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Welcome To The Blog Of Thomas Davis
I recently came across the site: behance.net - the site showcases creative portfolios and work from various people all over the world.
At the moment you cannot simply signup to the site, I am not sure whether or not this will change in the future but at the moment you can register interest in the site then be invited to join...
Friday, February 26, 2010 - 13:55
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[Rebrand]New Logo: Andy Hudson
I am very pleased to reveal the new logo for my client: Mr. Andy Hudson.
The new logo is part of a larger rebrand project for Andys professional portfolio.
Andy is currently working as a freelance music producer and did some fantastic work for me on my...
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 18:21
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How to: create a website bookmark icon for the iPhone
For those of you who follow me on twitter - you may have read that I recently became the owner of an Apple iPhone. I must admit that it was quite a hard decision, the lack of a camera above 3 megapixels being the main reason I didn't really want to join the Apple masses...
Sunday, February 7, 2010 - 15:52
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New: Motion Graphics Promotional Video
I recently completed a new promotional motion graphics piece to advertise my services in a fun and exciting way. The music used in the video was produced by my good friend Andy Hudson.
The video makes use of the new Video Copilot Sure Target 2 plugin...
Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 17:23
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The real beauty of the Apple iPad
After months of speculation and a plethora of "is this the new Apple Tablet?" images, Apple finally revealed to the world: The iPad.
The anticipation behind the iPad release was monumental, something which is now common place with all Apple announcements; day after day there was another blog post about...
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 23:49
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Is this is it for Internet Explorer?
In my previous blog post on website design & cross-browser support , I brought up the issue of cross-browser support and the main challenges for website designers trying to acheive the same site in all browsers - most notable Internet...
Monday, January 18, 2010 - 15:31
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A useful tool for website development & cross-browser support
A major aspect of website design & development is cross-browser support: making sure your website looks and feels 'roughly' the same in different web browsers running on different operating systems.
At the moment there are 7 main browsers in popular use: Internet Explorer...
Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 19:24
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In my blog post yesterday, I talked about the RFID rabbits known as nano:ztags bringing a relatively new and emerging technology to the public in an aesthetically pleasing manner.
I then remembered a site which I had come across a couple of months ago:...
Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 16:35
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OK, now you may look at the title of this post and think that I have lost it but keep with me!
I am infact talking about this little critter:
He is the afore mentioned Nabaztag and is a very cool little device created by Violet....
Friday, January 8, 2010 - 16:37
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As 2009 draws to a close I find myself looking ahead to the future, making plans and setting myself personal and professional goals.
2009 brought many changes to my website; the most notable change is the design of the site, the new design fit into the new direction of the site. A site more focussed on design and...
Tuesday, December 29, 2009 - 14:10
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Google have just released a video of their real-time search function.
So what does this mean? Well, if someone was searching for an article on the new realtime search function in Google at around 8pm on the 7th of December 2009 then my blog post and all the related blog posts will show within the real-time results.
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Monday, December 7, 2009 - 19:32
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Gorey Castle besieged by projection
Now this is how you attack a castle in the 21st Century!
The effect was achieved by mapping out the castle and then creating the various animations to fit the map - it was then projected onto the castle using a very high intensity projecter: the Christie 25K projector.
The end result is truly magnificent,...
Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 16:34
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Just a quick announcement: I recently changed the base URL for my blog from "blogs" to "blog" - this shouldn't really affect anything too much but if you have come across a page not found error when trying to reach the blog from an external link then this is why.
Monday, November 30, 2009 - 14:42
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New testimonial: The Customs People.
I am delighted to announce a new testimonial from: The Customs People.
Feel free to read the brand new web design testimonial here
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 - 15:42
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My First Impressions Of Google Wave.
For those of you who don't know what Google Wave is - check out this guide to google wave from Mashable.com.
At approximately 8am on the 30th October 2009, I received an invite to Google Wave!
I had been informed that an invite was...
Friday, October 30, 2009 - 17:30
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I finally handed over the Lancaster Award site last week just in time for freshers week.
The whole project has been a really good experience right from the word go! The Lancaster Award team were a really friendly bunch of people to work with and I would gladly work with them in future.
The project...
Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 15:53
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New: Graphic design portfolio section
Yes I have now increased my portfolio section to include my previous graphic design work.
This section will contain all graphics work (not website design) and will be updated very soon with all my previous work.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy checking out the: awesome new graphic design portfolio
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Friday, August 21, 2009 - 13:19
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Student? Jobless? Enter: Student Gems
I have had a such a good experience with this site that I thought it deserved a blog post:
About a year ago I was introduced to a wonderful site: studentgems.com - a brilliant site for all students looking for part time work.
The site is so good because it allows students to advertise their own...
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 14:01
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As a freelancer I am currently not fixed in any one location for work.
For the past 3 years I have been primarily working in Lancaster as I worked towards my degree.
(I recently received my results for the third year and was very very pleased to have acheived a 1st!)
In the academic year 2009/10 I will be completing what will probably be my final year at...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 11:51
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Welcome to the new site design!
I recently updated my site from Drupal 5 to Drupal 6 and to go with it I created the new theme you see before you.
Instead of upgrading from D5 to D6 I decided to make a fresh start. My old site had a lot of unnecessary modules & themes installed as well as unwanted content from when I first created the...
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 11:38
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The great thing about Drupal is that it comes with a variety of themes available to download. If, like me however, you want to carve out your own theme then there is an incredibly useful way of doing this: the Zen theme.
Zen is a perfect starting point for anyone who wants to give theming a go for Drupal sites. It is well...
Monday, August 10, 2009 - 11:36
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