So, yes.

Went to KL today for some photo-taking happy fun time.

I's still pretty n00b, so please don't say anything, lawl.

This is a short entry.

Now has some n00bshots, nyeh!

Random alleyway near Petaling Street, KL.

Colourful umbrella and shades, Petaling Street, KL.

A couple nice enough to let us take their picture, Kota Raya, KL.

Going up the stairs. Overhead bridge near Pudu, KL.

The Internet is a beautiful thing. Access to online tutorials is also a beautiful thing. Below is a list of tutorial URL's that I may be referencing for the development of this project.

1. CSS Tutorials:

• Sliding Panel
• Multi-level Menu
• Scalable Breadcrumbs
• Rounded Corners
• Full-page Background Image 
• Polaroid Photo Gallery 1
• Polaroid Photo Gallery 2
• Alternative Layouts for IE6 
• IE6 Cheatsheet
• 15 CSS Habits
• Useful CSS Techniques

2.  Photoshop Tutorials:

• Stencil Art
• Wooden Grunge Portfolio
• Minimalist Website Layout
• Clean and Classy Web Design
• Textured Web Layout
• Elegant Photography Web Layout
• Artistic Web Layout
• Nice Brown Layout 

• Ultimate Photoshop Toolbox
• Old-Style Safari Map
• Photo Transfer Edge Effect
• Dreamy Vintage
• Vintage Traveler Diary
• Brushes for Vintage Style Design
• Vintage-looking Image
• Vintage Tutorial DeviantArt
• 30 Dirty Designs

3. Javascript/JQuery Tutorials:

• 50 Useful Techniques and Plugins
• 35 Fresh Tools and Resources
• Javascript for Designers
• 51 Best JQuery Examples
• 45 JQuery Plugins
• 50 Amazing JQuery Examples

4. Additional Useful Resources:

• High-Resolution Photoshop Brushes
• Art, Design, Type
• Flash CS4 Banner
• Flash Banner Ad From Scratch

Visual Fundamentals 2 is a relatively fun subject.

And I need to make an update, so I shall follow this falla's good example and post people drinking coffee or tea or [insert hot beverage of choice].

I had a lot of fun doing this particular assignment. The actual colouring didn't take very long, but I spent a really long time sketching it because my proportion is – how to say – uhm, fail? Yes, fail. So sketching took a while because I can't draw proportionate peoples. (That's why we in MM eh?)

And then drawing the outline also took hours. Most of the straight lines were pretty easy, but all the rounded parts did my head in, my Wacom is so insensitive. And that's why he doesn't/will never have a girlfriend. *Oh shnap*

In retrospect, I could have done more in terms of camera angle and so on. It seems very flat and boring because the perspective is uninteresting and it's at eye level and so on. I could go on and on berating myself, but I'm tired and have other things that have to be attended to.

Aaanyway, here is teh abomination in question. Bam, has some coffee!

This is my first Web Design 1 assignment blog for semester 5.

Requirements are as follows:-

• Screenshot 4 beautiful CSS websites; blog about them
• Screenshot 4 Photochop/Illustrator tutorials; blog about them
• Blog about 3 ideas for "How To…" Website design

Photochop/Illustrator Tutorials
This part includes a brief summary about some effects I would like to use in my project. Although the assignment brief only required us to blog about four "interesting" tutorials, I couldn't cut it down to 4, so I'm going to blog about them all. Don't worry, it won't be long, I'm just posting screenshots.

Click on the links to view the full tutorials.

1. How To Design a Sweet Linework & Typography Combo


I would like to use a hand-drawn kind of art direction for my project, so above is a tutorial that teaches you how to digitise your hand-drawn linework in Adobe Illustrator.


2. Turn Any Font Into A Sketch Font

I really like Rype's tutorials at Vectips.com because they are concise and easy to follow. Not only that, his "type tutorials" are generally all editable, which is pretty darn convenient.


3. Create A Realistic Paper Texture

So you don't have to worry about finding a paper texture online, plus this is easier on the filesize, not as heavy-duty.


4. Create A Retro Urban Gig Poster


I like the Retro art direction, that's all I want to say on this.


5. How To Make An Animated Paper Robot

I like robots. I like paper. I liked this tutorial. Yes, I do.


6. Create Bulletin Board With Realistic Shadows

Bulletin boards are useful. I wish I had one, like, a real one. The cork wood is awesomeness, dontcha know! Plus, you can pin things up on it and you don't even have to push the pin in very hard. Easy! Hah! Also, potential direction, this right here.


7. Create Vector Folk Buildings using Tablet/Tracing

I like line art. And I like to use my tablet sometimes. Also, this is a filler description, nothing much to say, really, so just filling up the space.


And there you have it! More to come after the jump (well not really). Etc., etc.

Ok!

Anyway, two cute little alarm clocks! Enjoy, enjoy!

Class assignment: make a little pixel avatar of your friend.