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I was saddened to hear this morning that Steve Jobs has passed away. He was a visionary and his legacy will be left behind in the innovation he brought to the computer industry through Apple. We can truly appreciate the amount of time, forethought and inherent simplicity he instilled in Apple products which, as designers, makes our job so much more enjoyable. RIP Steve.

"Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

- Steve Jobs
Stanford University Commencement Speech, 2005

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Apple have just released details of the brand new iPhone 4S, due to be released in the US on the 14th of October. The 4S appears to be almost identical to the 4, however runs a dual core processor, 8MP camera with 1080p HD video and new 'Siri' - an intelligent voice activated assistant that is able to send text messages for you, schedule and reschedule meetings or just tell you the weather. I think I'm due for an upgrade already... Check out all the details at Apple. READ MORE

One of our kind followers just notified us of a company in India whose web site bears a striking resemblance to ours. I've always been one for doing thorough research for design inspiration and appropriation is a large part of creative industries but I think this just takes it a little too far. Coco Chanel once stated "imitation is the highest form of flattery" and while I don't think their site does our design justice, I guess we've got to take it as a compliment. I'm not so sure about their "appropriation" of our testimonials though. What do you think? READ MORE

UK-based illustrator and animator Liam Brazier has applied geometric treatments to cartoon imagery in creating these dynamic scenes that really evoke feelings of movement and action. From a design perspective, this would most commonly be achieved through Illustrator with vectors. However what makes Brazier's work interesting is that the illustrations are created in Photoshop by drawing each shape with the polygonal selection tool and filling it in with colour. Despite being an interesting an unorthodox approach he's definitely achieving some fantastic results! READ MORE

Robert Pecnik of Phoenix-Fly carving around the Swiss mountains in his V4 wingsuit to a Sigur Ros soundtrack. Need I say more? Click read more to see the full video. READ MORE

James Hopkins is a pronounced artist who has created a series of mixed media pieces in which random objects and furniture are composed to create images or illusions. It makes me think back to Marcel Duchamp's ready made art with a modern spin on it. Either way, I really appreciate the simplicity of the work - I'd love to have one of these in my house!  READ MORE

Cash Doctors are a Gold Coast company and were actually one of our first ever clients. They have been a joy to work for over the last three years as we have helped with their online presence and document branding. Their squeaky clean new web site has just gone live and I thought I'd show it off for you! Check out the full site at www.cashdoctors.com.au. READ MORE

Girl Skateboards has always pushed the envelope with skateboarding videos since the release of their film 'Yeah Right' which featured high frame rate cameras, CGI graphics and a montage using green screened skateboards to make them appear invisible. Their new release 'Unbeleafable' directed by Ty Evans is the first ever 3D skate film and a forest theme was shot with a Phantom 65-Z3D (a lightweight, high-speed camera capable of shooting 320 frames per second in stereoscopic 3D) and a pair of RED MX cameras. READ MORE

par·al·lax

noun /ˈparəˌlaks/
parallaxes, plural

The effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions, e.g., through the viewfinder and the lens of a camera. READ MORE

We were lucky enough to be awarded "Site of The Day" on awwwards.com on the 24 June 2011. Awwwards are the awards that recognize and promote the talent and effort of the best developers, designers and web agencies in the world. An international jury made up of some of the most important designers, bloggers and Internet agencies evaluate each site by means of a strict system of evaluation; scoring it on a scale of 1 to 10 for its Design, Creativity, Usability and Content. Thanks to everyone for their constructive feedback and support! READ MORE