Time for a Goeglo search…
Epic typographic #FAIL – since when would the same Character form depict both an ‘o’ and an ‘e’?
Rant
Gordon’s Alive! (but he’s dying a slow and painful death)
Gordon had Ming but Adobe’s Flash has had to contend with a more powerful adversary in the Late Steve Jobs and he was equally merciless in his pursuit of wiping out his enemy. And after years of bitter fighting it seems Jobs has succeeded where Ming failed, bringing Flash to its knees – if we [...]
You’re hired…
Over the last few months the Mixd team has steadily been growing and as a result we have been encouraging web designers and web developers of the future to get in touch. Those of you that regularly read the Mixd blog will know that we work closely with York College and the University of Leeds [...]
Alternatives to the Royal wedding (29 April 2011)
Are you one of the people desperately looking for an alternative to the Royal wedding on Friday? Well, we’ve had a good search around the font of all knowledge that is the internet and are pleased to bring you a Mixd [sic] assortment of alternative things to do. Alternative things to do on Friday 29 [...]
Usability; from cash points to the world wide web
Picture the scene if you will… I’m on my way out to meet my mates. Looking rather dapper if I do say so myself. We are off to see a club DJ, but I need an extra tenner for my ticket. I’m running well late. The taxi’s waiting. Now on with the story… I dashed [...]
Foursquare; a skeptic’s view
It’s official, Foursquare has gone mainstream During a late summer trip to sunny Devon I experienced a number of firsts. Surfing, sampling the local cider and reading my girlfriend’s celebrity magazines. I can assure you I only read them to relieve the boredom of lounging! However, amongst the ‘what’s hot and what’s not’ articles was [...]
How do you switch off from your work?
I have been involved with design and the creative industries for a little over twelve years now and one thing that hasn’t changed in this time is the expectation that people in our industry are available to do work day or night! Like so many designers and web developers out there I have worked through [...]
External website links. New window or not?
Right. A big bug bear of mine! It has been a growing and annoying trend that links to external sites from one website to another open in a new browser window and it has been something that we advise our clients against… time and time again. Some common misconceptions are listed below with several facts, [...]
Paul Chambers convicted for Twitter bomb ‘threat’
You wouldn’t dare say the word “bomb” out loud whilst stood at an airport check-in desk… but would you dare Tweet the very same word? It turns out the answer should be “no” after today’s ruling against a South Yorkshire man who has been charged after joking on Twitter that he would blow an airport [...]
P..p..p..pick up a penguin
It was my niece’s birthday recently. My brother and I were gigging with our band in Wales the day before… of course, we had both forgotten to arrange a present and it was fast approaching 6pm on a Saturday! Rattling our male brains, we concluded that the perfect present (achievable within 24 hours via an [...]
…and now for something completely different
Academy Award-nominated actor, comedian, writer and film producer John Cleese comes to town next week as the keynote speaker at the Yorkshire International Business Convention to be held at the Yorkshire Event Centre, Harrogate on Friday 5 June 2009. He will be there on business and probably far more serious than you might expect. The [...]
Apple iPhone. Yes or no?
Right. I am looking into getting a new phone… owing to my current contract coming to an abrupt end (through no fault of my own I hasten to add) and me being moved to pay as you go / pay as you talk. Pay as you talk! Seems really awkward… having to ring up and [...]
Mixd – the lean, green, creative machine…
Now spring has finally sprung I’ve started how I mean to go on and rode my bike to work this morning. It’s a fair trek from Otley to Harrogate, especially if, like me you’ve not been riding your bike for some time, but hey ho! Things I learnt riding my bike to work: 06:30 am [...]
The power of Twitter
Twitter is everywhere. Stephen Fry, Chris Moyles, Jonathan Ross, Phillip Schofield and many other celebrities are talking about it, it’s on the Ten O’Clock news and even the new Number 10 Downing Street website features a Twitter feed! But despite the world-wide media frenzy, some people (in fact, most non ‘techy’ people) still need a [...]
Jonathan Ross turns to Twitter
Turns out that Wossy (his Twitter username) has been using his recent, unexpected free time to turn himself on to this year’s biggest ‘buzz’, the microblogging world of Twitter. He has been letting people in on his movements (no toilet humour please); from cigar smoking to rescuing Captain Jack (one of his dogs, not John [...]