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New launch - RRG Celebrity plates 0
Filed in Code / Design
I’ve been working on this for the past few weeks now. Its a campaign for the RRG Group and the launch of the new number plates in the UK.
You will notice that its all done in Jquery and CSS3 magic. So go play the game and win £500 off a new car.
Little bit of Creative 0
Filed in Code / Design
Every now and again we get invited to pitch for projects with no real brief. The Brief is open. Anyway I came up with this concept and chucked this together in about 60 mins. Obviously as its a pitch we don’t want to spend any more time on this. Its a good creative exercise though, communicating your ideas visually in a short space of time. Its rather refreshing.
When you lose your Creative Mojo 1
Filed in Code / Design
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”
Flame Digital’s Creative Director Speaks 0
Filed in Code / Design
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.
Sites I liked in october 0
Filed in Code / Design
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.
Web Trends - Clever PNG masks 1
Filed in Code / Design
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.
New Work - Supponor 2
Filed in Code / Design
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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