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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: Design
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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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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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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3D Printing – First Test Run!
The test pieces in this video were printed in a contex 310 3d printer. Each model is just under an inch tall and comprised of at least 200 printed layers. The process involves printing a bonding solution onto a thin layer … Continue reading
Posted in BrightMike, Design, Gadgets, Review
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Unity Illustration
Due to holidays and such, the blog has been too quiet of recent so I thought I would share an illustration I completed this Sunday. The image depicts a mighty fist emerging from the downward spiral of a symbolic cityscape. … Continue reading
Posted in Creative, Design, software, Wehtam
Tagged Cinema 4D, illustration, Illustrator, Photoshop, Unity
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