12.07.10

Matt

Living in a fantasy footie world

So the FIFA World Cup has come to an end — but what’s more important than Spain beating the Netherlands and lifting The Cup for the first time? The Dusted Studio Fantasy Football League of course. Congratulations go to Jamie for winning (some might say predictably, but Paul the Octopus didn’t see it coming). Read the rest of this entry »

20.05.10

Matt

Lost and FOWD


It’s that time of year again when a load of web designers converge to hear a little about what their future may hold. Not a geek psychic fair (although there are plenty of predictions) but the Future of Web Design conference. After attending a couple of these previously I was in two minds whether to attend this year, but a crafty change of format changed that. Read the rest of this entry »

19.05.10

Matt

Gone in a Flash

Adobe and Apple have been at each other’s necks in a sort of corporate, well-mannered wrestling match – and it’s all over Adobe’s ubiquitous Flash plug-in. Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs has gone on record saying that the iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad will never support Flash, citing the abilities of HTML5/CSS3 as well as the closed nature of Flash as reasons why it’s is on its way out. Adobe’s founders, John Warnock and Chuck Geschke countered with their open letter on open markets. So we know what they all think. But what do I think? Read the rest of this entry »

01.04.10

Matt

Street View gets an extra dimension

Google Maps’ Street View in 3D
When I first saw the news that Google Maps’ Street View had gone 3D I thought it was an April Fools’ Day gag. But low and behold it’s actually a reality — and a pretty well executed reality at that. The above image is of Oxford Circus, London and shows off the effect pretty well. So grab your 3D specs and have a virtual wander around. Read the rest of this entry »

11.03.10

Matt

A CMS in a Flash

Etihad Airways Airport LoungeWe recently launched a brand new website for Depiction Lab, a design consultancy specialising in the creation of branded environments for the retail, commercial and leisure sectors. The site was to be quite standard in terms of its content, with news, a portfolio and company profile. However the visual approach was more adventurous, meaning that a Flash website was the best fit for them and their audience. Read the rest of this entry »

23.12.09

Matt

Mince pie charts

Mince Pie
Throughout December we have been undertaking a very serious investigation. It’s taken a lot of effort but we feel it was necessary to look into the current state of mince pies in the UK at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. Read the rest of this entry »

28.09.09

Matt

Kris Buckles up for launch

Kris Buckle’s shiny new websiteAll our hard work has pretty much come to a head on the various projects (album artwork and posters) for musician Kris Buckle and it culminated at the end of last week with the launch of his new website. Kris is clearly over the moon with his new online presence, exclaiming “I’m diggin’ my shiny new web site”. Read the rest of this entry »