Writer and curator of biberfan.org John Hendron is an avid enthusiast for creative pursuits and old music. A graduate of the University of Rochester where he studied trombone and music composition at the Eastman School, John today focuses upon writing about technology, education, and pursuits in gastronomy.
I created a database of many of my recordings using Delicious Monster Library.
Visual Design
The design for this site has been an evolving process since first writing online as biberfan in the late 90s. The current incarnation of the site uses a theme by Allan Cole called Autofocus. I’ve been making modifications.
The logo in use now diverts from the typical one used since 1998, using the font DIN Schrift. The current one uses an image of composer H.I.F. Biber and the font used, to match the theme’s heavy use of Garamond, a favorite font, Stempl Garamond.
Tools
For this website, I use MarsEdit to post blog entires, Flickr to house photographs, Photoshop to treat graphics, and BBEdit to code the XHTML/CSS. This website is powered by WordPress 3.
Color
The original design (2008) for this website focused on the following four colors:
History
I always feel compelled to write a short history about this site. In ‘net terms, it might be considered “old.” This site was born in May, 1998 as biberfan.com, site I named after my handle, which was in use since my college years. I’m a fan of the music of Heinrich Iganz Franz von Biber (1644-1704), a virtuoso composer of violin music. The site started with stories, ideas, and general ramblings about photography, and more importantly, music. Other friends of the day contributed stories and essays.
The site soon thereafter took on the form of a weblog. It has existed in several incarnations as a blog powered by Blogger, Movable Type, and finally, WordPress. Several years ago, I abandoned the .com designation with a move of the site from one platform and host, to another, and the site became biberfan.org.
It was also around the time of late 2006 when I split biberfan.org into three separate websites. I had often written about personal antidotes, music, and food in one maligned space. After this experiment, I still maintain the food/restaurant review blog elsewhere, but have decided with the new year (2008) to not let biberfan die. Instead of writing only about music, I have decided to include more “banter” to continue my need for an outlet for creative thought online.
I also have started a professional website dedicated to my vocation focused on education and technology.
Summary
biberfan.org is the personal/music-related weblog of John Hendron, a resident of Richmond, Virginia (USA) powered by WordPress. The site design was created by Hendron using a variety of software applications on the Apple Macintosh platform. The design and content of this site has evolved for almost 10 years and is protected by copyright. I’m not evil: if you want to re-use something you find on this site, just ask.
For more information about the author, visit my ‘About’ page.