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Welcome to ghbarratt.com, my personal website.
As a graphic designer, programmer and amateur musician (among other things) I have had many creative endeavors.
Some have been successes, some flops, most were never finished.
Since the start, I have used my personal website to host at least a portion of the "creative works" I have made over the years.
I hope you enjoy what you find here.
Quite a bit of what is featured on ghbarratt.com is "old" in my opinion and like many artists, I tend to think that only my latest work can represent my current skills.
But, since I enjoy seeing even the "humble beginnings" of other artists, I share some of the stuff that I am not currently so proud of.
You will notice that in many places I rate my own creative works and these ratings tend to get lower the older the work is.
The more a website has, the more reason to visit it right?
Well maybe not, but I think that my older artistic creations will at least tell an interesting story of where I have been and what I have learned.
In most of the major sections of this site I feature the works of others.
I generally call these works "inspirations."
So even if you are not so impressed with what I have created, you might still be impressed with what impresses me.
I see a lot of creative stuff (if I am not making something I am observing what others make) so you can expect these "inspirations" of mine to be creative works of exceptional quality (well, so I like to think).
This also means that if you are seeking an opinion on you own creative work, you are welcome to ask me.
Some former versions of this site.
To keep things interesting I decided (long ago) that my page should be divided up into sections that could be considered entirely separate in design.
This also gives me the chance to develop my web design skills.
This area here serves as a base between the different sections.
"The portals" are the links to the various sections that form ghbarratt.com.
There is a lot of stuff here, so I will excuse myself now for the lack of upkeeping.
You are likely to find a lot of broken links on this site.
This sight might never get finished and there are a few reasons for this.
I always think there is a new feature to add or design change to make.
I start a lot of ideas and only slowly finish them.
I am not getting paid to make this personal site of mine.
I do not even have ads here. I really hope to never have them.
Time is money and since I am poor, chances are I will not likely finish this site until I am retired.
The good thing about this site is that, although it never gets finished, it is also never really the same for very long.
When I look at what this site used to be I laugh.
The site has had a lot of ideas. I admit they were not all good.
Though some people do not think there has been much improvement, I like to think I have learned a lot about web design.
Finally, I invite you to tell me what you think of my creative works including this website.
Every now and then I visit the site of some unsuspecting artist and am so impressed with their work that I decide to write an e-mail and thank him or her for their inspiration!
You might not think my work is worth much praise, thats okay.
You might even think it stinks, thats okay too.
If you want to tell me why you think it is good or not good I am very interested to get you input.
Eventually a guestblog will be finished in which visitors and frequenters of the site will be able to share their thoughts.
You are welcome to e-mail me,
or even MSN (message) me.
