Hello, my name is Jason Steele
I do web and graphic design

Monday, March 08, 2010

Check out Foxes in Fiction

I came across Foxes in Fiction in my google feeds this weekend and being a huge music fan I thought I'd help spread the word. From what I can gather from his blog, Foxes in Fiction is a solo project from Warren Hildebrand of Toronto, ON Canada. I have listened to it once so far and am pretty impressed. The first half of the album (tracks 1-9) has an ambient sound whereas the second half reminds me a lot of Bradford Cox of Atlas Sound. Give it a listen.

Download Foxes in Fiction - Swung From The Branches

Foxes in Fiction Website

From foxesinfiction.blogspot.com...

"The whole thing was recorded for a kind of cassette A Side / B Side format so there is a pretty obvious division in style between the two. The first flows kind of as one long dreamlike hallucination song that segways pretty easily into each track, and is meant to inspire some pretty specific moods, while the second side more lucid pop songs. A big inspiration in making a lot of these songs was short-tracked hip hop albums like J Dillas' 'Donuts'. I don't know how obvious this is. It wasn't even really supposed to have an 'album' feel but it just sort of turned out that way, even two albums?, though I'm hoping it kind of has something for everyone.

Most of these songs are tracks that arose from restlessness, breaks between classes, insomnia and 5 AM isolation while in my in my apartment in Toronto. A couple of them are reworkings of old tracks that most of you guys probably have never heard but I felt would be fitting on this release. In the new few days I'm gonna post the lyrics and some detailed explanations into the meaning behind some of these tracks, cause who doesn't love to know? Hope you enjoy it. xoxo"

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Good news for the future of HTML5

Not only has the W3C HTML Working Group Published New HTML5 Drafts but rumor has it that the upcoming Internet Explorer 9 will have HTML5 support too.

This week’s tutorials from around the web

Create a Shiny Psdtuts+ Folder Icon in Photoshop
"Icon design is an essential element in any designer’s tool chest. No matter how simple or how complex your design is, a nice looking icon will almost always help to spruce things up. In this Photoshop tutorial we will demonstrate some easy steps to help you to produce your own shiny Psdtuts+ icon in Photoshop. These steps can be easily modified to produce a family of icons for your website."

Displaced Text
"In this Photoshop tutorial I would like to show you a creative way of how to displace the text and get an interesting effect on it."

How To Build a Vector Clock Graphic in Illustrator
"If you’re looking to develop your Illustrator skills, here’s a tutorial for you! Follow this walkthrough to see how adding layer after layer of vector shapes along with a range of gradients and a spot of texture can quickly create a great looking icon-style clock graphic."

Create A Briefcase Icon
"In this tutorial, I will show you how to create a briefcase icon with rectangles, ellipses, and gradients. This briefcase icon is great for web designs and user interfaces. Moreover, you can easily apply these techniques to other icons, logos, and illustrations."