Tag: Nick La

  • 2008 Trends: Stealing Content.

    Chances are, now-a-days you have, or have had, your own blog or website to call your ‘own’. Now, I’m pretty sure if your serious about blogging, you currently spend hours on end trying to think of the next big thing, or next thought-provoking, slightly controversial article, right? – At the end of the day, you want one thing – Traffic.

    In 2007, Nick La of N.Design Studio, showed how his vector creations had not only been publicly broadcast on two Bosnia & Herzegovina TV stations, they had been broadcast without his original permission or knowledge. I’m talking about a wealthy TV company here, who didn’t want to spend their own money investing in in-house designers, and so stole works from the internet in an attempt to create a TV spot on the cheap. Get this – he later found his own canvas prints printed out onto canvas’s and being sold in a local shopping mall! …

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  • Web Trends: 2008

    Notice the Trends of 08.

    Web trends are ever-changing. The web has seen various trends and recognisable changes in the general design and layout of web pages, for the past decade. I’d like to highlight a few.

    Firstly – glossy is gone. Finally, that ‘Web 2.0 gloss-everywhere’ look, is fading out.
    Also out? – Glossy gradients.

    Hot Now?
    Pencil sketches, handwritten notes, card stocks, watercolor effects, collage art, script fonts, grunge and splatter ink.

    1. Splattered Ink

    A number of sites are incorporating this into their design, and when done right, the results are pretty darn impressive …

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