Old Web Sites

The beginning

The oldest site that I still have on disk. Although not quite the ancestral website, it is only a few point mutations away from the original. It was written to older HTML standards, and back when monitors were not as wide, so it may look a bit off. I've changed bits of code here and there to recapture the original feeling and fix outdated links.

Notes: The source was written in the Emacs text editor. The background image was drawn in Gimp using a mouse. The photos were either scanned from physical photographs or taken with a compact digital camera (not a phone). Protein images were rendered in MolScript.

Mid-gradschool

This is the last version of my first overhaul. The home page features an image map pieced together empirically. That was a new trick I learned. I was quite happy with the overall look of this site.

Notes: This site is simple, with javascript elements that almost go unnoticed. It marks my first use of CSS. This version also showcased my ability to use forms. The site featured pages with CGI scripts that could run on the Penn State server. I doubt that I can get these pages to function properly now, but it was fun at the time. I should probably re-write them in a client-side format, if I can find the time.

Postdoc Years

A labor-intensive design combining scanned ink drawings with table layouts, this is one of my favorites, but it was sort of a pain to add content. This version was short-lived, because I needed to sacrifice personal style for something that looked more professional. Many elements are still alive on my lab website, and stumbling upon this one motivated me to set up a personal site, outside of the lab site.