Silent 312 – Designing MySpace Your Way

Welcome back to The Expressionist Magazine

MySpace is a new craze that has swept the Internet by storm.  MySpace allows you to find old friends, network and be able to express yourself.  In a way, it’s your own web site that doesn’t cost you a dime to use.  Musicians, comedians, actors and other businesses have found that MySpace is a fantastic way to network and market their business and have jumped on the band wagon.

 MySpace has many kinds of options, but what sets it apart from another very popular site such as Facebook?  The ability to create a design that fits you and defines who you are is one reason MySpace is more appealing than Facebook.  The problem with that is, sometimes we don’t understand the <div> format or how to write one.  Sure, there is a MySpace profile editor and there are free layout web sites, but sometimes you just can’t find what you are looking for.  That’s where Silent 312 Designs can help you achieve your “dream” site.

Surfing a profile of our featured artist, I came upon this stunning MySpace page.  I was literally blown away with how professional and interesting the site was.  It made me want to explore her page over and over again.  I couldn’t help but think, “Wow, I can’t get that design out of my head; I have to have one.  Think of the possibility that  if someone likes my design, they may come back to see it over and over while seeing the great stuff this magazine offers.”

So I e-mailed Silent 312, and she decided to pick me up.  I was stoked!  I gave her some ideas, sent some photos and widget ideas that I wanted to incorporate, but told her to make it from her heart as it’s her work of art.  Sure enough, what I got as an end result was gorgeous!  She incorporated some of my featured artists and musicians and added a link to my advertising page and media kit.  In addition to these updates, a widget was added to show my 20 newest stories and, in turn, changed the entire outlook of my site by making it gorgeous.  What surprised me most was how affordable it was.

After seeing how unique Silent 312 made my site, and how well it defined this magazine, I had to tell the world of her unbelievable graphic art abilities and her ability to manipulate the <div> format.  I think if you see our MySpace site located at www.myspace.com/theexpressionistmagazine you will realize you must have her make you a site too!

You can contact Silent 312 through their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/caglegurl_07

Isaiah Perkins- Designer For Every Problem

He hails from Cleveland, Ohio, but moved to Tampa to start his career as an artist just a few years ago.  A man of many talents, an artist of various mediums, Isaiah has the answers to the many artistic challenges out there. 

Isaiah Perkins is a connoisseur of art who loves fashion and putting on fashion shows. Isaiah also loves canvas art and graphic design.  As the world leans more towards technology every day, graphic design using a computer has become a new trend in art, that requires a tremendous amount of talent.

Graphic artists’ accomplishments are seen almost everywhere you look; in advertisements or graphics on your television and web sites. People seem to overlook how important the role of graphic art is to our businesses.  Isaiah’s graphic art is simply stunning. He’s extremely talented in the graphic arts and is set to go far.  Isaiah’s work reflects his passion for design and art.

Being in drafting myself, I know how difficult it is to do art on a computer, it’s time consuming and very meticulous. It takes a tremendous amount of talent to achieve the level Isaiah’s at, not to mention coming up with a unique design that stands out and says “Hey check me out, I’m here, I’m for sale.”   That’s why I love his quote Isaiah has in his biography ” I don’t look at myself as just a graphic designer, I see myself as a designer for every problem.”

As an artist, Isaiah is inspired by bad design, his friends in the art industry and great fashion designers.  His goal is to finish art school and earn his graphic degree, then move on to graduate school.  Even with his education and inspiration, Isaiah measures his success by how happy he is.

Today, Isaiah’s work has been seen in places around Tampa and Ybor such as: The Ybor Cigar Theater, Crowbar, and the Ritz Theater. He is always looking for commissioned work and places to have his art displayed.

You can contact Isaiah Perkins for custom work, or for possible show inclusions at: 813.410.5549. You can also reach him by email at P17Red@aol.com. For his online store you can go to store.ustrendy.com/zay. For his online portfolio of my graphic design work you can visit www.coroflot.com/Isaiah9385.