06 Sep

Am I Mac or PC? iPhone 4 rant

posted in Blog September 6, 2010

Mac. I will never buy a PC again. Ever.
I’m not a Mac fanboy however. I feel strongly about that. I do not stand in line waiting for the next product and I do not start arguments with people that have loyalties with other technology companies.
I bought an … read full post

31 Jul

Photoshop shortcuts are priceless.

posted in Blog July 31, 2010

This post is a MUST for any photoshop user.  My favourite is dragging an active selection using SPACE, how did I not already know that! I use it every 3 minutes now.
http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/photoshop-secret-shortcuts/

29 Mar

Inspiration – Max Wahyudi’s amazing 3D design

posted in Blog March 29, 2010

When I was at uni I spent a great deal of time using 3D max and I never saw anything as realistic and awe inspiring as Max Wahyudi’s portfolio. I picked this up at one of my favorite blogs, abduzeedo.com. It’s well worth a visit.
The … read full post

29 Mar

Leeds fest 2010 here we come!

posted in Blog March 29, 2010

Picture this: It’s summer 2003, my Blink 182 obsession was unhealthy and I’d just finished my shift at burger king. How cool was I?! This was the year that Blink 182 played Leeds fest. I actually remember being so excited that I almost didn’t enjoy it!
Now, 7 years later, … read full post

28 Mar

Dropbox Fun – Photo Messaging

posted in Blog March 28, 2010

I use Dropbox many times a day, it’s an absolutely amazing service that has changed the way I work.
iPhone to Mac/PC photo messaging
Not only is Dropbox a brilliant service for computers, it’s also got a fantastic iPhone app! This means that you can share files and photos on … read full post

27 Mar

Fun with CSS rounded corners

posted in Blog March 27, 2010

We all know how useful rounded corners in CSS are and how IE is still banging it’s head against the wall screaming ‘I don’t want to! I don’t want to!’ but you don’t often see someone using them for anything but rounded content boxes. I recently read a … read full post

21 Mar

Website Button Tutorial – Photoshop

posted in Blog March 21, 2010

Hi guys. You will most likely have seen this type of button been used a lot. The good news is it’s really easy to produce in photoshop and once you have made it you can save it as a style. You can then use this style in future, … read full post

20 Mar

New blog now launched!

posted in Blog March 20, 2010

I first created rob-allison.co.uk to showcase recent sites that I had created. While it was a lot of fun and I did like the previous design, it was time for a change! Since then I realised that if I made myself a blog I could still post my … read full post

18 Feb

New layout?

posted in Blog February 18, 2010

So… I’m thinking of making a new layout for my site. AGAIN! I know this one has been here for log, but the purpose for this site has changed since I built it. Also, I LOVE to make new themes.
There’s a lot of inspiration out there. I’ll see what … read full post

20 Jan

jQuery slideDown glitch fix

posted in Blog January 20, 2010

Recently I have been making a FAQ Widget generator. This widget displays a list of questions which once clicked, the answer gracefully slides out.
The problem with this was that the animation would ‘jump’ towards the end, ruining the effect. The problem is that the div doesn’t have a … read full post

10 Jan

3 Dashboard widgets for web designers

posted in Blog January 10, 2010

I love using a Mac. I really love using a Mac. Dashboard widgets are one of those things that I find hard to explain to PC users, along with space and expose. They just don’t seem to get how good they are. Maybe I’m not explaining it right … read full post

10 Jan

New twitter background

posted in Blog January 10, 2010

So, I’ve had a default background for twitter for about a year now. I’ve never really been tempted to make my own as I usually browser twitter using my iPhone or tweetdeck.
I’ve started using twitter a lot more now, and the way I use it has evolved. … read full post

09 Dec

Flash Game

posted in Blog December 9, 2009

I made this game a while back now. It was mainly a learning opportunity.
I used to play a game on an old Mac desktop about 15 years ago, I think it was called rescue. You captained the Enterprise (I know! Pretty awesome!!) and you had to go around … read full post