It amazes me that with the leaps forward in software and digital technology, that so many businesses – especially within the Creative Industry – are still using PowerPoint, when there are so many other great applications and software readily available. I’m not going to sit here and write a long essay about how dreadful PowerPoint … Read more
I find it a little ironic that as I’m putting together an entry for my online journal about how the Manic Street Preachers have influenced the way I design and have been a huge inspiration in my life, I’m listening to their song ‘A Billion Balconies Facing The Sun’ off their most recent album ‘Postcards … Read more
Ever since I left secondary education I’ve always been very interested in the art movement Suprematism and the Russian painter Kazimir Malevich. Influenced by his theories, I had started experimenting with ideas of using basic graphic styles to create design solutions. My experimentation has allowed me to create multiple graphic elements and a type face … Read more
April and May have been manic months, with a lot of changes. There’s been stag parties, weddings, goodbyes, hellos and a change of job. In April, I was able to visit the unique city of Krakow in Poland. Though because of a stag party, we weren’t able to see as much of the city as … Read more
After a friendly, slightly drunken debate with a designer friend of mine over inspiring publications for the creative industry, I thought it would be worth listing books that I’d recommend for Designers, Artists and Students. So, for anyone who’s interested in finding a new book, check out the list below or add your own favourites … Read more
Finally, Microsoft have come to their senses and have started the countdown to phase out Internet Explorer 6. Goodbye? More like good riddance! As many Web Designers and Developers will tell you, IE6 has been the bane of their working lives for nearly a decade. I implore anyone still using this browser to upgrade or … Read more
Nothing, Nothing but fear. Fear of failure! Fear of success? Solution? Evolution! Devolution? Revolution! Revolution, Revolution, Revolution Revolution… I need to become thicker skinned.
