Category: Writing

My good friend Ed came across this cartoon while investigating map graphics for a website. While it’s not entirely accurate, it’s an awesome way to get someone interested in WWII and maps

As you may be aware I’m trying to build an iPad application for a friends book, and one of the main elements of his book is going to be the video element. I’ve been able to convert some of my existing flv videos to mp4 and they are working great, but for some reason this… Continue reading iPad HTML5 Video Issues

A friend of mine has asked me to turn his book into an iPad application. The first thing I asked him was “Why do you want an iPad application when you can have an ebook that is available across multiple devices?” He replied with “Because I want a cool book.” I can’t argue with that.… Continue reading Create an iPad Application in html5 & css3

I’ve just come across this pretty amazing site that features some excellent design examples. Looks like good design is updated on a daily basis, so it’s worth adding to your RSS Reader or making it one of your morning stops when getting set for work in the morning. There are some risque sites featured here,… Continue reading Looks like good design

What better time than Christmas to show an infographic about the joy of giving

Tom Shand of the http://www.theinternet.co.nz sent me an email earlier today to show me Hyphenator.js, but I’m wondering why the demo didn’t include the example below…… This is a very long sentance and right at the end of it there seems to be a breakintheword. This is a very long sentence and right at the… Continue reading Hyphenator.js or html5 word break

A work colleague approached me the other day with a requirement to build a flashy world map interface, minus the flash. I thought about the requirements for a while before I turned to my Green Men with the same question. They came back with SVG Vector images. What are SVG Maps in HTML? SVG is… Continue reading SVG Maps in HTML

This is a great tutorial featuring some of the upcoming features of HTML 5. I say upcoming, when in fact this is available right now, however there is still a while to go before we will see this accessible across the greater browser share. Find out more about using HTML5 Canvas as on offline image… Continue reading Image editing HTML 5 Canvas

There must be 50 ways to leave your lover, but December brings us 24 ways to impress your friends. a href=”http://24ways.org/”>http://24ways.org is a website that updates it’s content 24 times a year, and it all comes out in the lead up to Christmas. For those of you that don’t have an advent calendar (see Bart… Continue reading 24 Ways

A Wednesday night at the Green Note saw me back behind the HV20 camera filming Ruth Theodore for the fourth time.