October 14, 2010
Do you find yourself staring idly at your house wondering how in the world you’re going to make it beautiful? Or do you just love to peek into other people’s homes to see what they use to decorate? Are you just fascinated by beautiful photos of great architecture? Do you love ingenious furniture design? Are [...]
October 12, 2010
If you’re a writer, you’ll know that finding a distraction-free zone for working is essential to getting those thoughts written down in some sort of coherent form. This is true not just of your physical location, but of your aural and visual distractions on your computer too. 750 words is a writing tool which can [...]
October 8, 2010
Information graphics, visual representations of data known as infographics, keep the web going these days. Web users, with their diminishing attention spans, are inexorably drawn to these shiny, brightly coloured messages with small, relevant, clearly-displayed nuggets of information. They’re straight to the point, usually factually interesting and often give you a wake-up call as to [...]
September 7, 2010
Visual arts affect almost all of our experiences on a daily basis. It influences the photographs we see in magazines, the ads on billboards, the colors of the latest trend in fashion, the designs of the buildings that surround us and even labels in the products we buy. Art can empower revolutions, like the famous [...]
September 1, 2010
If you are a web designer, chances are there is always something interesting to be found. Whether you are looking for some creative inspiration, trying to stay up on the current trends, or are seeking the latest buttons, textures, or graphics, you can find them. If you simply want to sharpen your skills – or [...]
August 29, 2010
Writing is diminishing in these modern, online times. Most of what’s written online is “scanned”, rather than read. Rather than being incompatible though, the web and (creatively) written words are perfectly compatible. Don’t forget that the Internet started out as just a bunch of text. As a creative author – professional or aspiring – the [...]
August 18, 2010
Mind mapping applications are usually bone dry, decision making tools. You don’t expect them to be bear a likeness to an arcade style game complete with sound effects. To add to that, you might ask yourself, what’s a mindmap-like decision making tool doing amongst the online offerings from BBC Scotland? Mind maps diagrams are great [...]
August 12, 2010
Are you often out of time to shop for gifts. Even worse, are you out of ideas? Giving a gift is a simple act of kindness, but it can also be a huge challenge. Wouldn’t you love to find a simple yet creative way to say thank you? Well, for one you can skip rushing [...]
August 7, 2010
So you’re thinking about proposing? You’ve got the ring and the loving partner ready and you think (hope) they’ll say yes when proposed to. Everything is set. But you want to propose in a way which they’ll remember forever. What to do? For starters, it’s a wedding proposal. They’ll remember it forever even if it [...]
August 2, 2010
It’s easy to sit down at your computer, or with a notepad and pen, and write. Whether you’re writing short stories, poetry, or even working on a novel, the hard part is knowing if you’re on the right track. And the even harder part is finding an audience to read what you’ve written. Below is [...]
