Last Thursday I attended the inaugural New Adventures in Web Design conference, in Nottingham. What follows is a collection of thoughts and feedback from the day. I guess you could call it a review. Ultimately a great time was had and I’ve come away with a collection of memories that I genuinely feel inspired by. I want this review to reflect that, but also be useful to the org... Read more →
I’ve noticed a trend over the last few years of using Twitter. Whenever anyone - absolutely anyone - launches a new or redesigned logo, the default knee-jerk reaction of absolutely every-sodding-body is pessimism, vitriol and hate. Miserable buggers that we are. Today it’s been the turn of the W3C who launched a brand spanking new HTML5 logo. The W3C have gone all-out too - it’... Read more →
Without a doubt, the big news last week was Google’s announcement that they will be dropping support for the H.264 video codec from Chrome. From what I’ve made of the Internet population’s general response, the vast majority of people view Google’s decision as a step backwards for HTML5 video. Personally I’m not sure if it’s a step backwards or a step forwards - it feels more l... Read more →
Today I have the pleasure of revealing the first step in a rebrand and redesign exercise that I am applying to my own business and this very site. I have a new logo! This logo is not all my own work. I commissioned a local branding and design agency, Doggett Jones, to redesign my logo back in 2009. For various reasons (mainly due to being insanely busy), I never got round... Read more →
I’ve decided to drag myself out of the age of denial and accept that ~600M people can’t all be wrong. I’ve created myself a Facebook page! I must confess, I’ve largely ignored Facebook for the the last 4 years. I simply don’t like it, I find it frustrating to use and navigate, and I get concerned about how other people use it without considering their own (or other people... Read more →
Last Thursday I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the .net magazine awards ceremony. A jolly good time was had so I thought I’d share a few random tidbits of information and thoughts following the event. The great and the good The annual .Net awards is of course the awards ceremony of the year - where the great and the good of the industry - everyone who’s anyone - get... Read more →