Adam Turtle, Freelance Web Design in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Since1986
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June 26 th
City Break in Galway
I took a little trip this week to Galway, in the west of Ireland. Myself and a few friends packed up the car and headed off on Tuesday evening from Belfast for the 4 hour drive to the west coast.
Getting there was a long drive. I borrowed my Mum’s sat-nav just to try it out. It was good, as it got us there, but the sat-nav took us through some very strange places.
We took a brief stop in Clones to eat some picnic sandwiches and then straight on to Galway.
Arrival
First impressions of the city were very positive…
May 28 th
New Business Cards
Got my new business cards in the post today from Moo. Very happy with the outcome, check them out.
Moo were a pleasure to deal with. The online process was simple and a pack of 50 cards cost just a little over £10 when coupled with the discount code I used.
The cards came in a very nice little presentation box with little dividers for sorting my cards from other people’s cards I receive. And the cards themselves are beautifully made with a nice matte finish.
What do you all think, then?
May 26 th
A Web Developer’s Dock
I’ve been following Grace Smith’s Show Me Your Dock series on her blog, and Niki Brown’s similar post which showcases various designer’s OS X docks.
It’s interesting to see which tools these designers use to create their work, and it’s also interesting to see which apps are awarded a coveted space on the dock.
I was inspired by these articles and thought I’d share my own.
My Dock
So here it is:
I’ve kept it as minimal as I can…
May 20 th
Refresh Belfast
Over perhaps the last 6 months or so, I’ve found myself being more drawn in to web design, and design in general. It’s become one of the big passions of mine, and it’s great that in a city like Belfast so much is going on to fuel the creative community that’s growing.
If you’re at all interested in designing for the web, Refresh Belfast is a fantastic event to head along to…
April 9 th
CSS Naked Day 2009
Getting Naked!
In an effort to promote web standards, I’m participating in this years CSS Naked Day.
If you’re viewing this site at the moment and it looks weird, don’t run for the ‘refresh’ button. It’s intentional. The idea is the brainchild of web guru Dustin Diaz.
CSS Naked Day is an effort to raise awareness of web standards, which is – in short – the right way to design for the web. It includes structuring content on pages with a meaningful hierarchy, marking it up using valid XHTML and styling it appropriately using valid CSS…
March 6 th
Redesigning my portfolio site
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This past week a coursework assignment of mine was to create a new portfolio site. I saw it as a good thing, as this site was long overdue for a tune-up. I also pounced on the chance to get full Wordpress integration of this site, since previously I only had my blog running using it.
Colour
Firstly, I went for a darker theme for a change, away from my usual white trend. The great thing about dark is that it’s easier on the eyes…
February 2 nd
Semester Two: The end is nigh
I had my first week of classes this past week. The timetable is quite agreeable, 4 hours on a Wednesday and 5 hours on a Friday which leaves a lot of time for development of my major project.
I’ve got the project underway. It’s a video and audio sharing website allowing users to share their own guided tours of a place or city for others to download to an iPod and use when travelling…
