Batik

my aunt's batik. nice collection to have one (^-^)v

clipped from www.bharian.com.my Isnin, 12 Oktober 2009 RATU Seri Aidilfitri SAPIAH dan koleksi batik yang ditawarkan di Promosi Aidilfitri untuk orang ramai menggayakannya sempena raya tahun ini. Antara fabrik lain yang turut dilihat selesa dan cantik digayakan ialah kain kasa rubiah yang ditampilkan oleh Sapiah Collection dari Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Walaupun tampak kosong tanpa sebarang corak tekap, canting dan cetak fabrik kasa rubiah sangat cantik digayakan pagi Syawal. “Bagi menambahkan seri busana kurung tradisional, kami menambah manik, labuci, mutiara dan manik Jepun pada bahagian leher, pergelangan tangan dan kaki baju daripada warna kontra berbeza. Koleksi itu juga sangat berbeza apabila kain sarungnya dipadankan dengan warna manik yang dimainkan, iaitu dari warna berbeza,” katanya. Sapiah Collection, Kompleks Bazar Buluh Kubu, Kota Bharu, Kelantan Telefon: 09-7749424.

Redesign? hurmmm

uhu... for me, as a web designer, yesss. also have to redesign a bit if ur webpage is too messy~

clipped from www.webdesignfromscratch.com Do You *Really* Need a Redesign? If you're thinking about whether you need a redesign, you probably don't. The really important issues are things like Offering, Message, Conviction, Call to Action, and Fulfilment. And they exist in the Content of your site, not the template design. What Really Makes a Difference in Web Design It's all about numbers   Visitors x Conversion = Success   There's No Guarantee that a New Design Will Work Zero! A good designer designs your message, not your packaging   Summary of Key Elements Research - Knowing your audience, their goals & how to reach them SEO, including keyword research guiding content architecture USP - Unique Selling Point CTA  - Call to Action MVT - Multivariate (or A/B) Testing Copy - Great content   A Better Approach to Redesigning

Time Management

ahah.. this is what i need the mostt~

clipped from www.lifehack.org Scoring 100% in Time Management “Most people who attempt to learn a new time management system fail.” It’s a problem in what we think time management IS. This “system we never knew we had” is comprised of habits, practices and rituals that have been practiced over the years and are now built into our neuro-muscular systems.  In this sense, we are more like smokers trying to quit some dangerous behaviors, than we are mathematicians learning some brand new techniques. But time management gurus don’t tell you that changing the habits that make up your current time management system is just as challenging. They don’t get you to appreciate what you are up against as you try to reverse decades of practice, reinforced by some positive results that convinced your subconscious that you had this time management thing beaten. You may still be failing to implement THEIR system the way it “should” be done, but you’ll be 100% effective at upgrading your own.

R2D2?

clipped from www.popsci.com Now This is the Droid We're Looking For R2 Front View with Dome Courtesy Brian De Vitis

Cloud Umbrella

so cute~

clipped from www.sweet-station.com Cloud umbrella by Dutch designer Joonsoo Kim - Haha, how fabulous! I would love to have my very own little cloud when the rain breaks out. Sure, why not.

Cloud Chair

i luv this~ ngeee~

clipped from www.sweet-station.com Lisa Widén’s idea to create the Cloud chair was born sitting on an airplane looking down at the clouds below. The thought of being able to lounge around on soft and fluffy clouds inspired her to create this soft, comfy and playful upholstered easy chair with a black metal support frame. The Cloud chair is easily adjustable, meaning that the seat can become the back support and vice versa. This enables everyone, regardless of height or size, to find their own favorite position.

McD's coffee ad

clipped from www.sweet-station.com ‘ As part of a national campaign promoting McDonald’s restaurants, a downtown Vancouver lamppost became part of an out-of-home (OOH) optical illusion, appearing to pour coffee into a giant cup on the sidewalk. At the time, McDonald’s was giving away free small cups of its brew for a two-week period, in an effort to attract new breakfast customers. Ad firm Cossette’s Vancouver office developed the concept for a lamppost near 6th Avenue and Cambie Street. The post was wrapped in brown vinyl to resemble poured coffee, while an oversized carafe was attached to the end. Elsewhere in the city, a transit shelter was turned into an ‘hourglass,’ with an ever-diminishing number of coffee beans reminding customers of the promotion’s short-term nature. ‘ Link here.

