like what you see? download the icons HERE.
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
download: replacement icons for your mac
finally! 17 still got the blues icons are ready. check out the preview below.
like what you see? download the icons HERE.
like what you see? download the icons HERE.
Saturday, 3 July 2010
update: replacement icons for your mac
i am still working on the icons, so far i have gotten 11 of them. they are:
so far the comments for this icons @ MacThemes Forum are very encouraging. you can read all about it HERE.
- finder
- dashboard
- time machine
- safari
- address book
- ical
- itunes
- garage band
- preview
- iphoto
- ichat
so far the comments for this icons @ MacThemes Forum are very encouraging. you can read all about it HERE.
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
sneak peek: replacement icons for your mac
currently, i am working on some replacement icons for your mac machine. here's a sneak peek how the icons will be like :)
Tuesday, 29 June 2010
thoughts: will iphone continues to dominate the smartphone market?
my answer is a definite 'yes'. i have been a user of smartphone since 2004, and i have my fair share of gripes about windows mobile and symbian OS. i have since given up on both OS. my last was samsung i780 before switching to iOS in 2008. for the last two and half years, i was an iPhone user - from 3G to 3GS - until 2 weeks ago i decided to give Android a shot and see for myself what's the hype about.
i have been using the Google Nexus One running on Android 2.2 aka Froyo for the last 2 weeks. so how was it? here's my verdict: i can't wait to get my hands on iPhone 4 from my local telco. i have listed the pros and cons in my earlier posting, now i got more to add. Apple will likely to dominate the smartphone market. iPhone has changed everything. being both a hardware and software company certainly brings about advantages when designing and producing the smartphone, or any products for that matter. being both a hardware and software company means both hardware and software can have better integration. it eliminates or at the very least, minimize the issues between hardware and software. productivity-wise, the software (the OS) will be more efficient as they only need to 'talk' to a single hardware designing company. what's better is software developer only develop for a single product which enables them to concentrate in making it better, rather than having to split their resources to develop for different manufacturers and different models. end result for Apple is a more stable products.
Apple has garnered much talks by controlling the distribution of iphone (itouch and ipad) apps. some critics disapproved of such control which curbed their freedom to develop. well, after using nexus one for 2 weeks, i begin to appreciate Apple's apps store. android market does not have as many apps and variety compared to Apple's apps store. i think it will not be as big as the apps store. why? there are simply too many models of android based smartphone with varying screen resolution and possibly, proprietry UI features. it's not going to be easy for developer to iron out bugs for all models in the market. on top of that, newer OS version is not readily available to all models in existence which makes apps update a daunting task. very often then not, you will see comments such as 'this apps doesn't work on xx model' on the android market. rather than commenting on the actual quality or usefulness of the apps, like usually you will see in the apps store. developers will likely to shy away from developing for such market, especially if its for monetary purpose. on top of that, there are several 'independent' markets sprouting out for android and they even spam the comments section of some apps to draw people to their sites. to me that's definitely very unprofessional and unorganized. nobody ensure quality in the android market.
any tom, dick and harry can submit an apps. and even when they do, i'd be hesitatant in buying paid apps because i am not sure of its reliability in terms of credit card information handling. don't get me wrong, i am not out to thrash android. android is a great OS. but perhaps, Google should design and manufacture their own hardware. i'd have fun with Froyo. it is fun and rather intuitive but it also reminds me of windows mobile. all i need is a straight forward phone. i don't want to navigate to pages to subpages just to reach a setting. these days, we all have too many things to learn and to do, it will be nice to simplify things a little. there
posted via AndroBlog on Google Nexus One (Android 2.2)
i have been using the Google Nexus One running on Android 2.2 aka Froyo for the last 2 weeks. so how was it? here's my verdict: i can't wait to get my hands on iPhone 4 from my local telco. i have listed the pros and cons in my earlier posting, now i got more to add. Apple will likely to dominate the smartphone market. iPhone has changed everything. being both a hardware and software company certainly brings about advantages when designing and producing the smartphone, or any products for that matter. being both a hardware and software company means both hardware and software can have better integration. it eliminates or at the very least, minimize the issues between hardware and software. productivity-wise, the software (the OS) will be more efficient as they only need to 'talk' to a single hardware designing company. what's better is software developer only develop for a single product which enables them to concentrate in making it better, rather than having to split their resources to develop for different manufacturers and different models. end result for Apple is a more stable products.
