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Tap Tap Blog!

Pixel Sage — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:03:15 +0000

Just launched Tap Tap Blog with a raffle. Head over there now and enter to win one of five $10 iTunes Gift Certificates!

Gift to the MacHeist Community

Pixel Sage — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:02:33 +0000

Hey all. So, hope you were all able to waddle through the first heist with a bit of hard work. Or just cheat like I did. (Though considering I’m on staff, I shouldn’t even have had to cheat… sad, no?).

Teams have been introduced to MacHeist for the first time! And I am more than happy to represent the Blue Team. But to be fair to everyone, I’ve created this wallpaper in four flavors – one for each team.

Size 1920×1200. Download Blue | Purple | Orange | Green

MacHeist 3 Desktop

Pixel Sage — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:56:31 +0000

One for each team. One size (1920×1200).
Download Blue | Purple | Orange | Green

MacHeist 3 Begins

Pixel Sage — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 03:13:06 +0000

So the third season of MacHeist has begun! It sports a shiny new web design with challenging new puzzles. I’ll be posting about my involvement in MacHeist when the bundle is released. Until then, feel free to read about my involvement in the previous two seasons. Spread the word via Digg!

Good luck, agents!

Latest iPhone Project

Pixel Sage — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:37:37 +0000

coming soon to an app store near you

Yama Bowl Website

Pixel Sage — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:53:04 +0000

Client: Yama Bowl
About: Quick website revamp for a restaurant my friend works at. Due to the time restraints on the project, I reused previous elements of their website, such as the menu.

Worthwhile Reads

Pixel Sage — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:00:45 +0000

Here’s a small list of articles I found rather interesting.

Twitter Identity – Twitter’s identity has become associated with Iconfactory’s blue bird.
The design session – See how the some of the Mac masterminds approach their design workflow.
App Store Paperwork Nightmare – Why it’s hard submitting an iPhone app from South Africa.
Making money twice – How repackaging your existing product can bring in additional sales.

Time to try out Skitch, see if it really optimizes design workflow.

Azure Talon Logo

Pixel Sage — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:12:55 +0000

Client: Azure Talon

Jet Black (Dock)

Pixel Sage — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:28:36 +0000

First official dock release. Quite a fun project too. I learned a bit about the kinks of how the dock works, how reflectivity is calculated, and more.

Download iContainer and resources now! Reflective & opaque versions included.

My MacHeist Journey

Pixel Sage — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:08:19 +0000

For those of you who don’t know (and I imagine that to be all of you except a few of my friends), I was one of the artists for both MacHeist I and II. I’d say that it’s quite an experience working with the crew.

One day, Phill came knocking on my AIM, and asked me to help create an iPhone. I was surprised that he came to me (considering they already had Adam on the team, and directorate John didn’t seem to like me from MDA). Nonetheless, that was my first official job for MacHeist. At the time the iPhone was only a rumor, so I had little to work off of. What would a phone from Apple look like?

Well, apparently my design for an iPhone was way off. We joked in the forums that some person would eventually find the pic and post it as a real iPhone concept from Apple. Surprisingly, one blog came close to believing it. Of course, within 30 minutes they found out otherwise.

During the first season of MacHeist, I didn’t really do much official work. However, I did have tons of fun making a bunch of desktops during the heists, and released an icon.

It was also MacHeist I that I met Jonathan. At the time, he was working on an app called Deheister. I jumped in to help out with graphics, and we ended up making a pretty good team. The app had notes, ability to encrypt/decrypt text, and a built in RSS for MacHeist. The directorates saw our work and asked us to turn it into a simple encrypt/decrypt-only app for them. This resulted in two things – the birth of Cypher, and the birth of MacMage. We had formed a software gig from our dynamic duo.

Mac World rolled around, and I met up with some of the MacHeist people. They held a Delicious Generation party, and I was asked to design the invitation card for them. For the most part it turned out decent, except for the horrible directions I put on the back to the party. But I blame MapQuest for that. And Phill for not checking it for me even after I told him to check it. They apparently found the directions to be bad AFTER they printed it all out.