Design Spotlight: Saje Photography
Posted: June 19, 2011 Filed under: General | Tags: design process, designer, freelance, george barlow, graphic design, logo, logo designer 3 CommentsOk, well I was just checking out my old blog and I found this post I forgot to put online! Anyway, here it is:
I am a freelance graphic designer by trade, and this post is about a recent branding project I have done. The client was Amy Ortiz from the wonderful “Saje Photography” and she came to me looking for a logo to represent her business.
This is the final logo:
Best To Do App
Posted: May 28, 2011 Filed under: Technology Leave a comment
Ok, a good ToDo app is an essential addition for anyones application list. I am completely lost without one (although a still quite lost with one), and help set some order to projects or even just what you need to buy when you go to the shops.
I have spent a lot of money of todo apps, so thought I would share my opinions on the front runners in this category.
Here is a comparison for the options available for iOS.
Paint Should Go in the Boot
Posted: May 21, 2011 Filed under: Funny Leave a commentSo, here is a safety tip for the day….Paint goes in the boot!
The people in the blue car below had a 25-litre bucket of paint on the back seat.
Another Post based on an email I’ve received (all credit to the creator).
Adobe iPad Companion Apps
Posted: May 10, 2011 Filed under: Technology Leave a commentSo Adobe have released some apps for the iPad to enhance photoshop, I’ve had a little look and here is the run down.
Here is a Little Video:
With Adobe Eazel, you can use your iPad and your fingertips to paint beautiful works of art. Paint across your entire iPad screen, and easily access the tools you need. Send your artwork directly to Photoshop CS5 from any locationall you need is a network connection between your iPad and computer. Or do all your painting in the app, and share via email.
With Adobe Nav and a network connection between your iPad and computer, you can customize the Photoshop CS5 toolbar on iPad to easily access the tools you use most. Browse, reorder, view, and zoom in on up to 200 open Photoshop documents on iPad. Tap a document on iPad to make it the active document in Photoshop CS5. Disconnect from the network and use iPad to easily share files in person with others.
With Adobe Color Lava, you can use your fingertips to mix colors on your iPad and create custom swatches and five-swatch themes. Instantly access them in Photoshop CS5all you need is a network connection between your iPad and computer. Or use the app wherever inspiration strikes, and then bring your colors into Photoshop CS5 when you’re connected. Share colors via email, too.
In My Opinion…
Color Lava is absolutely brilliant, and is a definite purchase. Nav is ok, but I’m not sure just how useful it will be – I am going to give it a proper try and seehow much I will actually use it. Eazel… Not a huge fan, there are better alternatives out there! (Although I’m sure some will love it).
Michael McIntyre
Posted: March 27, 2011 Filed under: Funny Leave a commentI have just finished Michael McIntyre’s “Live and Laughing” autobiography. It was absolutely brilliant, really really funny and it reminded me of just how brilliant a comedian he is. So here is one of my favourite McIntyre stand-up clips – Herbs and Spices.
Clever Anagrams
Posted: March 16, 2011 Filed under: Funny, Life Leave a comment
So, here is another post from an email I received. This has got to be one of the cleverest emails I’ve received in a while. Someone out there must be “deadly” at Scrabble!
PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER
DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE
THE MORSE CODE:
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS
DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM
SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES – LET’S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z ‘S
A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
I’M A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE
MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER
The last one is definitely my favourite! Just as a general note, if you see I have linked to content you have created, let me know and I’ll give you full credit and link to your site.
iMovie + YouTube
Posted: March 9, 2011 Filed under: Media, Technology 1 CommentSo I was talking to a fellow designer who was raving about iMovie, so I thought I’d have a little go. Quickly filmed a little piano to play around with, Ludovico Einaudi – one of my favourite composers. iMovie is actually quite neat, you can play around with contrast, histograms, and loads of other silly effects. It is very intuitive, as is most of apple’s own software. It’s nothing compared to Final Cut or Premiere Pro I have to say, but it’s fairly good and sharing options are brilliant.
Anyway, after I got bored messing around, I started to think what to do with it and the options available online. There are a few, but the main one really is… YouTube! I’m not a huge user, but thought I’d have a look so set up an account and uploaded the video. The whole registration and upload was really simple, may upload some other bits and bobs in the future.
It’s not very good, and the piano playing is awful – but hey!
