development, inspiration, iphone »

[30 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
iPhone Apps: Say I Love You

Ever wanted to show your beloved how much you care?
Now you can, easily and free: with Say I Love You, a freshy new iPhone application, you can surprise your honey!
Just type in the name of the person you’re admiring.. et voila’!
On the screen you’ll see a charming font showing your feelings.
Piece of cake, mh?
You can have this application for free on your iPhone by visiting the AppStore.

development, freebies, wallpapers »

[27 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Wallpaper: Rouge a Levres (revisited)

Long time this was created in 3D and posted in my deviantART gallery; a few people in the past asked to have a wallpaper for this, so here I am.

While working on a new iPhone Application (it’s called Say I Love You, you’re already loving it, right?) I had the idea to rearrange and revisit this render.

You can have a sneak preview heredown and download the .zip file; it’s a jpg 1024×768 file.
Enjoy =)

graphics, inspiration, wallpapers »

[25 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Magnificent water scenery and Japan related wallpapers (handpicked from deviantART)

I’ve hand picked each of these wonderful wallpapers from deviantART, I think most of those are impressive and so refreshing with these days hotness.
I’ve included some Japan related wallpapers because.. well, they really turned me on (altrough my passion for Japan is weel known).

Hope you’ll enjoy and, maybe, leave an appreciation comment on those deviants pages.

Craft, culture, packaging, social »

[21 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
The power of Advertising: when reality is not commercial

Your first thought about a product is given by its advertising; you see a marvellous package with smooth silk ribbon. Or maybe let’s talk about food packaging: in these times all must be 2.0 style, so even a toilet paper advertise and package should renew the concept of softness and smoothness (so when you gently rub your ass your skin won’t suffer reddening).

2D, Craft, download, modeling »

[18 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Papertoys from Cubecraft.com: Linux repack by ./lsd

I have to admit I’m fond of papertoys!
It’s a modern time west end origami, full of colors and glue.
While browsing the net I’ve been downloading several types from cubecraft.com, which has a great collection of different characters (especially Evangelion and Angels).

culture, social »

[18 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
New jobs, same poetry

You may laugh at this (taken from blitzee.com) but before you do: make up your mind and think!
Crazyness is a disease.
No jobs is bad politics.

design, development, freebies »

[15 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Simple Java script for rotating images: easy and unobtrusive

A simple Java script helpful to make your images rotate without any delay.
The preload helps avoid hiccups while loading images at the very own first visit.
All value are customizable, and it may be helpful for several image rotating, even in a wordpress installation (and you know that many scripts are conficting in some way with that platform).

3D, design, photoshop »

[12 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Tuning: new 3D erotic illustration

I’ve been working on this since time, but never finished the way I wanted.
This afternoon, while listening to “Autumn Leaves”, I had a glimpse of inspiration and worked on the lights.

It is an image I’ve also submitted to deviantART, and maybe I’ll beputting on pieces together with another images of the same kind to create a new KVIrc Theme (oh you can check some at kvirc.virg0.org).

CSS, design, graphics, website »

[12 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
How to be a webdesigner: the bucket list of free resources

Time to design a website.
Have you checked you bucket list yet?
I took inspiration from this article on Vandala Design to cast my own bucket list, with free and open source resources to build a web site from scratch.
Enjoy!

design, music, photoshop »

[10 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Central Dogma: Virus

This is a sneak preview of the latest concept dvd packaging and cover design for Central Dogma’s Virus. A virtual band that plays Metal Jazz in an uncommon path.
All brand is made with free brushes and psd, just to play with available resources without any skilling ability into design and creativeness.

contest, graphics, photoshop »

[10 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Use of Photoshop: chimp or guru?

In my daily browsing to learn and evolve (thanks nate *) often I came up to see some photoshop contests made by great artists and simple contest made by wanna-be-ps-gurus and Im-at-first-stakes; love to stare at those images manipulated or created to offer a different point of view.

