Creative-Control http://www.creative-control.ca Smart Design Services Wed, 11 May 2011 14:18:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en demo video What do you get when you put together 1 part Apple Keynote, 1 part iMovie, 1 GarageBand and 1 part lame voice-over (I recorded myself with an iphone using the memo app) and a sprinkling of Vimeo.com? You get a…

]]> http://www.creative-control.ca/2011/05/demo-video/ keynote Using Keynote for UI design

A UI designer’s wet dream.

I’ve been using all sorts of tools for mocking up UI prototypes over the years but only recently have I tried Apple’s Keynote. Yes sad I know, being a long time mac user and…

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SW-online.com has been overtaken by an awesome new website!!

Way back in 1999, while I was still working as an assistant to a film producer in Vancouver, SW Audio+ Visual became my very first web design client and…

]]> http://www.creative-control.ca/2011/01/silent-launch/ Relaunch Benbarry.com Super Models!

New BenBarry.com site is up and running! We designed this bad boy a number of years ago but recently integrated a WordPress back-end with a custom type post module so they can manage their diverse list…

]]> http://www.creative-control.ca/2010/11/benbarry-com/ rform Holland College
I was out on a construction site today. Used my iPhone to shoot video for an upcoming short demo about Rform. The demo shows a site meeting and someone using Rform on an iPad. I almost ran off with…

]]> http://www.creative-control.ca/2010/11/414/ happy bday

This one goes out to the one I love. I hate REM but I certainly love my wife and those lyrics apply here.

Lori Lopes – or Lori Joy Smith as she is better known as – is…

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I just bought a 128Gb OC Z Vertex 2 SATA II 2.5″ Solid State Drive (SSD not to be confused with STD) and installed it as per the detailed and entertaining instructions from writer Ian…

]]> http://www.creative-control.ca/2010/09/solid-state/ ipadless Don’t get me wrong I want an iPad and think their super cool but I can’t justify buying one despite them being “magical”.

When I  saw the iPad unveiling (via Engadget) I was very excited.  I had been excited…

]]> http://www.creative-control.ca/2010/08/ipadless/ wtf.nb.ca Two tips every Canadian should know about registering .ca domains.

Okay so “every canadian” is pushing it a bit. But I’ve learned a humbling lesson today. I’ve been designing web sites since 1999. Registering domain names sort of comes with the…

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The Creative-Control website is so new it still has that new car smell. So I’m giving away some 1GB USB Flash Drives to help spread the love and break in the fine corinthian leather seats. If you’re…

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