http://blog.fruitattack.net miscellaneous developments in design and prototyping by fruitattack Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:10:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'd like to introduce PitchyourScreenplay, a service that offers to sell your scripts to big name producers in the entertainment industry. Perfect for those who don't have the time to market their scripts (or screenplays) or just don't have the experience and connections to do so. Think your script has ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/24/pitchyourscreenplay Come out and see some of the best grapplers on the coast show off their submission skills. Next event will be on July 5, 2008 at the Britannia Secondary in Vancouver. Grapplers Inc tournament tomorrow! http://blog.fruitattack.net/23/submission-series-vancouver This is a physical prototype that was put together as part of the Interaction Design Praxis coursework. The product idea was aimed at busy parents in the professional work environment who have to be on "standby" for their kids but needed a discreet method of receiving, and viewing messages. And ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/25/arduino-flash-physical-prototyp Complains about the theme I hastily develop for Octobox centered around the immature image presented. Cute graphics help impress the instructor, but during the SFU Open House 2008, we found that the older demographic has more interest in the project. And so, with the website deadline coming up, I hammered ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/19/octoblog-v20 The Submission Series is a no-points format wrestling tournament held a couple of times a year around BC. It features some of the best grapplers around while the rules format fosters an all-out style of play. This website was built using Wordpress and features a clean black-white theme that represents ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/18/submission-series-experimental-template First, we stumble across a team essentially ripping off our work. Then, we are behind again and the prototype isn't going anywhere. And finally, a project revision- this late into the term! So with one night to completely change things up (not really, just tweak it), I sat down hammering ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/15/octobox-midterm-presentation Been running with quadruple the stock Macbook ram for a couple of days and I have to say, it is sweet! The dashboard doesn't have massive lag, and everything else doesn't choke the second I start doing heavy work. Even though Razer's Pro V1.6 mouse has the most terrible drivers ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/10/4gb-ram-upgrade Here it is, I didn't do much after all. Restricted the content into a grid and move things around, added some nifty pieces of detail and finally, added the school and program branding as flags. However, there is a concern regarding the school branding as we chose to do it ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/12/octobox-open-house-poster-final-ver Alright, well I'm not happy with it but a solid version was due on Valentine's Day. And so here it is. I still have a day or two before the printers take a swing at this door sized poster, so I'll try to dedicate another session or two adding more ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/8/octobox-open-house-poster-version-1 I forgot this blog even existed. Anyway, now tasked with the SFU Open House presentation poster, I've restarted with a revised theme in mind and here are some "Friends of Octobox", creatures who assume the form factor of our purple mascot and will be featured as guests on the poster. ... http://blog.fruitattack.net/7/friends-of-octobox