Creative World

Creating a WebClip Bookmark Icon

Leon Poole — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:22:07 +0000

Remember the excitement you had when you realised you could customise that little 16×16 icon next to your web address in the browser? (called a favicon) – Well today I’ve re-experienced that feeling with the discovery that we can customise the icon used when you add a bookmark to the homescreen on the iPhone or iPod Touch!

Adding a favicon to your website is simple, and ... Read more » No related posts.

Everything You Know About Web Design Is Wrong!

Leon Poole — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:50:36 +0000

Recently I listed to a great talk by Dan Willis from Sapient on how “Everything you know about web design is wrong”. Presented at a 2009 SXSWi, he talks about how web design is much more than just creating “pretty pictures”, and if designers are to be successful we need to try new things.

… what does design ... Read more » Related posts:

10 Reasons You Should Use WordPress

Leon Poole — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:57:04 +0000

Recently at a Brisbane Web Design meetup I participated in an active discussion on CMS’s. It was a great night with people speaking for at least 5 different CMS’s! I was batting for WordPress which was no problem at all – I’m a huge fan!

I thought other people might enjoy knowing the benefits of using WordPress to run your website too, so I’ve posted ... Read more » No related posts.

Access 1.1 Released

Leon Poole — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:19:10 +0000

After only 3 days of the Access 1.0 release we got a message from Brandon that we had completely missed stylings for the “Compare Versions” page in the Pages module – how embarrassing after all that beta testing!

In light of this, we decided to quickly edited the theme and release Access 1.1 to addresses this issue. Download the new Access 1.1 ... Read more » No related posts.

Access 1.0 Final

Leon Poole — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:26:25 +0000

Since March this year, Access 1.0 for activecollab has endured 2 tough rounds of beta versions (Beta 1 and Beta 2) that were developed to work with the new advancements in ActiveCollab 2.0+. From these betas, the feedback we received has been fantastic. Thank you to everyone who reported bugs, suggested ideas and supported us throughout the development process!

We’re now ... Read more » No related posts.

Access 1.0 Beta 2 Released

Leon Poole — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:54:15 +0000

Finally a more up-to-date version of Access theme for activecollab that integrates better with the new enhancements since the release of activeCollab 2.1!

What’s new? Re-think of the panel based layout on the Project Overview page New styling for buttons (mainly change/edit/add types) Colours have been tweaked sitewide – including background, links, highlights and hovers Improved styling for category tabs Overhaul of the ‘action’ links for on the detail pages Plus lots ... Read more » Related posts:

Buh-bye IE6

Leon Poole — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:58:05 +0000

It’s a very surreal day for me. You see as a web designer, I’ve been dreaming about this day for a few years. It’s official, from today onwards Creative World will no longer support IE6.

Haha – I get it, this is a joke right?

Nope. No one is laughing about it. No “April Fools” here, I promise. The joke is IE6.

As a web designer, ... Read more » No related posts.

A busy start to 2009

Leon Poole — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:58:00 +0000

Yes I know, the blog for Creative World hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves lately. When you get an email like ‘are you guys still alive?’ you know a blog post (of any sort) is well past due. So here it is – a small update to build a bridge between posts to keep you all in the loop.

Worry not – We’ve been ... Read more » No related posts.

Access iPhone – Theme for activeCollab

Leon Poole — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:22:30 +0000

People that step up and contribute something that a community will find invaluable – all without being asked – are truly amazing. Joe Hana is one of these amazing people. Joe has converted the Access theme for iPhone, and he’s done a superb job of it too.

If you’re using the Access theme for activeCollab, you can now ... Read more » Related posts:

Access theme for activeCollab

Leon Poole — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:14:58 +0000

Here at Creative World we use activeCollab to manage and collaborate with client projects every day. It’s a great application and I don't know where we'd be without it. Over the last few weeks I've been working on a new theme for it which I've decided to make available to the aC community.

This theme is called Access. No related posts.

A Web 2.0 browser for a Web 2.0 world

Leon Poole — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:35:36 +0000

A new web browser called Chrome was launched into the world today. It’s built by Google, is completely open-source, is currently only available on PC and is aimed to “make the web faster, safer, and easier”.

From a design perspective, one of the first things you’ll notice is the minimalist styling. Similar to google.com, Chrome’s design is striped down, fast and functional with ... Read more » No related posts.

Pour Pritt

Leon Poole — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:23:46 +0000

Pritt (a producer of stationary supplies) has commissioned Build to create a tv commercial to promote their new correction rollers called ‘MyStyle’. The results are simply beautiful. The commercial (which will only be aired in France) shows graphic designer Michael C. Place go through the complete creative process – from rough sketches to finished product – as he creates ... Read more » No related posts.