Designer, husband, father, Oakley freak, Carbon Fiber hobbiest, Apple fan. Just a few of the things that can describe xmetal, aka Paul Carpenter.

I've been on the web for about 17 years, and it finally became time to create a little personal space. This site gave me the opportunity to work with design that matched my personal taste (instead of the dry stuff I do at work). I also got to experiment with some of the current CSS and javascript goodness. I was quite excited that everything works on my iPhone. :)

I have a variety of interests and love to share, so look for articles, pictures, designs, or how-to's on an array of subjects. If you have questions or want to get in touch, I'm available in a variety of social ways, just use the links at the top of the page.

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Just a few of my most favorite sites, in no particular order.

• ArsTechnica
• The Car Lounge
• Smashing Magazine
• Oakley
• Engadget
• Fail Blog
• Streamfile
• M3forum.com
• Apple
• The Oakley Review
• DropBox
• FontSquirrel
• LogMeIn
• The Oatmeal
• Hello Racer

A few other places online that I'm responsible for.

• Interarchitect
• PostiBoard
• Trials-Online

xmetal.me has it's own URL shortener, and here's the top 5. It's like a fun game of chance...







Buy things. You'll get a good deal, I'll get a couple percent back. Mutually beneficial I'd say.

• All-Battery.com
• DeezTees
• eForceCity
• iFrogz iPhone Cases
• InkPlusToner.com
• Jenson USA
• TheNerds.net
• Things From Another World
• Vann’s Electronics

View xmetals' resume...

Just in case you are interested. I've won a couple Adobe MAX Awards for eLearning too.