http://www.cookiesandjava.com Freelance web and print design blog Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:08:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If your job has any involvement with Web site development and you have 40 minutes spare I strongly suggest watching this short presentation by Jeffery Zeldman. This presentation has no jargon or geek speak and is highly business orientated. It contains information on Web designers, good design practices and better ... http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/blog/understanding-web-design-presentation/ Here is a Christmas card image I recently produced, the image features a Christmas tree made up of level sensors. Printed card http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/portfolio/3d-christmas-card-rendering/ A good friend of mine is organising a charity event where he will treck his way to a dog rescue charity in Spain to deliver much needed dog food. To help him promote the event I created him a simple Word Press based blog allowing him to update the site ... http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/portfolio/ruffwayover-goes-live/ All Cookies & Java clients should have now recieved a Christmas gift of cookies and muffins, if you haven't recieved yours yet then please contact me. http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/blog/news-blog/christmas-cookies/ Here are some 3D renderings I recently produced for PR, catalogue and exhibition materials. The renderings show a range of AdBlue combined quality and level sensors that are about to go into production. The 3D data was supplied directly by the client which I added materials to and set up ... http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/portfolio/sensor-range-3d-renderings/ A touch point is a term often used to describe any opportunity a business has to communicate with its customers. We are all well aware of the traditional common touch points in advertising from print adverts in shop windows to direct mail through the letter box to short adverts on ... http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/blog/christmas-your-key-creative-touch-point/ Please note I will be on holiday in Florida from Oct 23rd to Nov 10th, I will be checking my email when possible. Who said this wasn't a Mickey Mouse business. http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/blog/holiday-oct-23rd-nov-10th/ I recently travelled up to Scotland to do some onsite photography. The client needed a variety of things doing including staff headshots, PR shots, product shots and product line shots. I also suggested taking a group shot while I was there. All was completed within the day. All the equipment I ... http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/portfolio/onsite-photography/ For a limited time Pizza Hut is rebranding itself as Pasta Hut to help promote a change in the resturants menu. Fighting an image of selling high fat unhealthy foods the chain is now offering a wider range of pasta dishes and other more healthy items. What on the surface looks ... http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/blog/pasta-hut-pasta-hut-kentucky-fried-chicken-and-pasta-hut/ Today my Cookies & Java branded polo shirt arrived and I took the opportunity to fire up my new lighting set up. All I need now is a decent model, this guy was a nightmare to work with! Seriously though I have always been a big fan of branded clothing ... http://www.cookiesandjava.com/index.php/blog/getting-my-pose-on/