about this site
currently, most of my work is done in collaboration with my wonderful team. Our site contains some of the projects shown here. This site is my own online presence, showing my work, a blog and various other bits…
recently on my blog
01/02/2010
THC student work gallery
With the funding situation for adult students being in the sad state that it is - the only thing we as tutors can do is to carry on promotion. And the best way to promote our courses is to show off ;) literally :) by showing what fantastic work our students produce.
18/01/2010
my top 3 online browser testing tools
Browser testing is one of the most commonly performed tasks by any webdesigner and developer. Without access to a full test suite - it is the online tools which come to the rescue to test websites on various platforms and different browsers.
recent work
scribblebags
client Barry Leary, aka scribblebagsbrief create a new online presence, including archival portfolio and blogThe quirkiness of both creator and work made this project particularly lovely. Simply going for an idea I had and getting immediate positive feedback was brilliant. Happy blogging, Scribblebags.link→ view site
Inclusive New Media Design
client Inclusive New Media Designbrief create 4 animated video presentations on the topic of ID accessibility as well as an updated design for the site
(for the new WordPress setup) This was a great project to be part of. After having attended the INMD workshops and having learnt a lot - I was really chuffed when I was given the job of animator/designer for this newly updated site. It was just wonderful to work with a team of lovely people and contribute to such a good cause, to highlight accessibility for people with intellectual disabilities.link→ view site
Pasticherie
client Elroy Simmonsbrief new website for 'pasticherie' - a 2D Animation Service created/fronted by Traditonal 2D Animator (paper and pencil)/ Director Elroy Simmons A wonderful project which was a long time in the making and Elroy was a pleasure to work with. Using his beautiful drawings as part of the design and being able to present his entire work collection was pure fun.link→ view site
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- Kinekt Design
The Gear Ring is made from high quality matte stainless steel. It features six micro-precision gears that turn in unison when the outer rims are spun - dbCinema Binary Meditations -- ja
These are 1280x1024 screenshots from movies generated with dbCinema. Most of these were produced by typing in the title of the series (such as "Kandinsky"). dbCinema then downloads images from the net somehow related to what was typed in and generates a painterly movie from those pictures. The below graphics are screenshots from the resulting movies. The series are listed in chronological order from older to newer. - Free High Resolution Textures - Lost and Taken
You guessed it man, Lost and Taken is all about textures....glorious and wonderful textures. The blog focuses mainly on giving away free high-res textures to all of the dirt-poor, starving artists and designers out there. Read more: http://lostandtaken.com/about/#ixzz0eanhU5fb - The Art And Science Of The Email Signature - Smashing Magazine
Email signatures are so easy to do well, that it’s really a shame how often they’re done poorly. Many people want their signature to reflect their personality, provide pertinent information and more, but they can easily go overboard. Why are email signatures important? They may be boring and the last item on your list of things to get right, but they affect the tone of every email you write. - Styleboost
Styleboost is a gallery for showcasing beautiful web sites. It has been around since January 2001 and is all about showing off great designers' and developers' work. - Clever and Creative Tea Packaging
Clever tea packaging and creative tea bag designs from all over the world. - Effective Design for Multiple Screen Sizes | mobiForge
So you're a designer and have been tasked with the design of a mobile web site. Chances are, unless you're designing for only one device you're quickly going to be faced with a common problem experienced by designers who work with mobile devices; figuring out what screen size to actually design for. - Ahem – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
The first part of my post of 1 February was not an attack on Flash. It described a way of working with Flash that also supports users who don’t have access to Flash. I’ve followed and advocated that approach for 10 years. It has nothing to do with Apple’s recent decisions and everything to do with making content available to people and search engines. - about : graphic & web design services + user experience & branding : inkpixelspaper
ink Pixels Paper is first Jennifer Strickland, & second, a collaboration of experienced, talented creative designers committed to delivering the best possible solutions to your communication needs