Design posts

I did a bad thing the other day. My son showed me a video (below) of an enhanced variation of Skyrim, the popular video game that has kids and adults alike addicted to a strange fantasy world. It isn’t just the nearly-unlimited potential that the game offers to players. It’s also the amazing graphics, and the ones enhanced in the video below fooled even my Facebook friends. We took a screenshot and posted it on Facebook and Google+. I wanted to see if anyone would notice that the image (the one above) was computer generated rather than a real photograph. If anyone noticed, they didn’t call me out. In fact,…

Take a ride down any major road in America and you’re bound to find at least one of the following; a post office, a pizza place, or even a McDonald’s. Any successful business has gotten to where they are because of three major factors, product, business structure, and a solid corporate identity – in this case, a strong, easily recognizable logo. Corporate identity can make or break a business almost as easily as its product or business structure. When I’m stuck at work and want to order a pizza, I immediately think Dominos. It’s just that simple. Simple is a key term to remember here, because the more…

Feel the effect of your music or immerse yourself in your video game of choice with the fabulous new iChair. This is no ordinary chair, it is crafted for music lovers, comfort and gamers that want to listen to the sounds of their favorite songs or the ambiance of their beloved game. The iChair comes in an array of colors and enables you the ability to rock (literally). Its frame is made out of wood, the design is steady and its base is weighted to prevent you from tipping. The softness of the fabric is formed from 100% polyester faux suede or polyester Sherpa fleece so you can spend endless hours of comfort…

Oh what it would be like to be young again… jumping in bouncy castles, on trampolines and swinging off that gigantic tree in the backyard… Kid’s today are swamped with their schedules from ballet to kick boxing and then off to playing video games; that not too many actually spend the time outdoors doing the things we did as a kid. …

Looking for an awesome DIY project to impress your dorm mates? Or throw a killer party for the first weekend in University; this is how you can do it in style. …

Tis’ true my friends, hipsters and photographers of the world, soon we will be able to use a tiny camera that mimics the photo-sharing social sites logo and of course in retro style it will be a Polaroid instant camera. Although the only resemblance to the Polaroid will be the insta-picture since this is 2012 and we like things a little more digitized. There will be a screen to view the picture prior to taking the shot yet the Polaroid picture will look like it is seen on Instagram with your instagram name and avatar and enabling you the ability to add a personal touch at the bottom (put your permanent…

If you love to voice chat on your PC or Mac using Skype or load up your YouTube channel with some great video you need a microphone that goes beyond the mic that comes built-in on your computer. Many spend a lot on clunky professional microphones that don’t let you remain as mobile as you would like to be. This Tiki USB Microphone is not only cute and stylish it is also user friendly. Ditch the chords and the microphone stands for the very first microphone that you can connect via a USB and one that uses technology to only pick up desired sounds. …

It seems like summer is getting hotter each year, so much so that ceiling fans and fan stands just don’t do the trick anymore and though fans are more ideal than the electricity bill that comes with the cooling of an air conditioner we want choices. …

Designing for an audience can be tough, especially when time spent online is moving heavily to mobile. You need to know whether your created design is going to work for you or not and it is crucial within the design process especially if it is intended for an audience. You spend enough money trying to turn your dreams into a reality that any help to ensure your design launches flawlessly on a mobile device is critical, the last thing you need is to have your web page or application flunk when launched on a mobile device. …

They have had the same familiar look and feel for the majority of their products and services for a quarter of a century. Now Microsoft has changed things up ahead of their Windows 8 release. The bottom line to the new looks for their product logos: simple. They have take a page our of both Apple and Google’s playbook and simplified their logos, making them cleaner and singular in form and focus. This short video breaks down the changes: …