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New Mobile Icon Set Released

Sep 08, 2009 3 Comments

I would like to introduce my icon set — Rocky. It is available in vector format and 16px optimized bitmap. This set includes 290 icons/symbols. It is especially designed for mobile apps. However, you can also it for web templates, user interfaces, package labels, and stickers. View the icon notes for more details.

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Get Rocky icon set at IconDock

Blockie Icon Set Released at IconDock

Jun 05, 2009 4 Comments

I just wanted to announce that I’ve released a new icon set at IconDock, called Blockie. It is available in: Blockie Vector Set, Blockie Single, 16px Grayscale, and 16px Color. The Blockie icons are provided in 3 styles: solid, grayscale, and color. You can use them separately or combine them together. For example, you can combine the grayscale and color icons to make menu hover or mouseover effect. Read the icon notes for more details.

blockie samples
Get Blockie icons now at IconDock

Speaking at WordCamp Toronto 2009

Apr 24, 2009 3 Comments

To all Toronto WordPress fans, I have a good news for you. BackSpaceStudios and PHUG are hosting a WordCamp conference in Toronto between May 8 – 10th 2009. I will be speaking at the conference on how you can use WordPress as a CMS for almost any type of websites. I will use my projects as examples: Best Web Gallery = gallery site, Web Designer Wall = blog, and IconDock = eCommerce. So, be sure to attend if you want to know how I setup my WordPress sites. I have five tickets to giveaway, head over to Web Designer Wall to join the contest for a chance to win a free ticket.

IconDock Shop Launched

Feb 21, 2009 3 Comments

After two years of selling stock icons on N.Design Studio, I’ve decided to create a new site, IconDock, that is dedicated for icons. It is a icon shop where I offer stock icons and free icons. As you may have noticed, all icon-related content on this site have moved to IconDock. With the new site launch, I also released a new set of icon called HiGloss. Now, you can buy icons individually starting at a dollar or save by buying the entire set. Please check out the site and let me know your feedbacks. Thanks.

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Slides: Finding Inspiration From Your Environment

Jan 15, 2009 2 Comments

In Novemenber 2008, I spoke at the Future of Web Design conference in New York City about Finding Inspiration From Your Environment. The conference went very well and I had a lot of fun during my stay in New York. Thanks to those who provied me with valuable feedbacks at the after party. If you’ve missed the event and are interested in viewing the presentation slides, you can see the embedded slides in this post (you can also download the slides via SlideShare). The conference video is available at the Carsonified website.

About The Presentation Slides

At the beginning, I showed two of my new illustrations and the process of making them (from sketch to final). Then I talked about where I find inpiration and how I keep my work/ideas fresh. At the end, I presented two examples on how you can create original work from various inspiring sources. If you’ve visited the conference and saw my presentation, please post your comments and feedbacks in this post.

Speaking at FOWD NYC 2008

Sep 25, 2008 2 Comments

I’m happy to announce that I will be speaking at Future of Web Design – New York 2008, a web design event hosted by Carsonified. In the past, I’ve attended many design conferences, but this is my first time speaking. I will be presenting about “Finding Inspiration From Your Environment”. If you plan to attend the conference, enter the coupon code FOWD/WDW for a 15% discount. Hurry! Because this code is only valid for the first 50 person who purchase the passes to the conference. I also have a FREE conference pass to giveaway, head over to Web Design Wall for details (contest ends at October 9, 2008).

New Project: Design Jobs on the Wall

Sep 08, 2008 1 Comment

Finally, the job board (Design Jobs on the Wall) that I’ve been working on is launched. It is a very simple job board where you can post or find design jobs. If you have a job opening, please post a job and let me know your thoughts on the workflow. You can post a full-time job for only $75 or a freelance job for $50. Opening special: enter coupon code “promo” to get a 50% discount on your first job listing. Lastly, I would like to thank Justin from Scheetz Designs, for his excellent job on coding the back-end of the job board. Justin is also the guy behind the web design gallery, Design Snack.

Facebook App for WIRED Science

Mar 25, 2008 5 Comments

The Facebook app that I designed for WIRED Science is officially launched. The app is called “WIRED SCIENCE: What Element Are You?” It is basically a fun app that lets you take a short quiz to find out what element you are from the periodic table. Then you can combine your element with your friends and it will tell you the relationship between the two of you. If you are interested in adding me to your network, here is my Facebook profile (I rarely update though).

It was a great pleasure working Liz Burr (project coordinator) and Pure Inc. (Facebook app developer). The project was successfully done. I did the design and front-end CSS coding. It was a fun project for me because I had full creative control and I got to do some illustration and icon work (my favorites). Here are the screenshots:

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WIRED Science - What Element Are You

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