So I was browsing through some of the Christian sites my mother checks on a regular basis for articles and updates and it reminded me of this post on Inspiks and it got me thinking; What exactly was going through the mind of the designer while working on these sites? After a total of no more than 60 seconds in thought, I had found the answer.
“WEB 2.0!” Yep, that’s what was going through the designers head. (Some of you may disagree)
Just by the way, I have nothing against Web 2.0. Sometimes, however, it becomes overwhelming and a little change (as seen in the sites listed on Inspiks) can really change the way you view something.
Even though I’m religious, I see myself drawn to the sites like Mars Hill Church, Corner Stone Church or Revolution Church Kansas City far more than I’m drawn to the sites lited below, even though these are the websites of some of the Biggest Churches or Church Leaders in the US.
Also, I just realised that even though this is my personal blog, I am a designer and I better get around to actually designing my own Blog instead of sitting on my rear end and being lazy. Any suggestions and recommendations?
20 Designers introduce themselves in 20 minutes and talk about the secret to their success or generally anything that inspires them or issues they want to address.
Right, since Twitter is probably the greatest thing since Top Gear restarted in 2002, I figured I might as well put up a post linking to some nice free twitter backgrounds.
Techtites has a post with some links and I found some more links after making that post, so I figured I’d share them as well.
Also, I’m on Twitter as well.. feel free to follow me and drop me a line!
EDIT: While we’re on the subject, I found a post bydzineblog on 40 stunning twitter backgrounds that should get your creative juices pumping. (Thanks to DesignM.ag for the find.)
Sadly though, this wasn’t a week off filled with fun and games and lots of other things that aren’t appropriate to mention on a ‘family’ blog / site. I had some work to finish which was made rather difficult by my graphics card which decided to stop working, followed by my mouse which decided that it didn’t want to click anymore.
I’ve sort of managed to get my comp up and running again again, a brand new mouse in hand and a temporary graphics card are keeping me alive for now.
I know a Freebies post is pending, but I’m saving that for tomorrow (Sunday) later (I’ve completely lost track of time), where I’ll get to round up all the stuff that’s been out on the internet over the past week or so.
For now however, I have some nice links to some posts that have collected a bunch of nice sites to help you find the inspiration you need to design your own site. This is a must see, simply because of the monumentally large number of websites that you can go through to get some inspiration for your own website.
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always appreciated and enjoyed creative intros and title sequences to movies. In fact they set the tone for how good or bad the movie will be.
I recently came across a site that’s dedicated to putting together the most stunning and creative film title sequences.
You know what they say about first impressions. That’s why both Hollywood and independent studios spend valuable time and resources to create the most appropriate main title sequences for their films. At its very best, a title sequence is a self-contained hybrid that combines several moving image techniques – film, animation, cg – to introduce a film.
On SubmarineChannel, we love a good main title. That’s why we started this online collection in 1997 of the most stunning and original film title sequences. Some are engaging and wildly entertaining, some are funny, exhilarating or simly deadly beautiful. Some are oozing with visual treats, while others hit you hard with their bold and audacious style.
Anyone else liked this? Sweeny Todd, what a way to start a movie!
I recently saw Rock N Rolla. Being a Guy Ritchie fan, I had no choice but to watch the movie. And though the movie wasn’t his best, it’s definitely a must see.
However, what really got me were the opening and closing credits of the movie.
They were completely animated and done in true Guy Ritche style.
I like the very grunge and ‘dirty’ feel given to the whole movie. And what I liked most was the way the movie begins; going in from an animated intro to the real deal and then the way it ends, from the real deal back to the animated outro.
For some odd reason I’ve been a big fan of this kind of story telling. And anyone who likes this style, should definitely watch Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels as well.
If anyone know who did the intro and outro, please do let us know.
For those interested in watching the opening credits, here they are:
