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Review Updates… mostly tech.

// June 15th, 2009 // No Comments » // Reviews, Work

Ok, so now that my blog is well and truly moved over to the Wordpress platform, I should probably see about keeping my review index up to scratch.

So without further adieu, here are the new entrants into my review list…

Mostly technology this time. I’ve also updated my APC article list and added a game or two.

Please note that some of the gaming links don’t work because of the shift to the Wordpress platform. I’ll be correcting this hopefully soon.

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Thursday Design & Graphic Linkfest!

// June 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // ...and Everything, Technology

To shed my Firefox of its weight (because I have hundreds of tabs open), here are some of the links you might want to look at this week (but only next week if you’re feeling… sexy):

If you’re not yet aware of the genius that is the site Smashing Magazine, please introduce yourself to it now. It is a must have for designers and graphic-lovers alike. If you’re into Wordpress (which I know many of you are), then it’s got a lot there you can work with.

For instance they give you help for testing your new site, have a nice detailed list of lots of brilliant free fonts (get into your typography now… this is the first time I’m telling you), and a great page on Wordpress theme frameworks to help you build that brand spankin’ new Wordpress theme you’re thinking of doing (more on that later in the page).

SpeckyBoy has an interesting set of bits and pieces on its site. It doesn’t seem to be a feature-laden as Smashing Magazine, but it’s still quite a good site regardless.

I don’t use Joomla anymore, but these nice templates might help someone who does. Wordpress is better than Joomla, though, and here’s how to make it a lot more professional by way of plugins. And if you’re into your photography, you’re either a Lightroom user or a Photoshop user (the two are very different). So if you’re a user of Adobe’s blend of Bridge, Photoshop, RAW Conversion, and ease-of-use, you might want to look up this list of Lightroom presets. The Photoshop junkies might want to get their head around HDR instead.

There’s also the inspiration to love typography. I love my fonts. Do you love your fonts? How about your words? Do you dig ‘em yet? :)

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WordPress: CityRail never looked so good…

// June 10th, 2009 // No Comments » // ...and Everything, Technology

Ok so after scabbing so many Wordpress themes, I’m now going to try my hand at creating one of those nifty premium style themes.

It of course will be free, and probably poorly designed since I’m not a designer.

But here’s the first Photoshop piece of my first Wordpress theme: “You Fool! You Crossed The Yellow Line!”

"You Fool! You Crossed The Yellow Line!" is technically the second CityRail theme I had planned... it's just the first to come out of my Photoshop session...

"You Fool! You Crossed The Yellow Line!" is technically the second CityRail theme I had planned... it's just the first to come out of my Photoshop session...

There’s already a box under the two articles there that could essentially be used for a 4-5 square Flickr plugin and I’ll probably add a gum artwork or dirty ticket above the menu. The main section at the bottom should always be there according to this design, similar to how MNML works.

Some comments would be nice though, since I’m not a designer and this is my first real design.

In case anyone is wondering, the design of the station platform comes from how it looks at Bondi Junction (seriously, look down when you’re there) and while I took photos for inspiration, all of the textures and panels have been generated in Photoshop.

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The Easter Boxes get a new home…

// June 4th, 2009 // No Comments » // ...and Everything

In order to test out some hacks I’ve been making a freely available Wordpress theme, I’ve put up a new home for my Easter Boxes.

Each box is profiled with images and all the new boxes I make will be stuck up there.

If you want to see all the crap I’ve done for Easter over the past two years, check it out.

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Haiku on a bus

// June 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // ...and Everything, Poetry

The bus smells of tired
Autumn cold bites slow
“Home James” will be said soon

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