Andrew Minton

stuff and things I see and do

Andrew Minton

Month: November 2010

Ooooh Flash.. so nice :)

http://www.immersive-garden.com/ This site has some lovely sequences of flash and After Effects animation. The Skills page is especially explosive.. ink clouds and crows. Really nice use of textures and assets. Found on theFWA.com website  http://thefwa.com/site/immersive-garden/c=2816 .

Multi language CMS solutions

Ok so, being in Wales and building websites for clients, very often invloves the use of multilingual content and the eventual need for a multi language Content Manegement System to administer the multiple languages that they require. I have been wracking my brain looking for a decent CMS that serves a lot of the needs

Google TV

http://www.google.com/tv/ Just saw this showcased on the latest engadget show via boxee.tv. Google seems to be trying to get onto our screens in the living room. And this app/yet another black box in the living room, is quite nice and it’s pretty quick too. Based on Chromium OS it has video chat and live channel

Topspin – a cool tool for musicians to sell music online

Been working with a label recently and they have started to use a cool online payment mechanic called topspin. The tool allows you to embed widgets and email promotions to your audience. You can also blog prmotions via twitter and facebook. There is even a means to use facebook to host a shop and cross