J Taylor Design

Wednesday, August 13, 2008 | 01:06 PM

Personally, I really like Vitamin Water.  A year or 2 ago when I was drinking soda regularly I took a sip of a Vitamin Water and I thought it tasted like a watered down juice of some sort.  Then I kinda got myself into a little bit of a health kick and I started drinking a lot of water.  More recently I have been drinking one vitamin water a day.  My personal favorite at this point is Focus which has a kiwi-strawberry flavor to it.  At first, again, it tasted like water down juice or lemonade.  After about 2 months or so of drinking it everyday I have noticed that it tastes a lot sweeter to me since I’m not drinking soda.  Plus I’ve read some articles on how Vitamin Water is not good for you.  So maybe its phycological that I taste the sugar in it now because the three main things that I’ve been reading that people are harping on are:

• Made with distilled water
• Lots of sugar
• The calories

Personally, at this point I’m still pretty skinny and I could probably use the calories.  Maybe in ten years I’ll have to back off it.  The sugar thing makes sense.  In the Focus drink there’s about 13 grams per serving and there are 2.5 servings in a normal size bottle of Vitamin Water.  So one option if you’re going to just drink Vitamin Water like a glass of anything, is to drink it in portions.  Maybe drink half of the bottle in the morning, then the rest at night.  Think of it like a glass of wine or beer.  If you are going to drink 2 beers in a short amount of time, it’s going to do something different to your body then if you drink 1 beer at lunch then 1 beer at dinner.  Personally I don’t have the taste buds for beer but the concept makes sense to me.

With the distilled water I need to do a little more research.  I know that distilled water is water that has been stripped of its vitamins, gases and minerals.  So in that sense it makes sense if the company is trying to monitor more accurately the content in the drink.  But does distilled water fight vitamins in your body?  I’ve read a few articles arguing that it does but I think that I need to look it up for myself.  If it does, then what’s their reason for using distilled water?  It would be pointless for them to use distilled water if it truly fights vitamins.

So if it doesn’t kill the vitamins and you are able to drink it in portions if you just drinking as a regular drink then I don’t really see what’s wrong with it.  Rather than drinking water all the time it adds a little flavor to your life.  Don’t get me wrong, I think that water should be the number one choice drink and I personally have felt the difference when I keep myself properly hydrated but I think 1 bottle of vitamin water a day isn’t so bad.  I’ve read that you’re supposed to drink about half of your body weight in ounces of water everyday, so if you’re doing that then a Vitamin Water everyday won’t kill you, right?

Monday, July 28, 2008 | 08:54 AM

So with my beautiful fiance, my little bro’s and my dad we all went to see The Dark Knight a couple nights ago and I totally loved it.  It was excellent.  I wasn’t crazy about Batman Begins; in fact, every single time I tried to sit and watch it I fell asleep because I found it so boring.  I don’t know why.  Most of my friends loved it but it just didn’t hold my attention.  But the new movie is absolutely incredible.  It is extremely gripping.  Heath Ledger completely lives up to the hype of his character.  Also, there are some twists that I wasn’t expecting that I won’t ruin here for anyone who hasn’t seen the movie.  My brother said he saw what I’m hinting at coming but I didn’t.  But he was constantly watching the preview and checking information online where as I didn’t really want to do that.  I find that if I watch a preview too much it drains the hype from me so I try to only watch previews a couple times.  But anyway, it’s a great movie, check it out.  Also, out of all the poster artwork, I love this one.  It’s pretty sweet.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | 10:03 AM

The Unovis Skin website design has been approved and we are moving forward!  The site has come out really nice and we’re very excited to share it soon.  It has a very bright feel to it which is great.  It’s a little different than some of the recent projects.  We are working on the design end of the site while working with an outside programmer so we’re anxious to see the final product.  Keep checking back for more information on this site.  You can see the logo we did in our portfolio or at the splash page at www.unovisskin.com.

