Posted 14 January 2008, by Aaron
A small group of Internet software developers in New York are hoping to turn the world of online art on its head with a new suite of creative applications called Aviary.
Aviary will consist of an entire flock of bird-themed applications to help you perform any creative task, from manipulating images, creating unique patterns and drawing [...]
Posted 19 September 2007, by Aaron
Sometimes the silliest little things amuse me. Such as USB-powered humping dogs…
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At £6 a pop, you’ll be able to guarantee at least two minutes of office-based hilarity with this little gadget. Discovered [...]
Posted 1 September 2007, by Aaron
After a brief respite from blogging, today I return to my blogging action stations (my cheap desk from Office World) to report on how you could get a chunk of David Airey’s amazing $4,000 anniversary blog giveaway.
Despite the fact David is an Irishman living in Scotland and typically would pay for things in pounds [...]
Posted 12 August 2007, by Aaron
Back to the basics of design
Are you looking for inspiration for your latest design project? Well, look no further: Stuart Brown from Modern Life talks about the basics of design, and how they form the foundation of inspiration. I particularly liked Stuarts take on simplicity:
“Effective design is never gimmicky. If you wish to design something [...]
Posted 4 August 2007, by Aaron
Here’s a video I found over at Design Sojourn (one of my latest favourite blogs, check them out). If you’re an aspiring designer then sit down, click play and think outside the pyramid…
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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 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 8 July 2007, by Aaron
As my blogging life has blossomed, I have come across more and more so-called ‘memes’. When I first heard the term I confess I didn’t really know what it meant. So I looked it up in the dictionary:
meme -noun
A cultural item that is transmitted by repetition in a manner analogous to the biological transmission [...]
Posted 4 July 2007, by Aaron
Young artists in Berlin are pushing the boundaries of graffiti art by getting rid of the spray paint and replacing it with torches, glow sticks and digital cameras.
Flickr user, lichtfaktor calls himself a Lightwriter and creates stunning photography by setting his camera to over-expose and ‘painting’ various lights into the shot. The result is a [...]
Posted 3 May 2007, by Aaron
The USB memory stick is quite an unsung hero in my eyes. Single-handedly responsible for doing away with the floppy-disk drive, it has risen to become a ubiquitous part of modern day life for many people.
What’s more, they’ve become a bit of a fashion accessory. You can buy them in all shapes and sizes, in [...]
Aaron Russell is a multimedia creative designer and miLienzo.com is his creative canvas.
