Posted By Brian ~ 6th October 2009
Ah, the 80′s. A time when the only worries I had in the world was “Will I be home in time to watch G.I.JOE?” A time when hair was big, music was cheesy and Don Johnson was the definition of “cool“. A time when you didn’t have to view your pictures on you iPhone, because they instantly popped out of your Polaroid camera.
You see I’m a child of the 80′s. I love a lot of 80′s TV shows and 80′s music. I guess it all comes back to almost everyone’s thoughts of their childhood as “simpler times.” So maybe that’s why I’m really digging the new ShakeItPhoto app for the iPhone. You can take somewhat realistic Polaroid style photos right on your iPhone.
If you need me, I’ll be taking more photos and listening to Hall & Oats.
Posted By Brian ~ 23rd June 2009
Ok. I’ll admit it. At times, I can be somewhat of a podcast junkie. So much, that I usually prefer to listen to podcasts in-place of music, on my 45-minute commute to and from work.
There’s something great about podcast that NPR (another love of mine) and other radio stations just can’t offer. That “something” is niche conversation. While NPR does a fantastic job bringing me the world and local news, they’re probably not going to talk for hours on end about topics like design trends, home theatre upgrades or Macintosh computers. So what I do is balance my listening between talk radio, podcasts, and music. As I wrote about a few months ago, music is very inspiring and effects all of the design work that I do. Read Full Post »
Posted By Brian ~ 25th March 2009
That’s right! The Photoshop World Expo is open to the public for two days of the conference – March 26th – 27th. If you are interested in mingling with the biggest names in the industry and seeing the latest in Photoshop-related technology, you can sign up for a free Expo pass over at: http://www.photoshopworld.com/freepass.html.
The free pass doesn’t include all of the workshops and classes, but hey, it’s free.
Posted By Brian ~ 29th January 2009
This past week I was interviewed by the good folks over at Spicy Web Designers. Luc Arnold and the rest of the SWD crew run a fun little site where they interview designers from around the globe. SWD features some of the hottest web design talent around the world and strives to showcase them and inspire others with what is possible in the world of web design. I thank them for the opportunity. I posted a transcript after the jump, but be sure to check them out at spicywebdesigners.com Read Full Post »
Posted By Brian ~ 22nd January 2009
Sorry, I’m sure you’ve heard that word all too many times in the last few months. The thing is; it’s true.
At 12:01PM EST Our country ushered in a new era of leadership. An era that a large portion of us feel very positive about. While this won’t be used to express my political views, you can’t help but feel a new vision, direction, and yes “change” is upon us. At the moment Barack Obama took his oath of office, a small part of that change was already taking place; when now President Obama’s (Man that feels good to say!) version of whitehouse.gov went live.
The new site has the same fresh, airy feel that both barackobama.com and change.gov had. The typography, imagery, colors and usage of whitespace allow the site feel very current and inviting, especially for a government website.
Here’s how the site looked earlier in the day.
Your thoughts?
