Sita Sings the Blues
Posted by marilyn | Filed under Inspirational, Opinions/Reviews, Others
I came across this wonderful animation which weaves three stories with very different graphic styles into one film. Based around the Indian epic the Ramayana, it was designed, animated, written and edited by Nina Paley on her computer at home. As you can imagine for one person, a lot of hard work went into this film and for Nina, it was literally a labour of love (one of the strands of the film is autobiographical).
Sita Sings the Blues is freely available to watch, distribute, copy, share etc. under a Share Alike License.
Check out the film for yourself and enjoy it in the spirit that it was made.
Hello Chichic!
Posted by marilyn | Filed under News, Others
We recently launched the Chichic website where you can shop online for many of the top branded products in hair and body care as well as styling tools and accessories.
It’s not just for girls either - guys can find hair and skin care ranges for men as well as some great grooming and styling tools (they use hair straighteners too)!
Browse the online shop here:
Ruse Game
Posted by namit | Filed under Technology
An admirable demonstration of the new real-time strategy game, Ruse, published by Ubisoft and developed by Eugen Systems. The video is on an impressive touch table interface. The game is anticipated to be release on PC (yeah..), Xbox 360 and Playstation 3.
Microsoft Sustainability
Posted by namit | Filed under Inspirational, Technology
The incredible presentation of what could be the future technology in 2019 according to Microsoft. A work prepared by the Microsoft R&D showing the combination of touch and digital paper. More images and video in the future is added.
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Everlasting Marketing & Advertising
Posted by namit | Filed under Opinions/Reviews, Trends
I just read a remarkable post by Paul Isakson entitled “Stuck in the Now.” Here are a few great quotes:
I have a growing concern that much of our always-connected culture has become so caught up in the now that we’re losing valuable lessons from the past and forgetting the importance of having a vision to work towards in the future.
…the rise of social media has spawned new businesses with such a narrow focus on launching and “iterating” that they have no clue where the business is going nor how to make money from it if it takes off.
Is There a Better Way for Confirming Passwords?
Posted by namit | Filed under Online Strategy, Technology
The defining characteristic of a password field is that it abstracts text as dots. While the intention of this behavior is understandable (it makes users feel secure and protects from prying eyes), the unintended effect is that it creates a usability problem. Users can’t tell if they’ve entered a password incorrectly until after the site’s validation informs them. It’s like typing with your eyes closed.
The most common solution for the password field problem on registration pages is to require people to confirm their password in a second field. Again, the intention is understandable (it cuts down on mistakes), but the reality is that sites are requiring people to deal with two password fields. Here’s an example of the common solution with some JavaScript validation:
- Password
- Confirm Password
Hyperrealism Vector Art
Posted by dan | Filed under Advertising, Career in Design, Illustrations, Inspirational
Vector smile by Dan Codner
Hyperrealism is an art movement, which requires the same level of technical ability as photorealistic illustration. While Hyperrealism delivers a similar level of skill to images, this style allows the artist to creatively interpret an image. In Hyperrealism artists utilize ethereal lighting effects, depth of field techniques, and camera style perspective to depict the images. They create images that are imaginatively realistic.
here are examples of some of the finest vectors out there…
www.crisvector.com one of my favourite artists
Developers as Successful Fighter Pilots
Posted by namit | Filed under Others, Trends
Jeff over at Coding Horror relays a metaphor from Roger Sessions at MSDN describing how the technically inferior F-86 consistently beat the MiG-15 in dogfights and how it relates to developers. The answer? Maneuvering the F-86 was easier on the pilot, resulting in less fatigue over repeated maneuvers. Thus, a developer or project that iterates faster will yield better results than one that focuses on quality.
A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault. ~John Henry Newman
Regardless of the accuracy of the metaphor, there’s one thing I’ve seen in almost every project over the course of the last 15 years: Read the rest of this entry »
Why do we put a lime or lemon in Corona?
Posted by Abdel | Filed under Trends
An ingenious marketing scheme? To keep the relentless Mexican flies out of your beer?
There’s a lot of rumours out there as to why people around the world put limes and lemons in their Coronas. We hope this article answers that question for you… the often quoted reasons range from the understandable to the ridiculous and include:
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Students urged to avoid design!
Posted by Abdel | Filed under Career in Design
Industry heavyweight Ian Cochrane is recommending design students to ‘get out’ of the sector, which ‘does not need you’, as the recession bites. Read the rest of this entry »
