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So what does this blog offer? When you’ve found out, be sure to email us the answer because we clearly don’t have a clue ourselves. The failed website we’ve come to call “Creative Fail” hosts a selection of graphic design tit bits, funny(don’t quote us) film and game reviews and a whole bunch of random nonsense. We hope you find something of value here, but we doubt it.
Category Archives: Creative
Adobe Touch Apps Review: Adobe Ideas
Adobe have recently released the Touch Apps family, a compilation of six, tablet optimised apps which allow creatives to produce work on the go and share via the Adobe Creative Cloud. I had my eye on these apps long before … Continue reading
Why I prefer Textpattern CMS to WordPress
They say your should select a suitable CMS for each individual project. The reality is, who on earth would want to explore every CMS ? Most people are satisfied with selecting one or two and becoming proficient in them. It … Continue reading
Posted in Design, software, Wehtam
Tagged CMS for designers, Content Management System, Textpattern CMS, Web Design, Wordpress
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The Textpattern System : A CMS for designers
Having discussed Textpattern to some colleagues of mine, I thought I would give them a helping hand in converting from their previous content management systems by providing a video. I wanted to explain the Textpattern system and where “forms” entered … Continue reading
Posted in Design, Tutorial, Wehtam
Tagged Dreamweaver, existing design, Textpattern CMS, Web Design
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A CMS for an existing website
I was in search for an open source CMS to power my existing HTML websites, my search is now over. About a month ago I spend countless hours searching for an open source content management system that would work with … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, software, Wehtam
Tagged CMS, CMS for an existing website, Content Management System for designers, HTML, Textpattern, Textpattern CMS
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3D Artwork From My Illustrated Book Project
I thought I would showcase two samples of work from my current project. Over recent months I have been working on an illustrated book which advertises a fictional, evil corporation named “Wehtam Corp”. The first image below is called “The … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, Design, Wehtam
Tagged 3d design, Cinema 4D, digital 3d design, illustration, Photoshop
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Listen HTML5 folk, Flash is actually OK!
Over recent months I’ve noticed a trending hostility toward Flash, this was fuelled by the Apple vs Adobe debate and the absence of Flash on the Apple iPad. I have read many interesting blog entries which cover a similar theme … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, Design, software, Wehtam
Tagged Flash, Flash must die, Flash vs HTML5, HTML5, iPad
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Block and Load – An Open Minecraft Server – No Whitelist
Alas it seems we can’t get enough of this fun, creative offering by Mojang Specifications and we’re certainly not alone! Creative Fail readers are the first to be invited to the Block and Load server, which is currently hosting a … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, Creative News, Video games, Wehtam
Tagged Minecraft, no whitelist, Server, video game
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Creativity and customization in video-games
Since I first fired up the Duke Nukem 3D level editor, I’ve had a hobbyist interest in level design for video games, this then spawned into character design and even making mods. As the visuals and mechanics of these customisable … Continue reading
Posted in Design, software, Video games, Wehtam
Tagged avatar, Minecraft, Photoshop, videogames
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Call of Duty: Black Ops – Instruction Manual Fail
On the run up to Christmas, Call of Duty: Black Ops sales figures surpassed the $1 billion worldwide milestone. In short, the game is about as hot as molten lava. Hundreds of thousands of gamers are regularly online, fragging away … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, Creative News, Design, Video games, Videos, Wehtam
Tagged Call of Duty: Black Ops, Instruction Manual, video game, vidoe game manual
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Adobe InDesign Tutorial: How to design a business card in InDesign
Business cards are a tried and tested method of spreading your brand and leaving a lasting impression on a prospective client. Although this tutorial doesn’t delve into the arts of logo design or corporate identity I hope it provides some … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, Design, Download, Tutorial, Wehtam
Tagged Adobe InDesign, business card design, business card tutorial, InDesign tutorial
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