Introduction
This is a visual diary of inspirational imagery, thoughts, words and other media. As a great forgetter of things, I try to record my creative practice and process through this journal in the hope of pulling together my many trails of thoughts. Please feel free to comment on anything you see here with any of your own insight, thank you.
New Tumblr Theme: Banner
This theme has been a very long time coming. I’ve taken on a lot of work since my last theme launch, I’ve been working freelance alongside my full time job, so I’ve had little time to work on these designs. However, it is finally ready to launch.
I’ve had such a fantastic response from all my designs so far, they’ve so far had over 22,000 downloads, and I’m receiving comments and questions on a daily basis! Thank you so much to all who are using them, to all who are leaving comments, and especially to all who are donating! I’m over the moon with the response.
This latest theme is even more refined than the last 3. With each one I release I’m able to hone in the scripts, CSS, HTML, etc. and in this one it pays off. Please feel free to ask any questions, leave or leave any comments either through my Ask box at Tumblr.com or via email.
My new Tumblr.com theme: “Banner”
Tuesday December 20th 2011 |  |
| design, portfolio, tumblr, web design |  |
New Tumblr.com Theme: Canvas
I have a new theme in the Tumblr garden. It has over 300 downloads already, which completely baffles me as it was only launched this evening. I’ve taken a lot of time to listen to feedback from my previous themes while designing this one. Some of the features include:
I’m really happy with how it’s turned out, it incorporates a lot of what people were asking for, and I’ve been able to refine a lot of scripts that I was only just getting used to for the first two themes. As always, if you have any comments or questions, please do not hesitate to ask me via Tumblr or drop me an email.
My new Tumblr.com theme: “Canvas”
Thursday October 6th 2011 | |
| design, theme, tumblr, website update | |
New Tumblr.com Theme: Opaque
I’ve had such a massive response to my previous theme that I couldn’t not create another one. With over 2,000 downloads of The Curator, I have listened to everyone’s feedback – positive and negative – and I think you’ll be happy with what I’ve produced. I hope.
The biggest change is the introduction on infinite scroll – after ironing out some glitches, I can now confidently say that it is a smooth, seamless scroll through the content of your respective Tumblog. The theme supports video, audio, chat, photosets, text and of course, individual photos. As always, please feel free to comment on anything that could be improved, or ask any questions if needed. Ask me via Tumblr or drop me an email.
My new Tumblr.com theme: “Opaque”
Sunday September 11th 2011 | |
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Witch:Craft
As requested by my good friend Camilla Stacey, I’ve designed a poster for her upcoming MA Show. It’s always a pleasure to open Photoshop with a solid brief and some lovely imagery to work with. Always a fan of geometric shapes, I’ll be seeing diamond-shaped polar bears in my sleep.
New Tumblr Theme: The Curator
I’ve been working for some time now on a new theme for the blogging community Tumblr.com, which has finally been cleared to launch. Considering this is my first theme and this is the first public mention of it I am absolutely over the moon with 181 downloads.
A big thank you to everyone who is currently using the theme on their blog. You can click the ink below to preview it, or perhaps you’d like to install it on your own Tumblr.
My new Tumblr.com theme – “The Curator”
Wednesday June 8th 2011 | |
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Thousands, The Sound of Everything
A month or so ago I missed the opportunity to see the band Thousands in one of my favourite venues in Nottingham, Lee Rosy’s. They strum out quiet, acoustic sounds recorded in abandoned barns, stairwells, parks, etc. In the quiet environment of Lee Rosy’s I’m sure it could have been perfect, and I’m pretty gutted that I didn’t get the chance to go. What I did manage, however, was the chance to design a poster for the release of their upcoming album, as offered by creativeallies.com.
The brief was to create “a design that could become a classic image for the ages“, whilst maintaining “an aesthetic that reflects the album’s key themes: outdoors, nature, landmarks“. In an interview with the website’s editor, the band commented on the use of photography, and hand written text. They talked about the influence of 60s magazine design, which to me sparked off images of Life and National Geographic magazine which I think reflected their sound to a tee.
What you’re seeing in this post is 1 of 5 images that I came up with – see the rest over here.
Influential Artist: Phil Elverum
I could very well consider Phil Elverum (The Microphones / Mount Eerie) to be one of the most talented musicians I’ve ever come across; his music is absolutely stunning to me. It comes as no surprise at all that any man with such an incredible sense for moving and emotive music can create the same magic with a camera.
The sense of calm in his photography is beautiful to me, and I’m sure the large scale of an image can only enhance this as he recreates his surroundings through a lens.
Mount Eerie – "Ancient Questions"
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Sunday March 13th 2011 | |
| mount eerie, music, phil elverum, photographer, photography, the microphones | |
JSLucas.com: New look
After some extremely long hours of meticulous coding, I’ve finished my new look for my corner of the internet. The main bulk – the newly incorporated journal – is a heavily modified version of the extremely lovely Siiimple.com‘s Milan theme, which I really can’t stress enough as this is the very base of the layout. I do hope, however, that my stamp on it is worthy.
I’ve some added features that I’m pretty excited about, I’ll brief here:
- The main page features a brief collection of previous photography displayed in full-page glory which you can flick through before entering.
- The grid structure of the journal suits the image-based posts perfectly.
- J / K key navigation that glides through the posts, as well as a fade-to-load plugin for the images of each post.
- Sleek, seamless transitions between gallery images on the portfolio page, where browsing through a series is as easy as hovering over the thumbnails.
Overall I’m happy with how I’ve pulled it all together, and it means I’ll surely be sticking with this theme for some time.
Saturday March 12th 2011 | |
| css, jslucas.com, website update | |
Ryland Bouchard: Stronger medication
I’ve been a long time follower of Ryland Bouchard’s musical projects, The Robot Ate Me has soundtracked many a summer’s day, and this increase in sunny weather has done nothing but make me long for that summer feeling. I may not have found that here, as these tracks are distinctively colder, but maybe I’m getting ahead of myself anyways (it is only March after all, I’m not sure I’ve hung up my scarf just yet).
What I did find, however, is a collection of kind of incredible Super 8 film footage from Mr Boulchard, soundtracked by his distinct warming vocals. All can be found over at his YouTube channel.
The Robot Ate Me – "On Vacation (Part One)"
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Thursday March 10th 2011 | |
| film, music, ryland bouchard, super 8, the robot ate me | |
Rita Ackermann and Harmony Korine’s “ShadowFux”
This is a really interesting interview for an exhibition that I wish wasn’t an Atlantic sea away. Korine is the mind behind Gummo, which I’ve yet to see, and Kids, which was a little too much like hard work for me, but still an interesting watch. I don’t know too much of Ackermann’s work, but if the energy of the work in this exhibition is anything to go by, I am very interested. Here’s the interview:
Rita Ackermann and Harmony Korine’s “ShadowFux”
Sunday January 23rd 2011 | |
| exhibition, harmony korine, interview, rita ackermann, video | |
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