Posted 30 July 2007, by Aaron
This weekend I have been the victim of a wave of comment spam. In the space of 50 minutes one individual left a bout of comments. All were relevant to the topic of the posts although identifiable as spam as none of the comments were particularly deep or engaging - ie, one or two sentence [...]
Posted 29 July 2007, by Aaron
Is design art?
You can’t design without some kind of artistic vision or ability. Many designers would make great artists. But is design art? This is one of those fascinating perpetual questions and is discussed in great detail over at Design Sojurn. Is good design is art?
“Design has intent and often has a functional purpose and [...]
Posted 27 July 2007, by Aaron
As my final instalment to my showcase month of old DJ mixes, I return to House music, but this time with a little twist.
In May 2005, pioneering DJ Sasha made music history by being the first ever DJ to play a live set on a purely digital medium. Recorded at the BBC’s Maida Vale studios [...]
Posted 26 July 2007, by Aaron
My life has been moving incredibly quickly recently. As you probably know I graduated last month after two years of Multimedia Design study, and since then I’ve had quite a bit of interest from prospective employers.
In fact, I’ve been gagging to tell you all about my recent job interviews (I’ve had four of them for [...]
Posted 23 July 2007, by Aaron
If you live in the UK you’re probably a bit fed up with the weather this summer. Fortunately I’m not one of those poor souls who are living in 4 foot of river filth with no electricity or clean running water. However, I’m not completely unaffected.
My phone line and subsequent Internet connection are a gonna. [...]
Posted 22 July 2007, by Aaron
This is the third instalment of a retired DJ’s month of music. Apologies for not getting this published on Friday but that pesky real world grabbed hold of me and forced me to spend a few days away from home and the blogosphere.
I mentioned before that my tastes in music can be quite eclectic, and [...]
Posted 16 July 2007, by Aaron
One of the problems I come across over and over again with all of the publications and printed materials I work with and produce, is how to style URLs.
You see, the problem is most of the time URLs are just too long, especially if you are trying to insert them in a narrow column of [...]
Posted 15 July 2007, by Aaron
Designing a logo you can love
Logo design is something all breeds of creative come into contact with over time. Personally, even though my interests stretch far across the multimedia horizon, there’s nothing I love to work on more than a logo design.
Creative Guy James Dempsey, has clearly had a lot of experience with designing logos [...]
Posted 13 July 2007, by Aaron
Following from last weeks well-received House music mix, recorded by yours truly back when I used to be a DJ, my month of music continues with a fine mix of funk, groove and disco.
The 70s occupies a special place in my heart: firstly it’s the decade in which I was born (by two weeks), but [...]
Posted 10 July 2007, by Aaron
Every once in a while I come across something that just makes me smile. Today, courtesy of Ad Goodness, it comes in the form of an advertisement for the German energy firm, Epuron.
I don’t want to give anything away, so just watch it… and then watch it again.
Aaron Russell is a multimedia creative designer and miLienzo.com is his creative canvas.
