of the Year
3. Follow ITSkillShop on Twitter

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