Iceland
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Thought this was just a bit of beautiful: Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
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Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre
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I spent nearly 2 weeks in Melbourne last year. It’s one of the most beautiful cities I’ve visited, regardless of it being bloody cold (don’t be deceived – Australian winters can be as harsh as ours). How on Earth did I manage to miss this place? What astonishing architecture. Discovered here – The Melbourne Recital Centre and MTC Theatre, http://www.melbournerecital.com.au and http://www.mtc.com.au respectively: Man, I miss Australia…
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This guest post has been kindly contributed by Barbara Williams, who writes on the topic of Computer Technician Programs. You can get in touch with her here. Working in the digital industry requires constant attention to the incredibly fast paced developments going on around us. For those, like myself, that are still relatively new to this line of work; learning the ropes becomes a tough challenge when even the veterans are gasping, trying to keep up. There’s plenty you can do to try and keep on top; a while ago I wrote an article on how to improve yourself as a designer. In Barbara’s guest post, she looks at some aspects of ‘redesigning yourself to keep fresh’. There was a time when everybody who knew something about designing web pages wanted to jump on the Internet bandwagon because it was a money-making train, one that could get you to financial security. But then saturation set it, and the only ones…
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An interesting, and rather long-winded question posed to Dave Trott on creativity caught my attention today. Dave, likely flabbergasted by such an exhausting query, posted it on his blog and allowed the world to share their views instead. Amongst the ramble, several tricky and often avoided questions emerged: Can you train your mind to be more creative and have better ideas? Are there any exercises to develop creative thought processes? Is creativity really ’99% perspiration and 1% inspiration’? Is creativity a teachable/learn-able skill of coming up with good ideas consistently and on demand? Some of the remarks in the comments section addressed these questions from several different viewpoints, all putting up very good arguments. I’ll look at a few excerpts shortly, but first I think it’s important to consider what creativity really is. What is creativity? I’ve always believed creativity to be far more than just ‘coming up with ideas’. Although this is often seen as a genuine starting point;…
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A couple of great articles I’ve stumbled on recently that focus on the essence of new media design. 10 logo design tips from David Airey which might as well be printed onto stone and regarded as the 10 commandments for all I’m concerned. And a nice post from Tracy Grady that tackles common misconceptions about design and designers – What Graphic Design Isn’t.
Great advice all around!
Oh, and where are my posts you ask? Yeah I know sorrrrrry been reallllly busy but will honestly get some chunky tasty lick your lips content up here soon. Promise.
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Imaginative title.
Yep, I was there last week. Had a great time but decided to write about it on the Flame blog instead of here, sorry loyal readers!
It was great to meet some new people and some familiar faces (although some of them from only a small Twitter avatar), the event itself was good, inspirational fun and the after party topped everything off nicely!
Some other reviews can be found here:
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I noticed it was a year today that I first posted on Redswish. The site’s come a way since then but hasn’t been anything ground-breaking, not that I intended it to. I’ve tried to put a decent amount of time into the site but it’s not always that easy. Plus over time I discovered the value of quality of quantity (I think)!
Through constantly trying to better myself and the quality of my writing I’ve learnt a lot and hopefully crafted some articles that have helped and inspired people. If not, well I’ve wasted a lot of time then! But I do feel that if you were to read through all the articles mentioned below you’d see how my writing and understanding has matured over the past 12 months…
Anyway, just a quick thank-you to the regular visitors and commenters and even those that have popped in and never returned again. The odd bits of support and kind comments keep me going. Here’s to another year!
A quick summary of some of the more popular articles from the past 12 months:
- How to sell a website
- Why I hate Flash sites
- CSS Horizontal Menu
- Creating a Wordpress Theme Parts 1, 2 & 3
- Death to IE6!
- A selection of top CSS Showcase websites
- What to do when you get Bloggers cramp
- Accessible Web Design – The Whats and Whys
- The power of Wordpress Custom Fields
- Increasing and maintaining blog traffic
- Different blog post styles
- Improving yourself as a designer
- Accessible Web Design – The How
- Managing brand consistency
- 10 SEO elements all websites should have
- Designing with data
- Designing from the inside out – Part 1 & 2
- Design constraints
- Designing with empathy
That’s just a selection. I’ve also write and have guest written for other blogs including the Flame blog and iFoh designs.
Shout Outs
There are a lot of people, designers and companies that have inspired and influenced me over the past year. I’m really sorry if I forget anyone but off the top of my head I’d like to thank David Airey, Jacob Cass, Matt@ifohdesigns, Andy Clarke, Jeffrey Zeldman, Vandelay Design, Smashing Magazine, Adelle Charles, Chris Spooner, Carsonified, Elliot Jay Stocks, Nick La and so many more people…
Working at Flame since last June has been great fun, the people here are great and learning so much. So, here’s to another year!
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This selection of 10 fantastic free Wordpress Magazine themes was compiled by Tom Walker, a self confessed gadget addict who writes for Manchester-based ink cartridge supplier, Cartridge SAVE.
10 Awesome Free Wordpress Magazine Themes
Wordpress has risen to become the online publishing tool of choice that enables anyone to create a blog or multi-page content website with relative ease. Fully customisable, this open source platform is now powering some huge online properties, including many online magazines. Of course, there are thousands of free-to-use Wordpress themes which you can use to create your own magazine with minimal programming knowledge. Here are 10 of the best free Wordpress magazine themes to try out.
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