About this Website
Purpose
This website was created to provide users with graphic, web design, and research resources and to showcase my fractals and other artwork.
Why Literary Spring?
In 2005 while working on a potential layout I titled the (offline) website, "Dreaming of Spring". As a library and information science professional, I decided to include pathfinders (links to both online and offline resources) along with graphic and web design resources.
Credits
The textures and patterns were created using Photoshop CS2 and Paint Shop Pro 9. Most photographs are posted unaltered except for resizing. In a few case I have cropped the image slightly or for macho images removed the background.
The Fractals were made using Apophysis (versions 2.02, 2.05Beta2, 2.06, 2.06 3d, 2.07, 2.08, 2.08beta2, 3d 2.08, or 7X), INCENDIA, or Fractal Explorer. Download and additional information about Apophysis is available at Apophysis.org. INCENDIA can be downloaded at Incendia.net. Download and information about Fractal Explorer is available at the Official Site. Additional credits are listed on the fractal page or under file information for a specific fractal.
Many of the pathfinders are edits of pathfinders I originally created for my graduate classes, jobs, friends and family, or ones I made to help myself with research purposes.Any additional credits will be noted on a specific page of this website or added in future updates to this page.
I have tried to ensure that the material on this site respects other people's copyright and terms of use. However, if you have changed your terms of use or for any reason feel that material on this website violates your copyright please contact me using the contact link on the sidebar. Please include any links or references if available showing your ownership of the material.
Quality Control and Accessibility
This website has been checked in Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8. The main domain passed the automatic verification at Cynthia Says for Section 508. It also passes the WCAG- Priority 1, 2, and 3 check and the "Alternate Text Quality Report" except for the the sitemeter icon and the webring on the index page (which I did not design).
The CSS and XHTML have been validated. I used Browsershots and Adobe Labs to check browser compatibility.
About the webmistress
I have a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters in Library and Information Science. I started learning web design in 1996 in order to design a website for a student group. As webmaster jobs usually offered flexible hours I thought it would also be a good job skill for a part-time job while in school. During the past few years I have found that I also enjoy digital photography, creating fractals, and graphic design.
Hosting
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Privacy
I am a strong believer in the ability of people to view material on the internet without having personally identifying information collected.
Some pages of this website have a Sitemeter and Dreamhost provides me with site statistics. I use statistical information about browsers, screen size, etc for design decisions.
Website Statistics
As of 17 December 2009 this website has 200+ textures, 620+ patterns, 650+ fractals, 40+ stock photographs, 90+ web graphics, 35+ wallpapers, and 50+ brush sets.
Around the Web
I have listed some of the brushes and patterns from this website on Brusheezy, textures on Photoshop Roadmap, and stock photographs on Morguefile and Stockvault. I am Spring Dreams at Deviant Art and Beckyspring on Twitter.
Disclaimer
While I have tried to check the material on this site for compatibility (and have made note of incompatibilities when I am aware of them) I am not responsible for technical problems resulting or possibility resulting from the use of materials from this website nor am I responsible for the content you create using materials from this website. The opinions expressed on this website are my own and do not reflect on Dreamhost nor on any current or previous employers.
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