Usage Information
All the photographs, code, and written content that compose this website are copyright ©2008-2013 Daniel Cassman (see exceptions below). To request usage rights or order prints, please contact me. I am usually happy to grant permission for non-commercial purposes, as long as attribution is included.
Credits
For the most part, everything on this site I built myself. I wrote almost all the code myself. However, I believe firmly in giving credit where credit is due, so here’s a list of the resources I used in creating my site.
First of all, the site is now powered by WordPress. I dabbled with creating my own content management systems but ultimately decided that the many advantages of using a developed CMS far outweighed the experience I gained through developing my own. I use the following WordPress plugins:
WordPress Plugins
Most of the graphics on this website I created myself, using freely-available image editors. All photographs are ©2008-2013 Daniel Cassman, all rights reserved.
Fonts
I used three main free fonts on the website on various parts of the pages.
- Source Sans Pro for the website title
- Alte Haas Grotesk for headings
- Daniel for the Expeditions logo
Graphics and Design
The tools I used to create graphics are:
I write all my code by hand. My favorite tools for coding are:
I write most of the code for this site myself. However, some tools and applications abstract out so much of the process that not using them is simply inefficient.
Scripting and Backend
I used the following scripts, applications, and extensions for this website:
- jQuery Javascript Library for Javascript effects
- WordPress for the Expeditions travel log
I write all the HTML and CSS and create all the images for this site from scratch. However, I find design inspiration in countless places, far too many to list. Here are just a few of the excellent web designs from which I take inspiration.
Inspiration
Some of my favorite web designs: