It's probably the introduction of devices like smartphones and tablets that have brought about the likes of an app like Startific. iPhones and iPad have their apps lined up so neatly and precisely within the interface that we now realize how pleasant and efficient it is to have all our accessible information laid out at our fingertips via their colorful icons. Startific is a beautiful, functional and customizable startpage where you can import and organize all your most important links, bookmarks, icons and widgets so that they are now just a fingertip away from access. Startific is a very ... Read more
If I said the words clipart to you the chances are you going to flip the page and have a look t something else. Clip art apps and sites are 'two-a-penny' aren't they? Just Google one and you will find pretty well what you are looking for straight away. Some will be free and some will require a royalty fee to be paid. Most people aren't keen on the idea of paying for clipart so there is a lot of potential for an app like this one. i2Clipart is an online sharing network that lets users create, share and download ... Read more
Excuse me for a second, but I’m having a bit of a drool over this brilliant font databank. For anyone who has any interest in design, this free font collection is an absolute must have. Font Pro features an immense collection of over 20,000 fonts that are easily previewed and downloaded and is the simple place to go to find all those great typefaces that you don't find on your computer. What's more, most have been converted into web font optimized format. This very user-friendly design and productivity application is, quite simply, the place to go. Font Pro makes ... Read more
While MoxieCanvas really does create beautiful animations we should get one thing clear. We're not talking about cute animals like Bambi or CGI'd like Buzz Lightyear here. This easy-to-use web animator creates clean and smooth shapes of all kinds to embellish your web pages, marketing or presentations without the use of any complicated codes. Create any kind of shape you need (you can have a go at Bambi if you like) using drop and drag. MoxieCanvas is a full-featured editor that generates HTML5 content and uses the KineticJS library so your animations will work everywhere you want it to. ... Read more
A friend of mine recently made the comment that he was amazed that so many of his friends were 'ardent philosophers' given the amount of life affirming memes and quotations that they were posting these days. A little cynical perhaps, but there's no doubt that many of us have taken to using other people's words to try to find the appropriate ways to express our thoughts. Quotes Cover takes that concept one step further by providing the whole package of quotes, graphics and typography so you to create beautiful, wordy art to illustrate your social network page. It seems ... Read more
New York is so good they named it twice, according to Frank Sinatra. There has been so much written about the place over the years and it is still one of the must-visit cities in the world. Every travel application features it amongst their top cities but most of them just show you the highlights and obvious tourist places. While its essential to touristy visit places like the Brooklyn Bridge, the Chrysler building and the Statue of Liberty it is just as interesting to see the stuff the locals see. CitydopingNYC is a new iOS app created by New Yorkers ... Read more
They've been telling us over the last few months that the US economy is well on the way to recovery and that recovery is being led by home construction. That certainly isn't the case in Europe as yet but it's the American economy that tends to pull the rest of the world out of the doldrums. I tend to look at the US economy as being like an ocean liner. It takes a while to get up to speed but, when it does get going, it's hard to stop. By my reckoning, the US has just found second gear. So, ... Read more
Closets are making a big comeback - mark my words. The fact is, we've all got too much stuff these days and we need somewhere to put it. Preferably somewhere that doesn't look as if it was thrown up as an afterthought. Whether you are designing a closet for yourself at home, or if it is in a work environment, SketchArm is a wonderfully unique conceptual design application that lets you design fully customizable closets in minutes, using nothing but your fingers and your trusty iPad. Sketch Arm is the only application available for conceptual design in 3D that ... Read more
It has become apparent that, in these Internet-friendly times, it is almost essential for any business to have an online presence of some sort. With the massive amounts of smartphones and tablets owned by potential customers these days, if you don't have an app associated with your business then you might well find that custom that could be coming your way could well be going to a business that does. That's all very well for big businesses with plenty of time and cash but what about the small business? How can they compete? Well, now there is a new design ... Read more
Design is such an arbitrary science that it's never easy to get two parties to agree 100% on the way a project should look. When the two parties are the client and designer that can provide problems. When a designer sits down to have a first-up meeting with the client it is to thrash out all the basic details of what needs to be done and how the design should look. But how can both sides have all the criteria in front of them so that both teams are on the same page all the way down the line? Osmosis ... Read more