You thought the new Batmobile was awesome, right? -
So did this guy, he built one himself. From scratch.
What if Microsoft Created The iPod?
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We recently launched our new website at work, here is a screenshot of it in all it’s glory. Designed by the talented Ryan Downie, it’s built in HTML5 with a dash of CSS3 and powered by Expression Engine 2 Public Beta.
Please have a look and don’t forget to check out our portfolio now that we finally have one that’s up to date and hopefully should be kept that way too :)
I came across this recently, a really good piece of design for a holding page with newsletter signup and the ability to change the colour scheme. I like!
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Very cool pool table made from glass! Costs around £24,000 though…
“The most advanced pool table in the world, the G1 features a glass and resin playing structure and striking modern design. The patented transparent playing surface replaces the traditional felt but allows the balls to roll at the same speed. Bumpers, pockets and playing area are built to international standards, so you can play your game the same, with more style. The minimalist modern frame features integrated ball return allowing pocketed balls to be seen through the transparent top.”
A sign of the times: “Celebrity Twitter Directory”
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After seeing the new Audi concept last week, it reminded me of some other concept cars that I wished had been made. The original concept for the VW Scirocco was this, but then they watered it down to the production model seen today.
Code-only rounded HTML boxes fix for IE -
Used this recently on a site so I could have rounded navigation buttons that worked in all browsers including Internet Explorer and it worked a treat.
Awesome new electric car prototype from Audi. I wish they would make a normal road car that looked this good too.
Frozen Britain
Client: “I’ve received this other quote and you’re 5 times as expensive as they are.”
Me: “Really? Who quoted it for you?”
Client: “Firm X”
Me: “Well we’re 10 times as good as they are, so really we quoted you 50% too little.”
Custom Validation Messages in Rails -
Great post on how to use a helper to modify the error_messages_for(*params) function to provide custom validation messages in rails.