.segana - Web & Graphic Design http://www.segana.co.uk Freelance Web & Graphic Designer + part-time Design Blogger. Specialising in custom built websites, Wordpress & Drupal. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:47:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Shleepenstein is coming to get your Custards!! http://www.segana.co.uk/shleepenstein-is-coming-to-get-your-custards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shleepenstein-is-coming-to-get-your-custards http://www.segana.co.uk/shleepenstein-is-coming-to-get-your-custards/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:47:24 +0000 admin http://www.segana.co.uk/?p=171 Continue reading →]]>

Well, I’ve been a member of DeviantArt for ages now and I occasionally submit some very shoddy pieces there, however they’re currently running a Cute Monster competition and as I’m starting to get into character design, I thought I’d have a go at creating a cute monster as you’ve got to be in it to win it!

The idea is pretty simple really. They want a monster that can be used for a t-shirt print, but one that is cute, cuddly and adorable. So no blood or anything else scary, just the kind of monster that if you saw them under your bed, you’d want to cuddle them. Well I had a go and here it is.

Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce you to ‘Shleepenstein’

Not too shabby if I do say so myself, so now, why not head over to DeviantArt and vote for my entry (whilst also checking out all the other excellent entries!!)

DeviantArt’s Cute Monster Competition >

]]> http://www.segana.co.uk/shleepenstein-is-coming-to-get-your-custards/feed/ 0 ’31 Weeks of Windows Phone Metro Design’ Series http://www.segana.co.uk/31-weeks-of-windows-phone-metro-design-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=31-weeks-of-windows-phone-metro-design-series http://www.segana.co.uk/31-weeks-of-windows-phone-metro-design-series/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:47:45 +0000 admin http://www.segana.co.uk/?p=160 Continue reading →]]> As people will begin to realise, I love WindowsPhone! For me it’s just the most well thought out and attractive phone UI around and as such, I’m really into the Metro UI and it’s design philosophy.

Thankfully then, the guys over at ux.artu.tv are currently running a 31 Weeks of Windows Phone Metro Design Series that anyone interested in Metro UI should really check out.

We usually refer to “Metro” as the UI design style Microsoft is using in their platform and the one Microsoft is exposing for developers and designers to create apps for Windows Phone (I’m focusing on Windows Phone in this series). But let’s delve a bit deeper into the term “Metro” and explore what it really means.

It’s a great series so far and is really getting at the heart of what Metro UI is. I shall continue to follow this one eagerly and I urge other WindowsPhone/Metro UI fans to do the same.

Go here and take a look: ux.artu.tv

 

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