Blog vs Website

When i left university, i had my website eightpoint3.com up and running, i built it and designed it myself. I kept my watchful eye over it for the duration of my course, during my exhibitions, but since i left my course i didn't update it or bother remodeling it when i probably should have.

I also had this blog whilst i was on my course, now while i was studying i never updated it, never bothered with it as i thought "its ok, i have my website". Since then my opinion has changed drastically, i got rid of my site and left myself with this blog, thinking its easier to update, i can do it on the move from my phone. It left me thinking, is there any need for me to have a site? Do i really need to pay each month/year to host something i might not use etc?

I've got to that point in my life where i am beginning to think i have wasted my time at university and didn't do the course i probably should have done. I'm not the sort of person who can sit there and deliver a poster or piece of witty typography because i think in my head it has no purpose or directive. I need an objective or target to aim for, something to drive me along because i don't have the drive to sit down and do it myself. I miss having people to bounce my ideas off, whilst at university i had some great friends who i could sit down with and chat, make fun of each other and still produce something that was worthy of showing off.

I don't know where this ended up but it certainly wasn't the post i set out to write but hey!!

Dont Take This World Away From Me.....

Beer Bottle Designs

Through a tweeter which i follow, Jacob Cass, i found this website. It showcases some of the brilliant packaging designs for the alcohol industry i have ever seen. I personally would like one of each bottle on display in my house, although that would make me look like a raging alcoholic.

Its not just designing the label that makes these examples special, its the idea's behind them, heres one fantastic specimen...

If you would like to have a look through 50 beautiful beer can & bottle designs, click here

Few Photo's

All Photos ©Eightpoint3 2010. Taken by Eightpoint3, Canon EOS400d & iPhone.

Camerabag

Recently i have pretty much turned my iphone into a mobile photo editing suite, thanks to the many apps that are available from the App Store. I've downloaded quite a few and got rid of them straight away but some i have kept, some have their own little niche that i wont get on any other.

The one that stands out from the crowd for me is Camera Bag by Nevercenter (available for PC, Mac & iPhone). This application is extremely simple to use and can make anybodies photographs look professionally edited, with the help of a few filters. You simply choose your photo from your library or take a new one and load it directly into the app, and swipe through the list of previews for each filter and save the one you like the most.

The only drawback from this app is the lack of ability to tweet, facebook or flickr the photo as apposed to some of the other apps on the market, but still has my vote as the best camera app out there. If you have a twitter, flickr or facebook application then it's not so much of a bad thing but would be nice to be able to do it directly from this app.

I strongly suggest that you all check it out and let the camera in your pocket become that little bit more.

Love x.