Monthly Archives: November 2011

A year of freelancing

The other day, whilst sitting at my desk, I realised that it had been over a year since deciding to take the scary leap to becoming a freelancer. I can’t say that it’s been all fun and games, in fact quite the opposite, trying to earn each and every penny has been tough, yet so very rewarding. Read the rest of this entry »

Simple stylish buttons (PSD)

Today’s freebie is a simple and stylish set of buttons each type of button includes 3 states, default, hover and pressed. If you’re looking for simple buttons for your designs, these could be for you. Read the rest of this entry »

The rare beauty found within Google street view

It is not often when browsing through Google street view that you come across anything of real beauty but Aaron Hobson has found some rather rare examples of what the Google car cam has caught while traveling around the world.

Update: You can now see even more photos from the Google car cam here: The rare beauty found within google street view 2

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Earth Time Lapse from Space, Fly Over by NASA

Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by Ron Garan fragileoasis.org/​bloggernauts/​Astro_Ron and the crew of expedition 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km with a high ISO HD Camera developed by NHK Japan, nicknamed the SS-HDTV camera.

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Sponsorship needed to bring history on the web into the 21st Century

A few of weeks ago I woke up to the news that Steve Jobs had died. As with most other designers, techies or anyone owning an Apple product, I was saddened by the news, but I also felt invigorated and motivated to produce an idea that could actually change the future of other human beings, very much like he had done over and over again. Read the rest of this entry »