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Web Directions: Comic book inspiration and the CSS Eleven
Sunday, 7 Oct, 2007 – 6:46 | No Comment

Andy Clarke captivated the audience in true Malarkey style this morning, with his keynote presentation Think Like A Mountain at Web Directions South. Drawing upon one of his childhood loves, comic book art, Andy pointed …

FullCodePress Designers Share Their Design Secrets
Sunday, 7 Oct, 2007 – 6:46 | No Comment

The organisers of the FullCodePress international site in a day competition asked me to interview some of the team members about their experience and the process they followed, and to share some of my thoughts …

Photoshop CS3 New Features: #1 - Quick Selection Tool
Sunday, 7 Oct, 2007 – 6:46 | No Comment

So, we’ve had the Adobe CS3 web and design suites for two weeks now and we’re starting to really get a feel for the improvements. As you might expect with such a large cross-section of …

OSCON 2007: Open Design, Not by Committee
Sunday, 7 Oct, 2007 – 6:46 | No Comment

Ted Leung is a Senior Engineer at OSAF, and blogs at Ted Leung On The Air Mimi Yin is a UI Designer at OSAF (Disclaimer: I work at OSAF on the Web UI for Chandler …

Win $800 for redesigning the London 2012 Olympic Logo
Sunday, 7 Oct, 2007 – 6:46 | No Comment

The London 2012 Olympic Committee logo. Released last week to critical acclaim (lighter on the ‘acclaim’, heavier on the ‘critical’), so far it’s been variously described as ‘a dodgy set of legwarmers‘, ‘a pink …

Real 3D in Photoshop CS3 Extended
Thursday, 4 Oct, 2007 – 1:03 | No Comment

Republished from last Friday’s Design View Although it hasn’t received a lot of attention, perhaps the most ambitious and potentially most useful new feature to come to Photoshop CS3 Extended is the ability to interact …

Are your icons working for you?
Thursday, 4 Oct, 2007 – 1:03 | No Comment

Icons and infographics are so integral to all GUIs (OS’s and online) that, like the street signs outside your window, we hardly notice them, even when we’re using them. And that’s exactly the way it …

Web Directions: Comic book inspiration and the CSS Eleven
Thursday, 4 Oct, 2007 – 1:03 | No Comment

Andy Clarke captivated the audience in true Malarkey style this morning, with his keynote presentation Think Like A Mountain at Web Directions South. Drawing upon one of his childhood loves, comic book art, Andy pointed …

Fireworks CS3: 5 Reasons You Might Upgrade
Thursday, 4 Oct, 2007 – 1:03 | No Comment

I wrote most of this piece for the Design View, but the graphics took some time, so I figure it’s worthwhile posting it here too. Obviously the main reason you upgrade any application is to …

Fireworks CS3: 5 Reasons You Might Upgrade
Thursday, 4 Oct, 2007 – 1:03 | No Comment

I wrote most of this piece for the Design View, but the graphics took some time, so I figure it’s worthwhile posting it here too. Obviously the main reason you upgrade any application is to …

Real 3D in Photoshop CS3 Extended
Monday, 1 Oct, 2007 – 22:57 | No Comment

Republished from last Friday’s Design View Although it hasn’t received a lot of attention, perhaps the most ambitious and potentially most useful new feature to come to Photoshop CS3 Extended is the ability to interact …

PNG8 - The Clear Winner
Monday, 1 Oct, 2007 – 22:57 | No Comment

I ran through this little Fireworks PNG trick in the Design View this morning and thought it was worth dropping in a blog post too. This is a method that’s been around for years, but …

Are your icons working for you?
Monday, 1 Oct, 2007 – 22:57 | No Comment

Icons and infographics are so integral to all GUIs (OS’s and online) that, like the street signs outside your window, we hardly notice them, even when we’re using them. And that’s exactly the way it …

Real 3D in Photoshop CS3 Extended
Monday, 1 Oct, 2007 – 22:57 | No Comment

Republished from last Friday’s Design View Although it hasn’t received a lot of attention, perhaps the most ambitious and potentially most useful new feature to come to Photoshop CS3 Extended is the ability to interact …

Real 3D in Photoshop CS3 Extended
Monday, 1 Oct, 2007 – 22:57 | No Comment

Republished from last Friday’s Design View Although it hasn’t received a lot of attention, perhaps the most ambitious and potentially most useful new feature to come to Photoshop CS3 Extended is the ability to interact …

Not-so ClearType :: Apple FTW
Sunday, 30 Sep, 2007 – 23:57 | No Comment

There’s been much hoo-hah regarding the font rendering in Apple’s beta release of Safari for Windows. I decided to install the beta myself and see what all the fuss is about. Here’s why I think …

Web Directions: Comic book inspiration and the CSS Eleven
Sunday, 30 Sep, 2007 – 23:57 | No Comment

Andy Clarke captivated the audience in true Malarkey style this morning, with his keynote presentation Think Like A Mountain at Web Directions South. Drawing upon one of his childhood loves, comic book art, Andy pointed …

Web Directions: Comic book inspiration and the CSS Eleven
Sunday, 30 Sep, 2007 – 23:57 | No Comment

Andy Clarke captivated the audience in true Malarkey style this morning, with his keynote presentation Think Like A Mountain at Web Directions South. Drawing upon one of his childhood loves, comic book art, Andy pointed …