December 24, 2009
Merry Christmas 2009
December 10, 2009
When you lose your Creative Mojo
Rather recently (months ago, not weeks) I lost my designers eye. Everything I touched turned to well, crap. I felt Un-inspired, in a rut.
“....what better than all these sparks collected up into a little bottle of inspiration”
posted in Code / Design •
November 13, 2009
Flame Digital’s Creative Director Speaks
Creative Director of Flame Digital Dom Rodwell performed an engaging talk titled - Choose your own adventure - Brand storytelling in a digital world. The Gate Labs gets a mention at 18:40 too. Grab a cuppa and get comfy.
posted in Code / Design •
November 05, 2009
Sites I liked in october
Now I’m embracing LittleSnapper and loving it, I thought I’d make a feature of browsing back through the things I’ve snapped over the previous month.
posted in Code / Design •
November 02, 2009
Web Trends - Clever PNG masks
One smart trick thats creeped into my designs/builds lately is the clever PNG mask trick. With all the modern browsers supporting transparent pngs they are now the lynchpin of future thinking web designers. Learning how to manipulate them creatively will give your design a modern edge. Using them well gives a visual treat that is sure to stick in the head. I’ve collected some examples and I’ve done a demo of how you can creating the effect for yourself in your own designs.
posted in Code / Design •
October 30, 2009
New Work - Supponor
My first real piece of creative since I returned to Flame Digital. It was an interesting brief. To completely revamp Supponor’s online presence, to showcase and communicate clearly their state of the art offering. It gave us the chance to create something Unique. With the aid of PNG masking and funky Jquery action we have delivered. Here’s what the client had to say..
“Like our product, Flame Digital’s design is fresh, cutting edge and pushes boundaries. They’ve successfully taken a technically complex idea and communicated it clearly, and in the most accessible way.”
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October 23, 2009
Podcast vol1
I had yesterday off to re-charge the batteries so I made a mix. I’m calling this podcast v1. I know I’ve already posted a v1 podcast but I’ve actually lost it. Zshare let me down. Damn you Zshare. Soundcloud is my new friend and will be nice to you I’m sure. Lots of banging tracks in this mix, it’s a little full-on. If you want some music to get ready to, stick this on.
Done on Pioneer CDJ-400’s, DJM-200 Mixer, recorded with Audacity, track-listing after the jump.
Listen here at Soundcloud (74.16MB)
posted in Music •
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