Author Archives: eric

I have the same 5 pairs of jeans and 100+ t-shirts.

Web-safe fonts or fonts common to Mac & Windows

Many of our clients request fonts for their web site that just simply will not show up on the majority of computers due to the viewers computer simply not having the font loaded. Below is a list of “web-safe” fonts that will insure your site to be viewable and appear consistently with almost all viewers to your [...]

All New Blueprintds.com

Our new web site for 2009 has been launched. Powered by Wordpress (our preferred CMS), the website has been redesigned and rebranded in collaboration with Brian @ Rzen.net. 
Our latest projects will be displayed via our header on the front page follow by a more comprehensive information on all of our work located in the portfolio section.
Look for [...]

Augustino’s Rock & Roll Deli

Rum Connection

Walter Tally

Frank T. Scarpino

is a criminal defense attorney.

A Urban Productions

Ma & I

Ma & I, located just south of Millenium Park in Chicago’s Loop, meets the demands of todays on-the-go health conscious customer in a relaxed atmosphere that reflects the Thai people and culture.

Top Web Design Links for September ‘08

Here’s a list of link of sites we seen in September:
http://outlawdesignblog.com/2008/30-websites-that-feature-a-hand-drawn-style/
“In the past 5 years we ’ve seen an increasing trend of designers using a hand drawn style on their websites. Here are some great examples of the use of a hand drawn style in web design.”
http://www.smashingapps.com/2008/09/10/39-masterpieces-of-creative-advertisements.html
“I believe that strong advertisement is a fastest way [...]

Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies Light & Fireworks Show

Makes me think of a Kayne West concert. An awesome display of Lights and Fireworks non the less. The olympics begin tonight on NBC.
The photographs are pretty amazing.

Cool 8-bit design inspired web sites.

8bitweapon.com

ymck.net

8bitklubben.dk

adventurekid.se

http://www.mixinc.net/atari/

http://www.geocities.com/paulranday/8bit/8-bit.html
Do you know any more 8-bit sites? Link us in the comment section and we’ll add it.
real 8bit stuff:
http://uaddit.com/discussions/showthread.php?t=702
8bit bkg:
http://www.abc64.de/backgrounds/index1024.html 
8-bit wordpress theme:
retromactheme.modernlifeisrubbish.co.uk

3G iphone 2.0 t-mobile unlock for FREE. Available Now.

The unlock is here skip to Update #2 for directions! 
Ok so Apple just announced the new 3g iphone. Blah, blah new features, GPS, it’s faster, thicker (that’s what she said), and now replacing the 1.0 iphone. Yep thats right. Apple is no longer selling and manufacturing the 1st version of the iphone. Apple stated 1st gen iphone manufacturing [...]

Wordpress 2.5 Tease

WordPress 2.5 is just around the corner. Last week, we’d expected a St Patrick’s Day launch, but it looks as if we’ll have to wait just a few more days for the official launch. That doesn’t mean you can’t get a sneak peek of the new version.
Release Candidate 1 (RC1) of WordPress 2.5 is now [...]

Sysco Show Tomorrow!!!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008, we will have a booth at the 2008 “Discover Your Treasure” Sysco Food Show. We will be also premiering our new Restaurant Section of our web site featuring our new restaurant pricing packages, restaurant menu portfolios, menu design portfolio, and our before and after section. Also added is a section for our Sysco Reps in [...]

Dot Com BOOM v2

The lastest signs of the next dot com bubble growing is Amazon.com is offering web services to developers for direct access to their technology platform. The suite of web services is meant to enable and enhance your applications.
Services include:

facebook applications
billing and account management services
easier database solutions

You can browsr the Solutions Catalog to see the list [...]

How to design a really bad web site.

We always see tutorials online of webmasters giving people advise on “great” or “fabulous” web design. Well I believe the web is missing a good bad web design tutorial so here it goes.
Step 1 – Pick some cool photos online. Use a photo source like Google Images. Make sure the images are really pixelated.

America’s Beauty Show

This weekend we will be attending America’s Beauty Show. One of our newest clients hairstylist4me.com will be premiering their new web site during the show. The site puts you in touch with hairstylists and salon professionals nationwide. Also premiering at the show is the web site of the One Coat line of nail polish from [...]

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!! So if you’re looking for the valentine, here it is. Click it to see a full-size, print-quality version on 4 Color Rebellion’s site, and see their other 2006 Geek Valentines.

Is Visual Taste Perception Coloring Your Appetite?

colourlovers.com — How much does your internalized color and food associations – the ones we started developing from the very first time we saw our mothers ’ arm reach across and place before us a dark green round leafy Brussels sprout – impact what you are tasting now, and how are food producers exploiting this [...]

Yahoogle

Yahoo is re-opening talks with Google about a possible business alliance in an effort to rebuff Microsoft’s takeover proposal, which Yahoo says undervalues the company at $31 a share. [Reuters]

8 Web Design Mistakes That Developers Make

wakeuplater.com — “An excellent website takes a particularly savvy blend of both great design and great code. Because of this, you often find designers having to figure out code and developers trying their hand at design…” link to the article.