Apple has garnered much talks by controlling the distribution of iphone (itouch and ipad) apps. some critics disapproved of such control which curbed their freedom to develop. well, after using nexus one for 2 weeks, i begin to appreciate Apple's apps store. android market does not have as many apps and variety compared to Apple's apps store. i think it will not be as big as the apps store. why? there are simply too many models of android based smartphone with varying screen resolution and possibly, proprietry UI features. it's not going to be easy for developer to iron out bugs for all models in the market. on top of that, newer OS version is not readily available to all models in existence which makes apps update a daunting task. very often then not, you will see comments such as 'this apps doesn't work on xx model' on the android market. rather than commenting on the actual quality or usefulness of the apps, like usually you will see in the apps store. developers will likely to shy away from developing for such market, especially if its for monetary purpose. on top of that, there are several 'independent' markets sprouting out for android and they even spam the comments section of some apps to draw people to their sites. to me that's definitely very unprofessional and unorganized. nobody ensure quality in the android market.
any tom, dick and harry can submit an apps. and even when they do, i'd be hesitatant in buying paid apps because i am not sure of its reliability in terms of credit card information handling. don't get me wrong, i am not out to thrash android. android is a great OS. but perhaps, Google should design and manufacture their own hardware. i'd have fun with Froyo. it is fun and rather intuitive but it also reminds me of windows mobile. all i need is a straight forward phone. i don't want to navigate to pages to subpages just to reach a setting. these days, we all have too many things to learn and to do, it will be nice to simplify things a little. there
posted via AndroBlog on Google Nexus One (Android 2.2)
Sunday, 27 June 2010
pop art inspired by Roy Lichtenstein
something i did this june. inspired by the great Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. i use line art drawing as a base, after which colors and 'shadows' were added. i did not add any 'highlights', as i was hoping for a more authentic comic print look with a little more vibrancy in the colors. for a la-comic book look, halftone effect, dark color border and small text box was added to the final artwork. for the purpose of this posting, i have created an additional white border to make the artwork appears to be on a piece of paper. the artwork was purposely offset (i.e. not centralized) on the 'paper' to simulate the misalignment with the print or cut, which would likely to happen in older times of print process.
you can learn more about Roy Lichtenstein @ Wikipedia or artchive.
you can learn more about Roy Lichtenstein @ Wikipedia or artchive.
Friday, 25 June 2010
new name. new look. new design.
well, i have been thinking hard. after much evaluations, i decided to do away with 'the monkey life'. my name is mike and i like to talk, so i guess mike shouts pretty much sums it all up. my passion is in technologies and designs. i have always like drawing, and designing since young, and i shall make use of this blog site as an avenue for me to 'shout' about designs, opinions on gadgets and various other topics. don't worry, i won't burden readers with my personal gripes about life - that part will be kept lock in the attic ;)
about the logo...
i have always love the 60s & 70s American vintage look, especially on prints (ads!). i think they look awesome even till today. hence, i wanted my logo and blog banner to resemble them but with a touch of the 21st century. on top of the typeface 'mike shouts' is the official logo, yeah, that's me behind the bullhorn. it's 100% my design. i used 3 days working on the top banner, which encompassed the logo, 'mike shouts', and the 'junks'. so why the 'junks' on the banner? you know how some artist have thoughts of shapes, and some buildings, et cetera. me? the items in the 'junks', are just some of the many thoughts in my mind... at least, at the current state of mind. again, it's 100% my concept + design. i like to think & express. so here it is. last but not least, the background is of a real cardboard (some call it carton board). i just love the combination of advancement in technologies with natural form. dream.
that's it for now. in meantime, take care and live life to the fullest. live life because you wanted to, not because you have to, yah? cheers! ;)
about the logo...
i have always love the 60s & 70s American vintage look, especially on prints (ads!). i think they look awesome even till today. hence, i wanted my logo and blog banner to resemble them but with a touch of the 21st century. on top of the typeface 'mike shouts' is the official logo, yeah, that's me behind the bullhorn. it's 100% my design. i used 3 days working on the top banner, which encompassed the logo, 'mike shouts', and the 'junks'. so why the 'junks' on the banner? you know how some artist have thoughts of shapes, and some buildings, et cetera. me? the items in the 'junks', are just some of the many thoughts in my mind... at least, at the current state of mind. again, it's 100% my concept + design. i like to think & express. so here it is. last but not least, the background is of a real cardboard (some call it carton board). i just love the combination of advancement in technologies with natural form. dream.
that's it for now. in meantime, take care and live life to the fullest. live life because you wanted to, not because you have to, yah? cheers! ;)
concept sketch for the 'junks'.
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
the first ever made-for-torrent series: PIONEER ONE
VODO presents PIONEER ONE, the first ever made-for-torrent series. Pioneer One is a film by independent film maker Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith (of indie film The Lionshare). Read more about this wonderful project @ vodo.net.
Synopsis:
An object in the sky spreads radiation over North America. Fearing terrorism, U.S. Homeland Security agents are dispatched to investigate and contain the damage. What they discover will have implications for the entire world.
Download the pilot episode of season one @ vodo.net. available in HD 720p H.264 MKV & Xvid
Synopsis:
An object in the sky spreads radiation over North America. Fearing terrorism, U.S. Homeland Security agents are dispatched to investigate and contain the damage. What they discover will have implications for the entire world.
Download the pilot episode of season one @ vodo.net. available in HD 720p H.264 MKV & Xvid
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