Bloodbowl
PC, Board game, 9/10 I had been waiting for years for a good computer game of Bloodbowl and this is everything I had hoped for. It is a beautifully faithful version of the board game – I’m very happy with the way it plays, the teams, the user interface, the AI, the league system. It […]
Why does some website text look bad on Windows?
Look at the difference between these two 50px headers that use the Georgia font: The top one is from IE8 on Windows Vista, whereas the bottom one is from Firefox 3.0.15 on Ubuntu 9.04. On Windows, the text is clearly less pleasant on the eye? It is has jagged edges, has a pixel or two […]
Web Design Tutorial – scripting Gimp
In a previous tutorial we went through some tedious steps to generate 3 images that could be used to create a page shadow. The great thing about the GIMP is that anything you can do with a mouse and keyboard, you can also do via script. We will generate the following images automatically: Why script […]
New TV (Samsung UE40B7020W)
I get annoyed at the branding of these new “LED” TV’s – they are not fundamentally new technology, they are simply LCD screens lit up via LEDs. However it’s branded, it is brilliant! What’s Good? It is so extremely vibrant and bright that it makes our Panasonic LCD look very dull. It only uses
Web Design Tutorial – Centered area with drop shadow
In this tutorial we are going to create a very basic “blank canvas” webpage which has a central white cut-out with a drop shadow effect. Our “page” will be 960px wide, floated in the center of the browser window: Tutorial end product Click to enlarge Real-world example Click to enlarge
Good things come to those who wait
I used to have a neighbour who did photography as a hobby. It was really interesting seeing him set up little things to entice animals so he could get some photographs and I always found it amazing the creatures he could find in and around our houses. There was one particular shot he had been […]
PeoplePerHour.com homepage update
I’ve just finished a revamp of the PeoplePerHour.com hompage: Previous Design New Design The new design was needed to give space to spotlight “featured” projects (which are a new addition to the site). I think the homepage should stand out a bit more now because it’s more striking?