Thursday, July 10, 2008 | 03:05 PM

I was in a short movie, well actually, I guess its kind of a series.  We just finished the 3 film in the ‘Month and a Half’ series.  You can watch the trailer here: http://www.goodquip.com/yamaah/

The photography and simple site design was done by us!  Keep checking back for the whole film. It should be up shortly.

Saturday, July 05, 2008 | 01:40 PM

Recently we were hired to take care of Scorecard Sports Bar and Grill located in Wind Gap, PA.  We were hired to redo their logo as well as build them a great website.  In additional to Scorecard, we are taking care of J&R’s Smokehouse in Wind Gap.  Both sites have been designed and we are just waiting for approval to build them out.  Keep checking back for updates and in the meantime go hang out Scorecard Sports Bar and Grill and get some really great steak from J&R’s Smokehouse!

Sunday, June 29, 2008 | 01:30 PM

http://www.SuzanneND.com is up and running.  There are a couple things that we are waiting for content wise but the site is built and we are very pleased with the outcome.  Take a look and if you need any naturopathic advice or information send Suzanne an email, give her a call, or set up an appointment!

Saturday, June 28, 2008 | 07:27 PM

Our website is featured on another cool gallery http://www.boxedcss.com.  There are lots of cool sites on there to vote on their designs so take a look.  Designers love feedback!

http://www.boxedcss.com/?p=3586

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 05:59 PM

And our website is also on this cool gallery http://www.webdesignisart.com which also features other websites that are built in CSS.  There are a lot of really cool projects on there.  Check it out and submit your opinions of either loving or hating or thinking our site is ok!

http://www.webdesign-is-art.com/webdesign/j-taylor-design

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 | 05:52 PM

So our site is on CSS Mania which is pretty sweet.  And to make it even cooler, in the email which they told me that the site would be featured on http://www.cssmania.com they said, “Brilliant! Probably, one of the best websites we have seen this year!” Which is an incredible compliment and they put a little heart on it.  Check it out and place your opinions.

http://cssmania.com/galleries/2008/06/09/j-taylor-design.php

Sunday, June 01, 2008 | 04:33 PM

I know what you’re thinking, “What? J Taylor Plumbing? Do you guys do plumbing too?” No, but my dad does!  My dad has had his own business for the past 22 years we thought it was probably a good idea to get him a website… and who would be the company that he would want to create it you may wonder?  Good guess.  It was a cool project that I, of course, did with the family discount… But I’m proud of it and I think its a good portfolio piece.

You can take a look at his new website at: http://www.jtaylorplumbing.com

As of right now he’s still getting the photo gallery worked out so don’t judge us on that!

Friday, May 23, 2008 | 05:57 PM

So yeah, I meant to post this a little sooner but A-Z Home Improvements, Inc and The Carpenters Community Church sites are completed.  A-Z Home Improvements, Inc is xhtml and css valid which is super cool and I’m proud to be doing sites in this format finally.

Check them out
http://www.a-zhomeimprovements.com
http://www.carpenterschurch.org

Sunday, April 27, 2008 | 05:19 PM

Well the design has been made and approved for the 2008 version of The Carpenters Community Church website.  I’m pretty excited about the new look.  The goals were to focus on new visitors and focus on some new sections.  Next step is building.  Keep checking back for the new design.

Saturday, April 26, 2008 | 08:26 PM

This site is pretty sweet.  Make your own character and chill out with some pretty interesting creatures.

http://www.ff0000.com

Thursday, April 24, 2008 | 12:21 PM

So we are hired to take care of A-Z Home Improvements, Inc. for a new web site and some print materials for the company.  It should be a cool project.  We are already throwing out some cool ideas to help add some dynamics to the site.  Our goal is to have the site up and running by the second week in May, so keep checking in to see how things are going.

Monday, April 21, 2008 | 02:03 PM

Suzanne ND is a Naturopath who we are so happy to help with the redesign of her business cards and other print material.  Check back soon under our portfolio in the ‘print design’ category to see how her cards come out!  You can learn more about Suzanne at her website (which we didnt create) at www.suzannend.com