External Links http://danieloliver.co.uk/index.php en daniel@solutionweb.co.uk Copyright 2011 2011-09-06T08:47:00+00:00 Quiksilver Pro Artwork http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/quiksilver_pro_artwork/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/quiksilver_pro_artwork/#When:08:47:00Z Club of the Waves have a feature showing some of the great work produced for the Quiksilver Pro New York and France. A great collaboration between David Carson and George Bates.

]]> 2011-09-06T08:47:00+00:00 Stagnation http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/stagnation/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/stagnation/#When:20:45:01Z With it being well over 9 months since I last updated this website I thought it was time I finally gave it a tiny bit of attention. Having started Amped last year, while continuing to freelance, making videos, creating products, riding bikes, and trying to balance all this with having a social life, sometimes updating a blog isn’t the top of the priority list.

Having said all this, I’m having an extremely good time with all these good things going on around me. I’ve also started to fiddle with some (lover overdue) design ideas for the next version of this very website, although who knows when that will be ready. I’m well aware that this website is in desperate need of some updates from both content and design perspectives but client work will always take priority, so it may be sometime before any changes get rolled out. There’s plenty of new work that needs to be added and news to tell, but until I figure out a better way of making time to do all this, you guys may have to be a little patient with me.

You can always follow my more frequent ramblings on Twitter if your missing me that badly. I will do my best to bring the next version of this site to the masses as soon as possible and keep this blog a little more up to date.

Take it easy.

]]> 2011-07-25T20:45:01+00:00 Findings from the “Survey for people who make websites” http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/findings_from_the_survey_for_people_who_make_websites/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/findings_from_the_survey_for_people_who_make_websites/#When:10:18:00Z A List Apart have released the findings of their most recent survey for people who make websites. Well worth having a look at and getting a better understanding of the industry that you work in.

]]> 2010-10-06T10:18:00+00:00 MyFonts now selling webfont licenses http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/myfonts_now_selling_webfont_licenses/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/myfonts_now_selling_webfont_licenses/#When:08:44:01Z MyFonts have added their name to the ever growing list of websites selling webfont licenses. We really are spoilt for choice now and it’s only going to get better.

]]> 2010-10-06T08:44:01+00:00 Mountain Bike versus Motorbike http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/mountain_bike_versus_motorbike/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/mountain_bike_versus_motorbike/#When:18:34:00Z I’ve been very quiet around here for a while now, so I thought I would post an update as to why. I’ve been tied up with a lot of freelance work as well as my own personal project, Amped. All of which is going extremely well, and are turning out to be a lot of fun. Check out our latest video for Amped below. Something a little bit different.

]]> 2010-09-22T18:34:00+00:00 Responsive Web Design http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/responsive_web_design/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/responsive_web_design/#When:12:26:01Z Ethan Marcotte shows us how we can make use of CSS Media Queries and flexible layouts to build a gradient of different experiences across platforms. With the mobile web growing as quickly as it is, this is a must read.

]]> 2010-05-25T12:26:01+00:00 Dribbble http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/dribbble/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/dribbble/#When:10:19:00Z Dribbble is a cool design community where you can post sneak previews of projects you are working on. Previously an invite only site, for better or for worse, Dribbble is now open to the public in as much that you can now view the work people post there. It’s still invite only if you want an actual account to upload your own, but at least you can see the work others post there if you don’t have an account. I’ve posted a few sneaky shots of some projects I have been working on, so head on over and have a butchers. If your lucky enough to have an account give me a follow to keep up to date with additional shots I post. There will be more!

]]> 2010-04-09T10:19:00+00:00 Jon Hicks trials Fireworks CS4 alternatives http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/jon_hicks_trials_fireworks_cs4_alternatives/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/jon_hicks_trials_fireworks_cs4_alternatives/#When:16:57:00Z For years Fireworks was my tool of choice when it came to interface design for the web. I found it better suited to my workflow in comparison to the other dominant industry tool, Photoshop. I used to swear by it, even converting colleagues from Photoshop to the magic that once was Fireworks. However, this changed after Adobe released what I find to be one of the buggiest, unreliable pieces of software I’ve ever had the misfortune of using. By this I mean Fireworks CS4.

Eventually it got to a point where I decided I couldn’t use Fireworks any longer due to constant crashing and having lost hours of work (sure you could argue I should have saved more often at times, but when you get in the flow, you get in the flow and sometimes you don’t want to save if your not sure the end result is a worthwhile direction). At the end of the day these lost hours cost us money and sometimes even jeopardise deadlines, which is unacceptable. So now I find myself back using Photoshop but desperate for Adobe to do something about Fireworks, restoring it to it’s former glory.

I’m certainly not the only one, and Jon Hicks has a great post detailing other software on the market that could potentially fit the bill. None of them are quite what I am personally after just yet but it’s well worth a read as are the software worth a try. Fingers crossed in the future they will implement some of Jon’s suggestions and there will be a perfect tool for the job.

I find myself in agreement with Jon that Opacity is the closest of the bunch to what I am after. What I am really hoping for though, is for Pixelmator to introduce vector tools, which I believe they plan to do. I’ve been incredibly impressed with Pixelmator and love the software’s interface and lightweight feel. One encouraging sign is vectormator.com actually links through the the Pixelmator website, although I hope this doesn’t mean two different software applications. One for vector and one for bitmaps. I’m looking for the perfect fusion of bitmaps and vector tools that Fireworks offers.

]]> 2010-03-23T16:57:00+00:00 Selling user experience to large companies http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/selling_user_experience_to_large_companies/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/selling_user_experience_to_large_companies/#When:16:54:00Z Alan Colville shares his insight and writes about selling user experience to large companies.

]]> 2010-03-23T16:54:00+00:00 Some facts about web fonts http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/some_facts_about_web_fonts/ http://www.danieloliver.co.uk/blog/article/some_facts_about_web_fonts/#When:21:32:00Z For those of you who still haven’t quite got your head around fonts on the web yet, this is a great little introduction to get you started.

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