http://www.poly.ie/blog Blog of web design and development studio, Poly Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:55:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I wanted something a bit cooler for my iPhone wallpaper so ran this up this morning. I love dark backgrounds on the phone with just minimal little details. I also have this thing for skulls. Look, I don't know why, they just look cool. So here you go, might as well ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2011/03/skull-iphone-wallpaper/ Just started using Modx Revolution on a project and it is awesome. Incredible work, and it looks like 2.08 is just out too so I'll have to get my greasy paws on that. I had a few issues moving Modx to a new server today. There's an excellent article on the ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2011/02/modx-revolution-moving-to-a-new-server/ Got some squeaky clean new design work up on app-bits.com, go over there and take a look. Been about time I did some updates around here. Each one was a really interesting project, here's a little more info on some of them. Pocket Wine has a really clever way of introducing new ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/12/maths-wine-and-words/ Got a whole bunch of new stuff up on Poly.ie. Been so busy that I haven't had a chance to post an update in months. Included are: The cool new Irish startup United We Save with some cute illustrations. The Whiskeymarch (wish I could have been there) organised by the awesome Echolibre. Wine Paradigm ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/12/new-poly-work/ Update: With a bit of Google's help, I found the guy's email. He says he just commissioned the site, and he got screwed by an outsourcing company. He removed the sites in minutes. Update 2: Out of consideration I have removed links to their site and their name from this article. ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/09/what-a-rip-app-bitscom-completely-ripped-off-by-themesiphonecocc/ I have been a bit busy lately. So I sneaked one site up without even letting you know. Origin Technologies are a programming company in Dublin. They hired me to do a rebrand and create a slick new site for them. Take a look, its over at origintech.ie. Next up: Science Picture ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/06/not-one-but-two-new-sites/ Here's a new site from Poly, it's called VLAB. VLAB is an immersive 3-D environment created by projecting onto four screens, everything given that extra dimension through the use of a trendy pair of spectacles. The homepage takes those awesome red-green cardboard glasses we probably all used to varying effect back in ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/05/vlab-new-site-from-poly/ Sometimes you just have to spend your long weekend working on something because there is no other time to do it! Hence was begotten the new, rather slight, Poly website. Awesome. Its been difficult these days to find time to put up my new work. I realised that one of the ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/05/new-poly-website/ Finished this insane but awesome site for a bunch of mad people early this year. If ever a country needed to take a lighter look at life, its Ireland at the moment and these guys definitely have their finger on the pulse, creating new hilarious satire every week. It was an ... http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/03/new-poly-work-the-zoo-stew/ Just before Christmas we finished the Affordable Home Solicitors website for Lawplus. The site is clean, clear and presents the information in an easy to digest manner. Photography and imagery give a friendly approachable feel to the site. Read more in our work section or visit the website. Enjoy! http://www.poly.ie/blog/2010/01/new-poly-work-affordable-home-solicitors/