http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/index/ en info@jordanmooredesign.com Copyright 2008 2008-09-03T19:56:00+00:00 http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/google_chrome_verdict/ http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/google_chrome_verdict/#When:19:56:00Z Love it. Easily the best beta version of anything. Google Chrome introduces a lot of nifty features but also has a few shortcomings, but since it’s brilliant I thought I’d break it down into things I love and things I love a little less. Good points (things I love): The position of the tabs, I have so much extra viewing space now How the tabs work, the animations are so smoooooth It loads far quicker than Firefox The start page is amazing! All my bookmarks and most viewed pages together Bad points (things I love slightly less): No built in RSS reader (boo!) You can’t open the last viewed page in a new tab by middle clicking the back button The find feature can’t search text areas (major boo) But I’ve made the switch, will you? 2008-09-03T19:56:00+00:00 http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/subway_launch_the_subcard_loyalty_card/ http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/subway_launch_the_subcard_loyalty_card/#When:17:42:00Z My life is now complete. Subway have now released the SubCard which rewards people with 10 loyalty points for every pound spent in store. 500 points gets you a 6 inch sub, 1000 for a footlong. I couldn’t be happier! 2008-08-13T17:42:00+00:00 http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/how_good_is_wii_fit/ http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/how_good_is_wii_fit/#When:22:33:00Z Well, after a month of dedicated playing Wii Fit, I feel I am well equipped to answer the question I had before I bought the Balance Board’s launch companion… how effective is Wii Fit? I am an average build male, about 5’10”, blue eyes WLTM… erm… yeah, I’m roughly about the average build of any normal homosapien my age. Buying and playing Wii Fit like a beast has made some changes to my body. I can jog for longer without getting tired, my center of gravity is improving and I’m confident I could snowboard given the chance. I have not noticed any physical changes to my body, my arms are slightly more muscley but that’s about it. Is it the game’s fault? No. Did I mention that I’m a pie muncher? My diet is terrible but I’m one of those guys that it doesn’t show as much after a week’s worth of Chinese takeaway food. So I had to put an end to that, and after a week of normal training and a balanced diet, my gut is slowly turning into a humble one. So how good is Wii Fit? Awesome, but don’t eat pies. 2008-07-30T22:33:00+00:00 http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/youtube_misheard_lyrics_the_clash_complete_control/ http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/youtube_misheard_lyrics_the_clash_complete_control/#When:22:29:01Z If you haven’t seen this already, check out one of the most hilarious YouTube videos ever produced (right up there with the glorious YouTube poop series). Genius. 2008-07-30T22:29:01+00:00 http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/whats_your_wii_fit_routine/ http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/whats_your_wii_fit_routine/#When:15:57:00Z If you can manage to get your hands on the chart topping Wii title, you will quickly feel the burn after messing about with the countless workouts and games available. The more you play it, the more you begin to develop routines for yourself. I must stress, I am certainly not a bodybuilder, I struggle to hit 20 minutes of exercise on a good session of Wii fit, but here is my routine, try it and see if you feel the burn! 1. Jogging (Distance Long) - a 5 minute jog to warm up, at this point I’m sweating already 2. Press-ups and Side Stand (20 reps) - this murders me dead 3. Parallel Stretch (60 seconds) - the first ten seconds feels like a relief after the Press-Ups, how wrong it feels after 30 seconds 4. Jacknife (30 reps) - not as tough as the previous activities, until the 20th rep 5. Rhythmic Boxing (beginner) - a nice way to begin to relax, this can be as hard as you make it I truly believe this game can be as good as a trip to the gym, not that I do that. Doing the above routine has me breaking into a decent sweat just before the balance board shouts at me again in the body test for eating to much. 2008-07-14T15:57:00+00:00 http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/three_books_a_web_designer_should_have/ http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/three_books_a_web_designer_should_have/#When:12:06:00Z 1. Web Standards Solutions by Dan Cederholm Absolutely essential for CSS techniques that simply work. Written in plain english with valid reasons for every technical choice Dan makes. It can be whatever you want it to be, an index for CSS tips, or even a walkthrough in building a well-structured page from scratch. Beginners will find this a great insight to the world of CSS, advanced users who think they know it all will also pick up great ideas they may have missed along the way. 2. It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be by Paul Arden I bought this in the airport waiting to pick my fiancee up after a flight and almost read it cover to cover. It is crammed full of logical questions and answers regarding our industry and creative approaches to everything from clients to project ideas. How did I live without this? 3. The Big Red Fez: How to Make Any Website Better by Seth Godin I could list anything by Seth Godin here, but having previously covered development with Web Standards Solutions, approach by It’s Not How Good You Are… this title I believe covers designing for user experience. Every “chapter” is a page long containing a short writeup on methods, do’s and don’ts in Seth’s own original brand of humour and it simply makes sense. 2008-07-12T12:06:00+00:00 http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/my_10_favourite_places_in_the_world_10/ http://www.jordanmooredesign.com/index.php/site/my_10_favourite_places_in_the_world_10/#When:21:45:00Z It’s been a while since I’ve been to the Tate Modern gallery, I think it was the summer of 2003 perhaps. I can’t help but be cheesy and say that it was a life-changing experience. It changed how I view art and how others view things as art, how something can have a hidden meaning and other things have no meaning but they all cause the same confused reaction. I love it! I’ll be back to try out the new Futurama-esque slide that takes you from the top floor to the ground floor in a matter of seconds, welcome to the world of tomorrow. 2008-07-07T21:45:00+00:00