nocturnal combustion
online in the downloads section (print and wallpaper).
hope you like.
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April 30, 2008
April 28, 2008
Web 2.0 fears
So I found this site, that describes the rules and law of how web 2.0 websites are designed and how it is effective. Click here for the site
It is a good website that describes how content is key, and how design should not dominate the content. It's a very hard tasks for designers like me that have influence and experience in all fields of design (not just the web). However I think that enforcing web 2.0 main frame into "web design" is not a good idea.
Don't get me wrong. I am not stating that web 2.0 is not the way to go. Although I don't agree with the label "web 2.0", I think that it is a good framework to stand by when delivering content on the web. What bothers me however is that this website promotes only one type of visual direction. That means that all the websites out there are going to look EXACTLY like each other. That is a no no in my bold opinion.
This current site is heavily influenced by web 2.0 "technology". Notice that I said technology and not design. In terms of design, there really isn't much direct influence in web 2.0 styles. I don't have some shiny star next to my logo or my layout, there is no "aqua" effect going on, and there definitely is no cute little icons floating around my site.
I been working on a new blog site for a good few months now, which will be implemented with my next version of the site (more on that soon). And I was very careful about not putting some cute icon that indicated RSS feeds or comment link. I just think that there are many ways than one to create a website that is effective and rich with content. It doesn't help viewers to be open minded about navigation creativity, and content layout formats. If every website was centered with 3 columns, logo on top, navigation horizontally on top, there will be no room for creative flash websites with creative navigations.
If you're a designer, keep web 2.0 "design" to a minimum. You're not being very creative as a designer if you follow the standard web 2.0 "looks" and visual direction. That's my take on it.
Web 2.0 technology is great. I am working hard to implement it on my future versions, but make no mistakes, my designs will not follow that trend. (Well not fully at least).
April 24, 2008
April 22, 2008
discipline
trent reznor seems like he's not stopping. he released a new single called discipline on the radio today. you can download the track via nin.com or just download it here from my server. (right click and hit save as file to download)
(lyrics)
DISCIPLINE
am i still tough enough?
feels like i’m wearing down
is my visciousness
losing ground?
am i taking too much
did i cross a line
i need my role in this
very clearly defined
i need your discipline
i need your help
i need your discipline
you know once i start i cannot help myself
and now it's starting up
feels like i'm losing touch
nothing matters to me
nothing matters as much
i see you left a mark
up and down my skin
i don't know where I end
and where you begin
i need your discipline
i need your help
i need your discipline
you know once i start i cannot help myself
once i start i cannot stop myself
more news regarding dreaminfinity.com soon.
April 19, 2008
wow photography + awesome cover
April 15, 2008
Merchandise!
The merchandise section for Dream Infinity has just gotten bigger! Now there is a special link just for merchandise graphics created by me. Click on the merchandise link above to go to the Dream Infinity Official Store! Or just click here.
April 14, 2008
changes
a lot of new additions to the website are coming soon. and some of you thought v14 was done updating majorly as is. far from it. :)
i know i hinted about a version 15 for dreaminfinity.com. that will be announced in detail soon. i've been working on many new and secret things including a very interactive site for dreaminfinity.com. and illustrator tutorials are also coming back up. i know it's been a while.
April 07, 2008
eternus somnium print / merchandise
print and merchandise for eternus somnium as well as for stridence, crystalline sentinel and afterburner is now available for purchase. please support dreaminfinity.com buy purchasing these prints for your room or work to:
1) make yourself feel good for supporting dreaminfinity.com
2) make you and your family feel good for seeing art on the walls
3) make your co-worker say "whoa"
4) cause you want to brand your life with dreaminfinity.com products
5) cause you love me.
enough said. BUY! :)
April 04, 2008
eternus somnium
eternus somnium, new print piece is online now.
check it out in the downloads link. wallpaper versions are also available. hope you all like it.
check out huge version here
edit:
okay since i'm a bit honored that someone e-mailed me right when i made the change (with questions), i will answer it right away.
eternus somnium was created using photoshop cs3, illustrator cs3, cinema 4d, and bunch of photography (a lot of them being stock photo's that i gave appropriate thanks to them). this is up on my deviant page which i will not give the link to yet. they got credit for it on that page accordingly.
eternus somnium has about 510 layers in photoshop, and is about 591MB in file size. it's a poster piece. the light streaks were done using illustrator and the twirl filter in photoshop. hopefully that's enough of a hint for the person that asked me about it.
on that note, i am not planning to release remix versions of trance minimum: kasha, stridence, afterburner, or eternus somnium any time soon. i have gotten a lot of feed back telling me that my style has changed completely from my previous works. yes, you are right, and more details and reasons on that in the future.
till then, happy spring.