Welcome!

This is descign, the homepage of Oliver Johnson.

I am a 21 year old student from Southport, England. I attend The University of Sheffield, where I am currently studying for a four year MChem degree in chemistry. I have just completed the third year of this degree which I spent at a foreign university: UCLA (The University of California at Los Angeles).

I will be graduating in summer 2009, so I'm currently searching for a career path.

Besides chemistry, my interests include:
‣ Web design: I created my first website around two years ago and have been interested in web design ever since. descign.com is the fourth complete website I have created.
‣ Bridge: I have been playing for around two and a half years and recently competed in the ACBL Intercollegiate Championship bridge tournament in Las Vegas.
‣ Juggling: Learning to juggle five balls is something on which I am currently working. I also juggle clubs, rings and have tried my hand at fire juggling.
‣ Origami: I particularly enjoy modular origami.
...I also enjoy television, films, reading and listening to music.

If you'd like any more information about me, please see the contact page.

About This Site

This site, logo and graphics (unless otherwise stated) were designed and created by me, Oliver Johnson.

All XHTML (1.0 Strict) and CSS is valid.

Please report any site bugs if you find them.
This site may not display perfectly in Internet Explorer 6 (or lower). If you are using IE, please upgrade to a better browser!

Hosted by nearlyfreespeech.net

Interesting Things

Teamwork (picture)
Collection of surreal paintings
Virtual barber shop (audio)
How a sewing machine works (animation)
String theory, explained (video)
Pac-Man, explained (picture)
Pixar short film from 1989! (video)

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The problem with Lego executions (picture)
Amazing origami polyhedra (3D) made from 270 individual pieces.
Juggling ~ Rubenstein's Revenge animation.
Web dev ~ Fast rollovers without preload.
Superb artwork (caution: myspace ahead!)
Customise the appearance of firefox.
Footers in web design.
Image bookmarking @ ffffound.com.

Site Updates

2008/09/03 | Another new logo!
Added new pictures to gallery. Updated homepage.
SHINEY NEW LOGO! Alterations to headings.
Site working in IE6! Minor tweaks. Doctype change to XHTML Strict and validated.
Uploaded photos to gallery! Updated 'thank yous'. Changed homepage layout. Added stamp image to contact page. Other minor tweaks.

Added line spacing and altered single sentence blog. Added licence to gallery page.
Created all other sections of site and got navigation setup working correctly. No gallery links yet. Links section incomplete.
Added content to about me and altered layout.
Added icons to site updates and mini-blog sections.
Added javascript more/less link to mini-blog.
NEW SITE! This is my new homepage. descign.com. The old homepage (quantumradio.com) will be gone soon! Any critiques of my design are more than welcome.