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Interface, Technology »

[25 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Cooliris is very cool

Its been a long time since I’ve seen something as cool as this. Its fast, its interactive, its a new way of searching images and videos, and it even plays videos in the cool interface. Searching for images is really really fast! Whats more, its its FREE! and works with PC and MAC and also for the iPhone! WOW – I’m impressed!

Community, Social Networks »

[25 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Cargo collective

I stumbled this site and found it to be very interesting… Social Networking / Self promo for artist and designers. Cargo evolved out of the system that runs the http://spacecollective.org community. We found it remarkably successful and efficient in creating visual content on the web, placing a strong emphasis on design, layout, image quality and typography.

Graphic »

[24 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
FontStruct

FontStruct is a Free Build, share and Download Font Tool. This is very cool, for amature typographers as well as advance. Check it out – FontStruct

Studio Management »

[22 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Laying out your design studio?

Essentially, how your office looks should be a piece of self-promo, especially for a creative agency. It is the studio’s identity, its sense of style, and its positioning. It needs to be inspiring, creative, fun, comfortable, and yet organized. How do you layout your studio? Any ideas?

Blogging »

[2 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]

Setting up my first serious blog is by no means an easy task. Ive learnt a lot over the past few days about wordpress, templates, customization, search engine marketing, traffic generation, online advertising, etc… words and concepts I have learnt include Alexa, micro-blogging, social bookmarking and affiliate marketing – so much to read.
I noticed many other design blogs / zines have long post that are numbered list like  “25 best free WordPress templates”, or “50 top photoshop shortcuts”. Is this another SEO / traffic generation strategy? Perhaps. More importantly, I …

Information Design »

[2 Mar 2009 | No Comment | ]
Web Trend Map 2008

The map of the webs most popular websites designed in the style of the Tokyo train map. Download and print out and stick it on the wall! Very cool.