June 2009
17 posts
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Draggable - scriptaculous →
Very useful for a Font Lorry idea. This will change Font Lorry forever!
FF Oxide Stencil OT Bold →
I’ve been discussing the Pepsi Raw brand on Twitter with Magda Nieto and then I came across this font. It’s really cool.
It looks a bit like something you’d see in an Alien film. I also think it’s got something about it that kinda looks like DIN; which is really popular at the moment if my observations are anything to go by.
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Boo on you Final Cut Pro
I’m working on a project that requres I create transparent flash video files from green screen work. Ideally, I needed FCP to export directly to FLV. Unfortunately it can’t. I thought maybe I could use that file and just publish from flash instead. Nope. Now I’m going to have to re-key everything and export from After Effects. It sounds like it shouldn’t be too much of a...
“This is a very strong group of graphics students. They haven’t let news stories...”
– What Recession? - Foreword from Clive Colledge
How to make a Flash movie with a transparent... →
Straight from Adobe themselves. About to try this out!
Adele, Babette, Colette and the others… →
Airside have been producing some lovely stuff yet again. Their latest typeface is literally sexy! The real genius lies in the use of white space. It works on the same principle as the two face’s / one goblet image.
Print’s of each letter are available for £150. Donations to me would be accepted :-D
Visual Communication Graduate Showcase 2009
I’ve finished putting together the boards for our graduate show today. It’s been a long week, but the result was worth the effort; they really stand out.
There is a lot of work on display at BIAD this coming week, so what I’ve done is pick out some work that I believe you should take a look at if you’re coming to take a gander.
First up is Jaskinder Sehra (I think...
Why I wish I hadn't downloaded Safari 4
I downloaded the BETA when it first came out and downgraded almost instantly. I wish I had recalled that yesterday.
Why?
Well in BETA, Safari didn’t get on with Growl. That is still my problem. It doesn’t crash but something triggers what I call the ‘fat font’ bug. Safari 4 renders Helvetica Bold; bolder. This is terrible. Legibility drops 10x. This used to happen in 3...
Curella.org →
Great site that creates a PDF grid for you to work with.
PNG transparency for Windows IE →
Surely will come in use soon for a few projects I’m working on.
Make 3-D photos →
I need an excuse to do one of these bad boys. I know Sue has some experience, maybe we should do a large format SMILE portrait?
May 2009
2 posts
Quicker than expected...
I’ve been working all night to try an get this right as I knew it would be the only real chance I got this week. The design diary should now look a bit better. Written from the ground up, I have been learning lots about Tumblr. I love feedback, good or bad. Please send me your comments via email or Twitter.
