Nov
9
2009
Continue readingWill augmented reality get us buying magazines again?
Why would you buy a magazine or newspaper when you can get news and articles online for free?
This is a big problem for publication companies around the world with some newspapers considering charging online users to read their articles.
Esquire have come up with a much more creative idea utilising AR…
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Oct
29
2009
Continue reading10 Useful tools for web designers!
I was watching a TED video about how the internet as we know it, is only in existence because of the vast commitment, goodness and generosity of people in the online community. Inspired by this, I decided that it’s about time that I compiled a list of useful tools for web designers, which I use regularly.
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Oct
6
2009
Continue readingWeb design career tips for graduates
This advice is solely based on my own experience of trying to break into the employment market straight from university at the peak of a global recession. I was in the concluding months of my BA web design degree at Teesside University when it suddenly dawned on me that I should really start looking for a job!
It was April and I was swamped with my final year project / dissertation (hauterfly ecommerce website). Finding the time to compile a portfolio of work and apply for jobs involved an array of energy drinks and strong coffees. But hey, that’s what it takes!
I began at the beginning (obviously)…
3 comments | tags: Careers, Graduate Jobs, Tips, Web Design | posted in Careers, Web Design
Oct
4
2009
Continue readingThe future of social networking or the future of social stalking?
I’ve just read an interesting article over at www.matthewbuckland.com about the future of social networking and although very interesting and exciting, it did make me raise my eyebrows with an “oh, really?” expression slapped all over my face. Matthew’s article outlines the concept of you being able to hold up your phone to an unsuspecting bystander and see information about them compiled from their social networking profiles and the internet in general.
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