Just a gimmick or the way forward? I’m not sure but then I’m still a lover of paperback books that you can fold in half as you lay on your sunbed next to the pool! I’ve yet to be persuaded about the merits of the tablet when it comes to reading material but that’s just an age thing. This app takes the concept of the electronic book into the restaurant and in particular in respect of the wine menu. With the aid of an iPad or I should say several iPads, depending on the size of your restaurant, you can now ... Read more
When you consider some of the iconic company logos around today it not often you stop and think about the thought that went into producing them. They simply identify a business without the need to accompany it with the actual name and that says an awful lot for the design skills behind them. Read more
Clingle is what's known as a geo-social mobile check-in tool and adds a bit of very cool spice to your text messages. With Clingle you can send a private message so that the recipient gets their note in the form of text, photo or video either immediately or when they check-in at a restaurant, hotel or event. Read more
While text messages are simple and easy to send, sometimes it would definitely be more advantageous to be able to send a more personal video version of a message to your friends or customers. Vimessa allows you to send free video messages to your friends anywhere in the world, even if they do not have an iPhone. Vimessa is a free video voicemail app for the iPhone that allows consumers to send high-definition video messages to any mobile phone number or email address. And, unlike other video messaging services like FaceTime, iMessage and MMS the app works on all mobile ... Read more
Any restaurant worth their salt these days has a website (excuse the pun) and there are enough good reasons for that. People hardly buy anything these days without first checking it out on the internet and where to eat is no exception.Anybody travelling any distance to a town or city, maybe for the first time, is also very likely to surf around prior to departure for an establishment that caters both for their taste and their budget (sorry, another pun!).Whether you run a simple diner or hanker after a more fine dining clientele then ezfoodie.com can provide you with a great looking website with all ... Read more
Now this is pretty cool! If you are looking for something to set you apart from the pack on your Facebook page I think I might have it for you here. Most Facebook pages tend to be very similar but this design social networking tool can turn your plain white background into a photo from your library and, when you've done that, you can change your profile picture into a clip from YouTube. Read more
Do you look at other companies' expensive design projects and wish they were available to your company too? Basically, they are just too expensive for a smaller company to afford. Or are they? BrandNinjas is a team of experienced and very professional graphic designers who have got together to form the business design and contest tool BrandNinjas and deliver quality design work at an affordable price. BrandNinjas.com is the brainchild of professional graphic designers who have honed their craft within design firms and ad agencies and build brands for companies large, small and in between. The launch of BrandNinjas ... Read more
Mubi is a film site that used to be known as The Auteurs but I don't think many people really know what an auteur is because there aren't many around these days. Basically, a director would be considered an auteur if he or she could translate their personal creative vision into a filmic concept. So now you see why there aren't many auteurs around these days - Hollywood isn't so keen on the creative director these days. So...getting back to Mubi...it's an online cinema and community for people who love film. It's a place to watch, discuss and read all ... Read more
I am always astonished by the talent there is out there just waiting to be 'discovered.' You've just got to watch shows like America's Got Talent and The Voice to get an idea of the talent waiting to explode. So if you are a performer how can you showcase your undoubted talent when you can't manage to get onto one of the big TV shows. URSponsored is a video music contest app that provides you with another chance to showcase your skill, whatever it may be, to a worldwide audience. URSponsored was created with one goal in mind and ... Read more
PageLines is one of those seriously classy website design tools that you just KNOW will do you good. It's such a professional looking machine that enables you to create beautiful and impressive websites even if you are a bit of a Luddite when it comes to online web design. PageLines is both a company and tribe of people helping people become successful on the web. They make software that helps people to build beautiful and professional websites no matter how strong their web design skills may be. It's simple to build websites faster and more efficiently using drag and ... Read more