Archive | June, 2009

26 June 2009 3 Comments

An apple with a bite out it

On June 11, 1997, technologist Philippe Kahn shared the first pictures from a camera phone when he sent images from the maternity ward where his daughter Sophie was born. That moment hearalded the of instant visual communication. At the same time, in Japan, Sharp and Koyocera were also working on cell phones with integrated cameras. [...]

7 June 2009 5 Comments

u.g.l.y… yahoo aint got no alabi

The title is the lyrics from a very old pop song, but seemed appropriate. For a few months now I’ve been using Yahoo Messenger. The thing that struck me every time it popped open was just how ugly the gawd damn thing was! Normally I detest Yahoo, (or any portal website for that matter), and [...]

6 June 2009 2 Comments

Yay!

YAY! I’ve picked up an award! What else is there to say really? It seems the video Brian, Mario and I did for his book, ‘A Study in Red: The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper’, and the upcoming film, has picked up last months New Covey Trailer Award for Most Intriguing Trailer. (Yay!). And [...]

6 June 2009 1 Comment

Design Tip #1

When designing anything, consistency is one of the most important rules. It can apply to something as simple as text, or as complex as the graphics. A simple example of consistency is the simple rule to use as few fonts as possible when designing, in as few sizes as possible, with as few colours as [...]

1 June 2009 1 Comment

Obnoxious Advertising from 3 Mobile

It was predicted by Philip K. Dick. He saw a future in which everything was advertising and garbage. Cheap disposable products, plastics, consumer culture, buy-all-you-can! culture… Yeh, he saw it coming. Not that I have anything against buying things. I drop more money on expensive gadgets than really I ought to, but my point is [...]