Spacedmonkey

My graphic novel to do list – 1

jonny — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:35:46 +0000

Starting an on going series of what am I reading right now, all the graphic novels I have lying around that I am yet to read.

This list has gone from January, list that looked like this.

Direct TV advert rant!

jonny — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 21:58:20 +0000

It is not often that I see a video that makes me truly mad. Yes, there is a lot of horrible things on the internet, but the latest advert from direct tv has really got to me. It features the super hot, Kate Upton in basically no clothes and without any sort of subtext, just tries to link pretty girl to product. Now you may say, advertisers have been doing this for years, but the way in which this advert doesn’t even try to marry the two ideas, makes me think that direct tv think that everyone watching is a complete idiot. So I ask myself, who is this advert for. It is not women, Kate is being completely objectified and with her bed room eyes, I doubt she will ingratiate herself with many house wives. Is it men, that are ment to be so stupid that they swallow the, ”Pretty girl say get product, me do”, message. Seriously what the hell is wrong with the advertisers of this product, I mean, what was that meeting like, “Pretty girl on beach, just says the product name, that okay with everyone? Lunch?”. This isn’t even the first time Kate Upton as been in an advert like this, she is in a Super Bowl Commercial, where she sits in the back of a convertible, basically having sex with this burger.

I ask advertisers, do you think I am going to swallow this crap? Do you really think that treating your audience like that are cave dwellers, makes them want to buy your product?
Judge for yourself.

My predictions for Apple’s March 7th Media Event

jonny — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:42:34 +0000

As an techy person (and apple fanboy) I am always asked, what is coming up from apple. So here are my predictions for Apple’s march 7th media event.

A third iPad will be announced

It will be called iPad 3, Not called iPad HD
A5x chip, only slightly faster
Retina Display
Better battery life
Same form factor
Flash
Better Cameras

iOS 5.1
1. More iCloud controls
2. User have to give permission for apps to access calendar and contacts
3. Better News stand app
Preview of iOS 6
Changes to layout of app store
Preview MAC osx 10.8
Apple tv3
1. Setup box, not tv set
2. Better software
Safari 6
Microsoft Office for iPad

Spacedmonkey Relaunch

jonny — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:00:26 +0000

Welcome to the all new Spacedmonkey!

Today I am proud to announce the all new Spacedmonkey, version 7. If you don’t know, this site has been running since 2006 and is a blog written by me (Jonny Harris). Today I am proud to announce a complete reboot of the site. This reboot included a redesign and new ethos. This new ethos, can be summed up simply, “What am I thinking or doing right now”. This ethos can be seen in the site’s design, as the home page, only has the latest post. The whole site is ment to be a expression of what is on my mind right now, which you can seen from the notepad style design.

One of the biggest problems as a professional web designer (which I am), is that, for ones own site’s it is almost impossible to design something I liked. All designers are perfectionist and I was never happy with what I designed. It wasn’t until I decided what I wanted to do with this site did the site really come together. With a new focus, a clean and clear looking design, I have a renewed drive to do something really great with this site.

This site has under gone countless changes in the past but no one as big as this. All the old blogs an content can still be found on the site, but this is a brand new start for the site. I have some really big plans and I look forward to growing the site in the future.

I would love to hear your feedback on the new design for the site, post your views in the comments.