We tried using wireframes as a strictly internal tool: no client viewing allowed. But as much as a wireframe helped designers visualize the functionality and interaction of the site, it cramped their style. Designers who stuck close to the wireframes did not exercise their creativity, and all our sites started to look the same.

Page Design Diagram (PDD) on Where the Wireframes Are: Special Deliverable #3 by Dan Brown

I’ve been searched throught the internet, to find any vector Dunny template, but i’ve got none. Many stuff that i’ve found are in bitmap format. I can’t find any single vectorized template out there *Sigh* So i decided to make one based on bitmap template i’ve found. Hope you like it and let’s draw that blank Dunny! (note: this is not official blank template from Kidrobot, any copyright and register are belongs to Kidrobot Company)

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Adobe Illustrator Format (.ai)

EPS Format (.eps)

Here’s what i always doing to renaming the layout file (psd or ai) with a million times revision.

Here’s a first layout:
layout1-ok.psd

Client have some revision. Ok got it boss! *grin*:
layout1-ok-revisi1.psd

Ouch, another minor revision *straight face*:
layout1-ok-revisi2.psd

Great, approved, but with some revision *head scratching*:
layout1-ok-ok.psd

But wait, they’ve change their mind. Another revision *fuck*:
layout1-ok-banget.psd

Hold on, BOD don’t like it at all. REVISION A.S.A.P! *WTF?!*:
layout1-ok-banget11111.psd <— start to adding some unimportant & repetitive chars *sigh*

Ok, BOD has approved it. But a MINOR revision on headline *knocking mouse on head*:
layout1OK-FIXBANGETWAWAW.psd <— you must be carefull if seeing all uppercase stuff like this *tight my long hair like Buddha*

Stop. Client think the bodycopy is too long. Make a compact one. *give a shotgun to copywriter*
layout1-FIXBANGET-OKBANGET.psd

REVISION: remove that thin line, that period on bodycopy, and also that icon. Proceed to FA after that. *…..*:
layout1-TERAKHIRFIXBABIKS.psd

That’s my regular day at the office. Ohh, I just love advertising! *I mean it*

One thing that i always note about Mastodon beside of course their freakin awesome music, is they always consider to make incredible cover art visual. Top left is the first album Remission, top right is seond album Leviathan, down left is third Blood Mountain, and the fourth is Crack The Skye which just been released today. 

Mytummytoys & The Other Culture Present 
FOLLOW YOUR PLASTIC 
THE FIRST ARTOYS EXHIBITION AND CUSTOM SHOW IN INDONESIA 
“TREXI CUSTOM SHOW”

Trexi X 26 Indonesian Local artist from Surabaya (east Java), Bandung (West Java) & Jakarta

Featuring : 
1. Charlie Van De Weghe
2. David N Ricci
3. DBZ
4. Helvi
5. Iko, IQI
6. Tono
7. Elbert
8. Olan
9. Rulz
10. Tutu
11. Pinkgirlgowild
12. Butcher Project
13. Rully & Lyrra
14. Jefry
15. Milton
16. Gatra
17. Steven
18. Sigit
19. Upnix
20. Dendy
21. Anggimonik
22. Vincent
23. Faby
24. Hendra
25. Kekeu
26. Dr. Figure (Fu man)
27. Phuek (Singapore)

Hosted By :
Zeke (Zeke N The popo) & B Liquid
Spinin : DJ Faby (Dub Container) & Dj Crip, Live Custom Show & Coaching Clinic

JAKARTA 
27-29 Maret 2009
The Other Culture
FX Lifestyle Center
Jl. Jend Sudirman Pintu satu Senayan 10270, 6th Floor 

Fully Suppoted By 
Play Imaginative Singapore

Also Support By :
FX Mall, Tunjungan Plaza, Provoke, Girlfriend Magazine, Tembok Bomber, Vektor Junkie, AIOLA shop, IDN Magazine, BBS TV, Hardrock FM Surabaya, DIBZ design magazine, Istara FM Surabaya, Versus, babyboss, Godote, Djakarta magazine, Flat Street Art Supply, OZ Radio FM Jakarta, VERSUS Magazine, Monik Clothing, Djakarta Magazine, Provoke Magazine

Organized By :
Red Box Active.com & Global Apple Works Surabaya

In the past 1,5 years until today I’ve been using Twitter as one of my social-networking or micro-blogging tools on the internet. Honestly, for me (and for others thousand people I believe) Twitter is the best micro-blogging tool in the universe that actually can revolutionary change the way you think and the way you act, both in the internet life and actual life. There’s so many interesting things around Twitter, beside the chat, useful links, friendship and so many many amazing things on Twitter, there’s one thing that related to kind of visual thingy, the thing that always be my interest, oh and it’s my primary job actually related to visual that thing is: Twitter profile background.

