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New Website Launched – Summer 2013

So I’ve decided to completely re-design my website in time for graduation. Since I’ll be graduating from University this year, I wanted a completely new brand look, including logo, website and work examples. I could have maybe just updated the previous website I had but I really wanted to focus on my core strengths and display these through-out the new layout. As part of one of my final modules at University I had to start to thinking about ways of promoting myself, building up a portfolio and how I can get my work out there. My main idea was a complete website re-design, and here’s the final (not finished) product. Although my website is based from a template, I’ve still… Read More →

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New Twitter Logo is “Taking Flight”

Behold.. The New Twitter Logo! Well, not so much a “new” logo but more of a re-style and I’m already taking a liking to it. The new Twitter logo was introduced just a few days ago. A lot of care and attention, especially in dimension and scaling was used when restyling the logo to ensure that standards were kept with the logo’s usage. One thing I’ve noticed especially is the “quiff” from the birds head removed, making it quite less “duck” looking. Transforming the bird look confident, uplifting and “taking flight”. Twitter quotes: Our new bird grows out of love for ornithology, design within creative constraints, and simple geometry. This bird is crafted purely from three sets of overlapping circles — similar to how your networks,… Read More →

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eBay’s New Logo – My Thoughts

So eBay have unveiled their new logo and put it into practice, but it’s not only the logo that is going to change with the brand. eBay’s new logo comes with a whole new “shopping experience” that eBay are starting for users in Europe early 2013 but in the coming weeks in the US. The new and improved eBay gives a nod to Pinterest in it’s “new” shopping experience. “Over the next few weeks and months, we’ll introduce site-wide enhancements that are designed to deliver a cleaner, more contemporary and consistent experience, starting in the U.S. and then extending to eBay sites worldwide. eBay will simplify its site design to offer more streamlined navigation along with larger images and key… Read More →