By Simon on February 6, 2011 in blogbg,design
When designing anything it is always nice to take that extra care and look at the finer details of the desired end result. This is not always possible mainly due to budget and sometimes time constraints but if we do have the time and budget you will always see an amazing difference.
When I went to Mori no Uta in the onsen town of Jouzankei recently one thing that really stood out was the attention to detail in the design. Not only was this evident in the actual physical design but is was noticeable at all levels in the refurbishment and redesign of the Hotel, from the beautiful food to the harp player in the modern retro foyer lounge; all design having some reference back to the name – The Forest’s Song or Mori no Uta.
In seeing this attention detail it made me think about what makes a website or any design standout from the norm and it was this same attention to detail that was the answer. Enjoy the pictures below and if you have time go along to Mori no Uta for the buffet lunch, one buffet that also is a little special.
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By Simon on December 12, 2010 in design,photography
In summer I took part in a community photo competition which rekindled my love of the art of photography. My love of photography started very young and I used to like using mum and dad’s cameras to snap shots. I got my very first camera when I was about 13, it was a konica point and shoot film camera and I used to love taking photos and getting them developed. Later at high school I studied photography as an elected subject along with painting to 7th form, my last year of high school.
Since then I have taken photos off and on due to not having spare money to spend on buying and developing film over the years. The rise of digital photography recently has allowed myself to take more photos as the cost of buying film and developing unnecessary pictures has made it more accessible. Digital photography also allows easier post processing than in the darkroom of years past, even though those years at high school in the darkroom possibly taught me a lot about light and how a camera and film actually works.
In the middle of summer I enter a sitepoint competition, wining best photo one day and then by entering everyday for the week was lucky to be drawn from a hat to take the grand-prize, a print copy of the Photography for the Web book(excerpt from the book), a sitepoint T-shirt and the chance to write an article on sitepoint.
If you’d like to have a go at getting involved in the sitepoint community they are currently running a new competition: The Great Holiday Photography Competition.
Welcome to my world of photography.
my sitepoint article
my flickr stream
A Study of Night Photography
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By Simon on June 11, 2010 in design
Just last night I was asked to make a few changes to the Niseko Pizza site to promote the World Cup Soccer promotion they are having , it was relatively easy since it has been set up on the Joomla framework and also kind of fun. We were able to disable a few pages and modules and change a few graphics and get the site looking already for the World Cup, Joomla! is cool!
Anyhow check the screen shot below and the site for more information and get along there to watch some soccer and eat some pizza, as someone said GET A PIZZA THE ACTION.
newsletter can be found here , we have also been doing this for Niseko Pizza over the winter season.
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