Arak~

Info for Muslims~

clipped from www.zaharuddin.net ARAK DAN STATISTIK KEBURUKANNYA Sebelum saya menghuraikan secara ringkas jawapan bagi persoalan Tun Dr Mahathir, izinkan saya meningingatkan pembaca berkenaan arak dan statistik keburukannya, sehingga menyebabkan Islam begitu bersungguh melarang dan meletakkan undang-undang ke atas peminumnya juga. Ia sebenarnya tidak lain kecuali untuk mengutamakan keadilan umum, di atas hak individu. Menurut statistik rasmi di United Kingdom, Alcohol-related crime adalah seperti berikut :- * Hampir 45 - 46 % kejadian jenayah, mangsa meyakini bahawa penyerangnya di bawah pengaruh alkohol (arak). * Angka tadi naik kepada 58% dalam kes serangan oleh individu yang tidak dikenali. * 39% keganasan dalam rumahtangga melibatkan alkohol (arak) Sebenarnya, membenarkan penjualan arak adalah satu pencabulan hak bagi majoriti masyarakat Malaysia yang lain, kerana ia mendedahkan individu lain dalam keadaan bahaya sebagaimana yang berlaku di UK, Russia dan lain-lain negara aktif arak.

How to Elevate ur website design process & results

dearie web designer~

clipped from psd.tutsplus.com How to Elevate Your Website Design Process and Results This tutorial will guide you through the process and ideas behind the designing a professional website with a funky flair in Photoshop. The tutorial will read much like a "choose your own adventure" novel in the hopes it will encourage creativity and uniqueness in your design with a little advice and instruction along the way. Adventure time! Step 1 - 960 Grid System Step 2 - Working with the Grid Part I Step 4 - Typography Step 22 - Advertisements Conclusion

Design Observer

well... a few things have been observe.. and still on going~

clipped from www.designobserver.com

The top 55 web designers in the world

Stuff to read for all web designers or w/designers will be (^-^)v

clipped from www.andydenton.com The top 55 web designers in the world So you’re looking for a reliable, talented web designer? You’re wanting someone who is on the cusp of all the latest web trends? You’re looking for a web design which is worth the valuable money that you intend to pay? — I asked myself each of these questions. Tired of being less-than-thrilled with my experiences with web design firms I’ve used in the past, I set myself on a mission to find the best of the best. 1. Superior design. 2. Clean design. 3. Great UI (User Interface) for ease of navigation. 4. Use of CSS and web standards. 5. Utilizes CMS backend architecture. (Content Management System - ala, Wordpress, Expression Engine, Joomla, or other) 6. Good portfolio. 7. Freelancer or very small firm. (lower overhead, lower prices) 8. PHP, Ajax, Ruby on Rails, mySQL, and CMS plugin knowledge were a plus. 9. Eat their own dogfood. (their own website had to look just as good as I hoped my site to become)

just read it (^-^)v there's more in their websit

clipped from asiaparttime.com Why a Freelancer need a CRM System? The way to get out of this trouble is to deploy "Customer Relation Management (CRM)" software into your disposal. This article will discuss some points relating this kind of systems. Operational CRM: For people involved in Sales and marketing. This system will record the interactions with customer such as phone conversations and other communicational follow-ups. This way you can have a detailed record of day-to-day progress and plan changes. Analytical CRM: This system offers various tools and practices that can be used to analyze a certain market condition and effectively design a successful marketing campaign. It also helps to determine how profitable a customer can be based on the information that it records regarding the customer’s involvement to the project.

White Rooom

very nice shot from Bonsai photostudio, model -Julia

nice, huh? (^-^)v

clipped from www.facebook.com bonsai photostudio's Photos - Julia | Model @ Bonsai From the album: "Julia | Model @ Bonsai" by bonsai photostudio

A Model of The Creative Process

such a good reading for designers ( a must reading)

clipped from www.dubberly.com A Model of The Creative Process Created in collaboration with Jack Chung, Shelley Evenson, and Paul Pangaro. The creative process is not just iterative; it’s also recursive. It plays out “in the large” and “in the small”—in defining the broadest goals and concepts and refining the smallest details. It branches like a tree, and each choice has ramifications, which may not be known in advance. Recursion also suggests a procedure that “calls” or includes itself. Many engineers define the design process as a recursive function: discover > define > design > develop > deploy