Tools of the trade?
Photoshop, a rich collection of items (gradients, switches, actions, brushes..), a color palette ready to be checked, a great creativeness and some green Tencha Fuji tea =)

design, photoshop, wallpapers »

[10 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Impressive Linux and Abstract Wallpapers

So you’re using linux and your current desktops are filled with premade wallpapers. Nice.
Or you’re using Windows because, just like me, there are no good program ports to use linux. Nice..ish..
But.. what about having a fresh new wallpaper showing your appreciation to linux OS?

Here, on How To Geek, you’ll find a collection of linux-based wallpapers that will amuse you!

design, website »

[1 Jun 2009 | Comments | ]
Website: AMM has finally its makeover

Some posts ago I was talking about the revamp of Arti Marziali Mendrisio website; actually the site (developed in PHP) needed so few to be retouched as its main core was optimal.
I’ve been correcting mispells, added some features and featurettes and respected the straights of the vertical and horizontal lines. Updated some sections and prepared (that’s only in local) a “Media” section in order to get it more social than social with Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter interaction.
Added more metatags, as the original creator did not implemented them.. and a tracker.
The …

culture, social »

[31 May 2009 | Comments | ]
TicinoWine: the promotion body for Ticino quality wines

The demand of the wine market, with an ever-growing competition and even more demanding customers, has caused the constitution, by a group of pioneers of the Ticino wine promotion, in 1984, of “Proviti”, the former wine promotion office.
Of course, one could say these were different times. In any case the visions of these pioneers were the right ones: identify wine with the territory and with the production reality was the right vision at the right time.
During the years, the wine promotion has been refined until reaching our days, where Ticinowine …

design, graphics, theme »

[31 May 2009 | Comments | ]
Artisteer: the automated Web Designer

And so I tried it out and ready to make a review, as stated early.

Artisteer 2 is a simple program for PC made to make your layouts easy and quick: with a nice interface (that sometimes reminds to MSOffice) lets you choose tons of styles to build up any Joomla or Drupal or WordPress or CSS layouts with few steps.
Its motto is quite capturing: WEB DESIGN REVOLUTION – and even testimonials speaks fine of this product.

You can choose between suggested layouts and color schemes (really a lot) and decide to …

design, development, theme »

[31 May 2009 | Comments | ]
Website: Music Project almost ready

I’ve been quite busy these times, too much work and too many things to do; but the Music Project is always on my mind, and I’ve tried to develop a decent theme with Artisteer (will review it later).
I’ve tried to change the platform, switching from WordPress to Joomla; I’m not sure I’m gonna keep that support but it’s interesting for the simplified login method that I feel is more “secure” than WP one’s; this is a general layout, for sure I’ll have to redraw by myself.
What about?

design, website »

[30 May 2009 | Comments | ]
Domain Parking? WordPress has its own plugin!

Say you have already registered your fave domain.
Say you are undecided on what will its appearance be.
Say you don’t like your customers or friends or else to come to your page and see Apached has installed properly.
Say you want to be in style!
Here’s something for you: Netizens Media has developed UnderCon, a lovely WordPress plugin which shows you’re in the Middle Earth back to the Country! **
Is it something you’re gonna love!

** PSSSST!! You’re looking for a .pdf Middle Earth map in Italian, perhaps?
Try see Seven Heaven’s download section, you …

design, kvirc themes »

[24 May 2009 | Comments | ]
KVIrc Theme: Anger

Anger is a clear brown/beige theme, a modification of an unreleased theme (soon will be released, compliant QT4)
Some specs:

main image graphic format: jpg
matching splashscreen available
general font type: Verdana
not suitable for QT4 KVIrc version (ye olde fashioned style)

Erotica is a woman, is every woman, is a girlfriend, is lust, is sex, is love.Adjust the transparency to show or hide the words on the right pane; keep them always on, just to remind there’s not always a sense in human beings behaviours.