Instead of discussing about technical issues like ‘how to make a Twitter background’ or ‘what size is the Twitter background’ or something like that, I’ll addressing more into the concept of background itself as a one of the visual element, that I believe, need more attention to it. I’ve seen so many kinds and so many people doing customs on their Twitter profile background. One thing that also interesting, there’s a website that compiling and showcasing a lot of great Twitter profile background. Day after day looking on different kinds of Twitter background, either on my Twitter followers profile background or from the many Twitter background showcase websites, it has pushed me to write some of my own notes about what the best way to designing our own Twitter profile background. On this notes, I’ll give some example on people’s "common mistakes" about the Twitter background. Mmm, but i’m not trying to tell you that I have the best Twitter background. No. Even my background is far from perfect tho

So, here we go…

1. It’s about "Twitter Background", but let’s focus on the second word: Background.

As a part of visual element, the definition about "background" as I noted from Wikipedia is "the part of a scene that appears to be farthest from the viewer". Let’s highlight the word "farthest" for a while and keep it in mind. On the other side, as an opposite of background, there’s also a visual element called "foreground", which I believe, the definition of "foreground" is the other way from the "background" definition. The background should be treat as a BACKground and should not be treat as FOREground. It means, the background should not much attractive than it’s foreground. Why? because it’s BACKground (remember the word "farthest"), and we should consider that the background is ‘later’ than foreground. Without saying the background is less important, sorry to say, but foreground is much more important. Why? Let’s see the illustration below. 

Commonly the foreground (and it should be) containing a main/primer object(s) of information such as text(s) or image(s). These primary element (foreground) is the main thing that should be seeing first by eyes rather than the background. The background is a supporting element and the good background should (errr, MUST) help this foreground to be more visible/stand out. The background is far and foreground is near. Back and Front. Simple isn’t? I’ve seen so many people lost on it’s meaning of background and they applied misconception about background on their Twitter profile background.

2. Do you see a redundant?

"Why should I read your name twice? Why should I read your website URL twice? Why should i read your bio or your interested things twice? and why should i see your ugly avatar twice? "  — (Keep open the illustration above)

We should thanks to Twitter that have been so nice to give us a certain area that can be fill up with our personal information on the sidebar. In my humble opinion, use it properly! so we don’t need to repeat the information again on our background. I still believe that the best twitter background is contain other informations, literally or visually, that could not be delivered by the default Twitter information sidebar.

I planned to make a great Twitter background, but it ended with dizzying people that came to my profile.

More crowded, more visible, more eye-catching, but keep in mind that it’s just a BACKGROUND.

3. Your Twitter profile background is not for yourself, it’s for your next thousand potential followers! (to catch your unique personality)

Yes, custom things make it more personalized, but it doesn’t mean "WTF with people says". Of course the Twitter background is the area that we can customize to match with our brand personality. It show who we are, sometimes it also show what we capable for (your particular skills; maybe on art, design, photography, business or it can be anything). But trust me, you’ll never look at your twitter background twice and sure neither your followers, but for other people, first look on your Twitter background is the most crusial part for them to seeing you as a unique person and it will end up with how people will decide to follow you or not to follow you (yes believe me, that’s one of the visual power that sometimes people could not realize that visual capability).  

People these days are getting sharpen and more aware to visualize and to show their unique brand personality, even if they’re not visual designers, i’ve seen so many Twitter background that well-done designed and have a strong personality, but in many cases they’d missed about the basic background-foreground concept. Redundant information on background also another thing that always make me unpleasant because the Twitter profile page it self is already crowded with the tweets timeline. 

You can agree, but in the other side you could disagree with this issue I’ve written above. So let me hear your thought about it Oh ya, don’t forget to follow me on Twitter!

[via WoosterCollective]
KAWS on Wikipedia

2008 © Rizal Renaldi / Anom Bayu

Info

Artist: reehythm

Album: 2008bit (mini pack)

Genre: Chiptunes/8-bit

Release Date: 31 Dec 2008 

Download

Songlist:

0A. Collaboration With Aesthetic Sounds From Planet Galabala

0B. Hello. Let’s Go!

0C. Plastic Souldiers March

0D. Transient Partial

Other Options:

• All songs zipped pack (cover image included)

• Pick by yourself (MediaFire shared Folder)

Update:

01/01/09 - I’ve just uploaded all songs and cover image to http://www.8bitcollective.com/. You can also instantly listening all songs there. Please go to my 8bc profile page: http://www.8bitcollective.com/members/reehythm/

05/01/09 - reehythm has just set a Last.fm artist profile and 2008bit (and soon reehythm’s 1st pack, "Don’t You Ever Tell Me To Stop") is now available for full-length streaming and full-lenght download on Last.fm. Check reehythm’s artist profile on Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/reehythm/

Other Info

All songs in this pack are made with:
<hardware> Powerbook G4
<software> LSDj v3.7.4 running on VisualBoyAdvance on Mac OSX 
<others> Sennheiser PX-200
<end> Hope you enjoy it. Pure fucking happyblips!

2008©reehythm. JKT/BDG/INDONESIA.
You are free to copy, re-distribute, duplicating, hi-jacking, all songs in this
publication, include all samples, module, files, everything, even a whole fucking song! you named it!
as long as you consider to put reehythm name after it thank you.  

And here you go! 30 seconds preview of Transient Partial, new reehythm song that will be full release on the new pack called 2008bit. Psssttt, this pack will be release on sometimes before new year eve Keep watching reeblog for it.