January 2012
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December 2011
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Black Mirror
The first episode of Charlie Brooker’s black comedy / drama Black Mirror (The National Anthem) tackled our fixation on social media and celebrity gossip head-on with a demented cocktail of political satire and bestiality. If you didn’t see it I won’t spoil it, but you really ought to check it out.
Part two (15 Million Merits) takes on the public’s obsession with...
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Path 2
I’ve been using Path 2 for about a week now and I’m still delighted by it’s lightweight and minimal interface. To me, this feels like a glimpse into the future of both mobile interaction methods and social networking.
There are a lot of small touches which add up to create an incredibly smooth experience for the user. The sum of Path’s parts make your...
October 2011
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June 2011
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WatchStratus - a beautiful CloudApp client for iOS is now available for free on the App Store. Digital Flair worked with developers Jeff Broderick and Kolin Krewinkel to produce the promotional video you see here.
We tried to create a video that was a little different from all of the other iOS app promo videos. Judging from the overwhelmingly positive response we’ve had so far I’d dare say...
May 2011
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Dribbble Invite Contest: The Winners
So, it’s time to announce the winners of the Dribbble Invite contest. Thanks to everyone who submitted themselves and their work, we had a really tough time choosing 7 winners from 49 entries! I’d also like to once again thank Andy Smart, Haydn Woods, Octave Zangs and WelcomeToTheSky for being generous enough to submit invites to the competition.
So, after much deliberation we decided...
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Dribbble Invite Contest
I have one two three four seven Dribbble invites to give out; I’m not sure if they still have the allure of gold dust that they once did, but I’ve decided to give it them out here on my blog through a contest.
Update: Andy Smart has very kindly donated an invite too, so now there’s double the chance to win.
Update 2: Haydn Woods has also donated an invite.
Update 3: Octave...
April 2011
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The Commonwealth Club Podcast
So, an update on my latest creative endeavour: The Commonwealth Club Podcast. Everything you need to know about what it is, who is involved and why we are doing it is over at the website.
However, if you’re too lazy to hit the link, here’s the elevator pitch: The Commonwealth Club Podcast is a bi-weekly show covering tech topics that pique the interest of Charlie Cooke (My partner...
March 2011
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Digital Flair
I’m pleased to finally be in a position where I can announce a project I’ve been working on over the last few months.
Digital Flair is a new creative venture between myself and my oft-mentioned friend and colleague Charlie. Simply put, it is a creative venture offering our services creating tailor-made web-based promo videos to clients.
Although we have ‘unofficially’...
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California, Again.
So in a few weeks I will once again be jetting out to California, this time though I’ll specifically be staying in and around San Francisco for a full 11 days. I’m coming over on a semi-business, semi-pleasure trip, and will be there from the 17th - 28th March. I’ll be accompanied by good friends Charlie Cooke and Damien Tanner.
I’d like to catch up with all of the awesome...
February 2011
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Sticky
Dribbble is one of the few sites I have come across where I am usually actually interested enough in their ads to click through and find out more. Today though, is the first day that I have ever actually purchased anything from an web ad, ever.
Stickermule and Appsumo are currently offering a great deal - 50 3” circular stickers for $19 - less than half of the regular price of $62....
January 2011
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Late to The Party
I must confess I never really took the time to find out exactly why people love(d?) Delicious so much, but I’ve just become a Pinboard user and I think it’s great. I’m still figuring out everything that Pinboard can and can’t do for me, but the ability to curate a ‘link gallery’ of sorts - complete with descriptions and tags - is very appealing to me right now.
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WatchThe final promo video for AppMakr.
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AppMakr
I’m happy to finally be able to reveal what I’ve been working on for the last month: A promotional video for AppMakr.com.
There’s no point me telling you what AppMakr is - the video serves that purpose. Check it out now at the AppMakr blog.
Charlie and I met up with the AppMakr team when we were out in San Francisco last November, and quickly began work on producing a...
December 2010
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2010 In Review
2010 has been a big year for me, so I wanted to recap briefly for anyone interested in what I’ve been up to (and also what might be coming up).
I spent January snowed-in, working flat-out on my 14,000 word Dissertation paper. I was lucky enough to have it selected for my college’s student showcase online - if anyone fancies reading about how a rise in film post-production is affecting...
November 2010
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Road Trip!
Tomorrow I’ll be jetting off to California for a fortnight with my good friend Charlie. We’ll be traversing the state head to toe before heading out to Arizona for a few days.
The aim of the trip? Part holiday, part road trip. We want to see and experience as much as we can squeeze into 14 nights, and make as many new friends as possible. If anyone around the Bay Area, Los Angeles -...
September 2010
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Dribbblin'
This morning I checked my mail to find an invite to Dribbble; an invite-only ‘sneak peek’ preview sharing community for designers and artists which I wrote a piece on over at Digital Flair.
Invitations for the service are like gold dust - do a quick search on twitter for ‘Dribbble invite’ and see what percentage of results are people begging for invites vs people offering...
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This time it's personal
Well, between my scrapbook of a tumblog Crazy Beat - where I mainly seem to find myself sharing things that inspire or tickle me in some way - and Digital Flair, I haven’t really had a place to comfortably write anything about me.
As a freelancer who enjoys writing, travelling and personal projects, I feel that it’s probably a good idea to have space where I can safely vent, share...