A couple of months ago, I was contacted by a client who found me via the Mashable Twitter list 85+ of the best Twitterers Designers Should Follow. This quite surprised me, because at the time, I didn’t really know the “laws of Twitter” in a sense. I think I tweeted out way too many links of my own blog posts than other peoples. Now, however, I mostly post links from other blogs and resources with the odd link of my own a couple of times a week (apart from socialising too, via @AndrewKelsall). [...] Continue Reading…
I don’t normally review books—indeed I hardly even buy physical books any more. Every so often, though, I will step out of the digital sphere and buy one that I really want to read. My recent purchase was LOGO DESIGN LOVE: a guide to creating brand identities by well-known graphic designer and blogger, David Airey.
I love gradients. I don’t like them when they’re used incorrectly, though. The very common “corporate fade” (or strongly-saturated colour fading into white background) on many business advertisements in recent years have given gradients a bad name. However, when used correctly, gradients can give a sense of added depth and 3D-appeal to both print and web works alike.
On that note, here is a list of articles, tutorials, tools, code and downloads to satisfy any gradient-induced craving you may have. Enjoy!
Dominic Finley is a singer/songwriter who has worked in the UK and USA. There’s a full bio on his site, but this quote from the site (below) sums-up his career and music in a glance:
For the last decade and a half Dominic Finley has successfully adapted to various different styles of music. He has moved though Brit-pop, Motown and jazz, to more recently doing session work and playing progressive rock with Combination Head and classic pop-rock with the recently reformed Cutting Crew.
Before I write about the CD Design I produced for Dominic, here is one of his tracks entitled “As Often is the Case”. It’s a great song—and I recommend that you let it play whilst reading the rest of this post—it’s quite mellow and relaxing… [...] Continue Reading…
A whole three weeks have passed since initially recording an introductory video—but here it is. After nine takes of mindless blabbering and forgetting what to say, here’s the video as it stands now.
I’ll probably record a new one when time permits, but it’ll do for now. I’m no pro at this kind of stuff, but this video allows you, my blog readers and clients alike to see who I am, what I do—and how dreadful my video making skills are, hehe…
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