Merry Christmas everyone..

Remember, you should have sent me your site by now...

Internet Explorer Security Flaw Found...

What did I tell you!!!

Alternatively...

52 fonts you could use instead of helvetica...

Type Trumps!

This combines too of my geekier loves, Top Trumps, and typography

TypeTrumps

24 ways...

This is great...an Advent Calender, except each day leading up to Christmas is advice for web developers...

check it out...

24 Ways

Tutorials....

Here's a good list of Photoshop tutorials from PSTTUTs...might be of use for your posters? Always keep an eye on PSD Tuts...

50 Great Photoshop Tutorials.

The Simpsons take on Apple...

Monty Python embrace YouTube

This is a great clip, and sums up what I was saying about companies embracing YouTube rather than fighting it.

Remember

Remember guys you need to send me your idea for your presentation by this weekend.

Have a good one, and enjoy this, probably my all time favourite thing on the internet, ever! The wisdom of Alan Watts:

Nettuts

From the crowd that do PSDTUTs is NETTUTS. Another site I visit daily. Their feature on 50 Must-Read Books on Web Development is really helpful.

This is kind of mind boggling, isn't it?

Web Designer Wall

Another site i love is Web Designer Wall..its full of tutorials on how to do stuff with CSS etc. Check it out.

Web Designer Wall.

A List Apart

One of my absolute favourite web sites about web design, CSS and design in general is A List Apart. They do everything from practical articles about how to do things with XHTML/CSS to general talk about design theory. I'll be giving you some specific articles to read next week..but for now browse around.

A List Apart

Philippe Starck : Why design?

Here is a GREAT talk by Philippe Starck on design....

Link.

By the way, the TED talks are usually pretty amazing and inspiring. Check them out.

Memes

Oh, internet memes...

One of the things I love about the internet is the concept of viral campaigns or memes. The whole Rick Astley "rickrolling" thing is great. (Only this past month did Rick get nominated for Best Act Ever at the 2008 MTV awards. To me nothing best displays the global and democratic nature of the web like a good silly meme. Especially if it concerns Rick Astley.

I see memes have already infected our own little Digital Media network of blogs...so, carrying on from one of you guys, I'll give this meme a go..

The Soundtrack to my Life:

Opening credits : Alan Silvestri - Theme song from Back To The Future

Waking up : ELO - Mr. Blue Sky

Average day : Jay-Z - 99 Problems

First date : David Bowie - Let's Dance

Falling in love : DJ Shadow - Blood On The Motorway

Love scene : Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy

Fight scene : Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade

Breaking up : Bob Dylan - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

Getting back together : Al Green - Let's Get Together

Secret love : Naughty By Nature - OPP

Life’s okay : A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God!

Mental breakdown : Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy

Driving : The Prodigy - Their Law

Learning a lesson : Jinx Lennon - Forgive The C****

Deep thought : Mos Def - Mathematics

Partying : Outkast - G.H.E.T.T.O.M.U.Z.I.C.K.

Happy dance : Van Halen - Jump

Regreting : Hmmmm...no regrets, no song.

Long night alone : DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain of Salt

Death scene : Wu-Tang Clan - Tearz

Closing credits : Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

Best T-Shirt Ever?

I'll wear this at graduation...

Helvetica T-Shirt

Photoshop Tutorials...

Anyone interested in learning some cool Photoshop effects should check out PSDTUTS.com. I've picked up loads of good techniques here that I've adapted for my own use. Check it out.

CSS Layout Techniques

Here's an interesting collection of articles about CSS layout...

CSS Layout Techniques: for Fun and Profit

I Knew It!

From The BBC:

Internet use 'good for the brain'

For middle aged and older people at least, using the internet helps boost brain power, research suggests.

A University of California Los Angeles team found searching the web stimulates centres in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning.

Will Google think of everything?

What do you think of this? Of course, I've never had such fears my self.......

Google Mail Goggles aims to end drunken email embarrassment

Blog Roll updated....and links.

Hi guys

I've updated the blogroll, so you can check out the other class blogs.

Here's some links to help you get acquainted with HTML.

W3 Schools
HTML Dog

Hello World!

Hi Class

Welcome to the blog for the year.

Here as well as listing all your blogs, I will be posting interesting links to articles about web design, web 2.0 and related topics.

Ruairi