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Guild Wars 2 Movie Poster Trilogy
I started this Guild Wars 2 movie poster thing when Path of Fire was released last year, I always wanted to make the trilogy set after that but never found the time. Well, I got the bug to make movie posters again and pushed through to make the other 2, I also had to remake […]
GW2 Living World Season 4 Episode 2 Movie Poster
The next movie poster in my series of Guild Wars 2 movie posters, this time Living World season 4 episode 2 (A Bug in the System). I only used assets from the episode trailer which was a bit of a challenge but this trailer actually had a lot of content in it. Watch the Episode […]
270+ Blade Runner 2049 4k Screen Shots / Frame Captures
The 4k Blu-Ray version of Blade Runner 2049 recently came out so I spent a few hours going through the movie frame-by-frame to get some of the most beautiful screenshots from the movie. Well, I ended up getting 270 so I guess I absolutely love this movie, Roger Deakins you are a mastermind of cinematography! […]
UX Design workout, Improve an existing product, app, game or website.
One of the best ways you can stay on top of your game and fresh is to do the work, but what if you don’t have any work? Make it up! Improve an existing app with the UX Design process. A great way to flex those UX Design muscles is to take an existing product, […]
20 Common usability issues to look out for
After coming across some recent issues when browsing the web, I thought it would be a great idea to share some of the most common usability issues to look out for and how to avoid them. These might be things to look out for in your own projects, things you have experienced and things we […]
My UX Design Process – User Experience Design Process
The UX Design process is very flexible and is dependent on things like project, team, requirements, timeframe and more. In this article, I aim to give a general overview of what a typical UX Design process looks like for me, how I start and how I think about the problems ahead. If you are looking […]
The Best UX Design Books (User Experience)
Learning UX Design or refining your skills as a UX designer? I have been a web designer and developer for well over 7 years and have been a profession UX designer for over 5 years. I didn’t go to school for UX design, Web Design or Web Development. I taught myself from books, youtube, talk, […]
100+ differences between the UK and Canada
Introduction I’m a Brit, lets make it clear right off the bat. A born and raised Southerner who grew up in sleepy villages and towns in the quite lovely county of Dorset (for you Canadians, Dorset is here). I moved to Canada, Montreal (for you Brits, Montreal is here) about 4-5 years ago and from […]
Think of your website fallbacks for good user experience, UX Design
Fallbacks, If it’s not something you’ve really thought about now is a good time. With users being on so many different devices and interacting with your product all over the world from a subway to a remote island what happens when it goes wrong? What happens when the website doesn’t load correctly? or 1 part […]
GW2 Game Inventory Wallet UX/UI Improvement
Recently Keys where added to the inventory wallet in Guild Wars 2, now I never really used the wallet much but adding the key was a much requested and needed feature for a while so it got my attention. I noticed how clunky and cumbersome the UI was when you need to find something like […]
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