The following film is pretty crazy. Imagine being able to resize images without actually changing the size of the content within the image image? It’s extremely cleaver stuff that seems to be still in development, but without doubt this is something to keep an eye on in the future.
Archive for 2007
Retargeting: Content Aware Image Resizing
By Leon Poole on Sep 05, 2007
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A New Community: Brisbane Web Design
By Leon Poole on Aug 24, 2007
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The Brisbane Web Design group formed in November 2006, set up by Ben Maden from Matter Solutions and I’m happy to say I’ve been involved since the first meeting. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed meeting and chatting with other creatives within Brisbane’s community, and what a creative community it is! In my view Brisbane is one of Australia’s most creative cities – There’s a great mix … Read more »
Staying Motivated
By Leon Poole on Aug 22, 2007
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I can honestly say I’ve had my fare share of creative mind blocks. Although I’ve also had just as many creative moments – when you’re in the zone and the idea’s and focus is 100%. I came across an interesting article based on staying motivated and thought I’d help spread the word.
Retreat, but don’t surrenderNever give up on projects or problems. Put them aside for … Read more »
Helvetica the Film & 26 Letters a Second: The Moving Image of Typography
By Leon Poole on Aug 01, 2007
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“You’re going to see a film about a font??!” This was the reaction I received from friends and colleagues when I told them I was going to be attending the Australian premier of Helvetica, the first feature length film on a typeface ever made.
However there was more then just a film to be viewed. Special keynote speakers Gary Hustwit (New York based director of … Read more »
Plugin: ColorZilla for Firefox
By Leon Poole on Jul 11, 2007
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Have you ever come across a great colour on a website and wondered what it is? In the past you would probably be looking through the sites source code, or doing a ‘print screen’ and paste into Photoshop using the eye dropper tool to get the colour values. However the ColorZilla plugin for Firefox makes this tedious process an event of the past.
The plugin … Read more »
See the world from your bath tub!
By Leon Poole on Jul 01, 2007
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Board with the usual design pattern on your shower curtain? How does soaking in the tub and letting your eyes wonder across the Paris skyline or a gondola scene from Venice sound? Well now you can – printed on an Izola shower curtain. The designs available are bold & unique and will surly make your bathroom a talking point.
Designed in New York by design company … Read more »
