121 posts tagged with design
Favourite South African logos: Part 3
This post is the third installment in a series, featuring my favourite South African logos. See Part 1 and Part 2. Here are the next 3:
Metro FM
Metro FM is the largest National Urban Commercial station in South Africa with around six million adult listeners tuning in from all across the … view full post
Defending IE6
Lately I’ve noticed an increasing trend among web designers/developers who are proudly announcing their decision to drop Internet Explorer 6 from their list of supported browsers, or advocating ways that enforce IE6 users into upgrading. Some of these methods are good for a laugh, some … view full post
Favourite South African logos: Part 2
This post continues where Part 1 left off, a little later than I was planning, but better late than never! Here are the next 3:
Sasol
I fell in love with the Sasol logo the moment I first saw it, which if I remember correctly was in an animated format online. It’s almost hypnotic, I can stare at it … view full post
Favourite South African logos: Part 1
This post has been a while coming. I was initially planning to feature about 10 of my favourite South African logos in a single post, but while compiling the list I decided to rather split the post and dedicate more time to each logo.
I’ve mostly sourced information online, which I’ve found difficult for some, so if you have anything to … view full post
UPDATE: Post removed
UPDATE [15/10]: This post and all related comments have been temporarily removed, pending further discussions on the matter with the parties concerned.
Sawubona to Zakumi!
Say hello to Zakumi! A “jolly, self-confident, adventurous, spontaneous, and actually quite shrewd little fellow”, and the official mascot of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
He’s a 12-year-old leopard sporting the green and gold colours of Bafana Bafana, and who at one time “decided to dye his hair green as … view full post
Thoughts on mnmlsm
In Mark Pilgrim’s recent post on Minimalism, he rationalises the simplifying of his blog design by completely removing all superflous and redundant functionality from his pages in favour of the tools natively supported by the web browser itself (a modern one, at least). His list includes:
- No page titles in favour of the browser window’s title bar
- Feed Autodiscovery in
User Experience design inspiration
One of my current feed favourites comes via inspireUX – “words to inspire user experience designers”. Every second day I receive a new quote in my feed reader that focuses on the impact that user experience has on people, business, or the world.
Here is today’s quote, for example:
Content makes the sale, delivers the
Reebok Reebrand
Sportswear giant Reebok (a subsidiary of the Adidas Group) have rebranded. And quietly at that, because I can’t find any information about it.
After catching the final seconds of their new TV campaign this evening, I hopped on over to Reebok.co.za (shockingly poor site) and Reebok.com, which both feature their new logo and associated brand elements…. view full post
Green Point Stadium
I stumbled on this rendered video by Macina Digital Film of the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town currently under construction (view progress gallery) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Quite inspiring, I especially love the floodlights and nighttime illumination. But from an aerial perspective I still think it looks like a giant toilet … view full post