January 2009
1 post
New site design live! →
As you may notice, the surroundings at MattHarwood.com have changed. I would love your thoughts on the new look! If you pop me your views in an email (matt@mattharwood.co.uk) I’ll be sure to cut any…
December 2008
4 posts
Introducing The Hush Project →
I cannot tell you how excited I am to be announcing this!
The Hush Project is a new charitable venture to help reward the unsung heros of this world. The people that dedicate their…
Popular Social Media Service Branding Colours In... →
A quick project this evening (I’ll post if my submission is chosen!) required me to grab the hex codes of the main social media sites around (pretty much the mainstream ones). I thought I’d quickly…
GroupMarkings Evolves to Public Link Streams →
Horrid title I know, sorry!
The GroupMarkings application I talk about previously has changed direction quite dramatically. It has become a (private, for now) Live Link Stream system. For a live…
Compete With Yourself →
eBay’s model over the past 13 years is an iconic masterpiece of businesses based on the Web. The auction model took millions of people’s interest, and it became the online shopping…
November 2008
2 posts
Microsoft Live / Kumo / Whatever →
Techcrunch reported earlier on Microsoft’s aim to rebrand the Live search offering, possibly to Kumo.com. The basis seems to be that Live.com will emerge as a social network and productivity hub,…
OpenMicroBlogging Standard Up For Discussion →
The OpenMicroBlogging standard, initiated by Evan and the folks at Laconi.ca, has edged in to the tech blog scene over the weekend. This follows a post by Jesse Stay showing Twitter’s apparant…
October 2008
5 posts
Acer Does Not Understand The UK Market →
Acer have been running an advert for their Aspire One netbook on UK television of late, in prime time slots to boot. Though these ads do little for Acer’s reputation, showing a fundamental and…
Design Bump: Digg for Creatives →
I’ve just come across DesignBump, a digg-like site for the sharing and promoting of links related to design and creativity. It seems the site was recently put up for auction, but the deal fell…
Opera’s Prognosis Includes Beauty →
I am a bit late to report on this, but legendary designer Jon Hicks recently announced his move to Opera Software.
Opera is often branded as the most standards compliant browser on the…
Coming Soon: Group Bookmarking Service →
I have begun working on a product (as yet untitled) to help groups share links and resources with colleagues, team members, and others working together.
I would agree I could never claim…
Fresh Design, Projects →
p>MattHarwood.com has been down for a small while as hosting issues were remedied, but now it’s back - and featuring a fresh new design! The site will be tweaked and updated as much as time…
September 2008
1 post
It’s The Little Things →
It is all too often the little touches, colours, patterns, images, and so on, that polish designs and create something worth admiring.
From Friendfeed moments ago:
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July 2008
1 post
Designing for the public, with LandlordNanny →
‘Psst. Go to the usability tab‘ - tracky_birthday (flickr)
I’ve always unconsciously considered that there are two ‘parent’ demographics that roam the web, namely the technically…
June 2008
4 posts
Join our FriendFeed Room! →
A little while ago, I created a room on Friendfeed.com for all us creatives that float round them parts. Member numbers are up to over 55, and as far as I’m concerned - the more the merrier!…
CNET Reveals Upcoming Redesign →
CNET’s Dan Farber has posted a preview of the upcoming release of cnet.com. The look features a tomato red and shades of gray colour-scheme, with a clearer layout containing a decent amount of…
CNET Reveals Upcoming Redesign →
CNET’s Dan Farber has posted a preview of the upcoming release of cnet.com. The look features a tomato red and shades of gray colour-scheme, with a clearer layout containing a decent amount of…
BBC Homepage Disaster Mode →
I noticed earlier that the BBC Homepage had changed slightly. Then I saw the notice at the top of the page. Nice advance-planing, beeb!
May 2008
6 posts
WatchTwitter Come Back, CenterNetworks
You Look Nice Today (Sacks-Minnelli Disease)
“Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.”
– Clarence Thomas (1948 - )
I didn’t buy a sofa →
This afternoon I stepped in to an outlet of the SCS sofa retail chain. Several things made me chose not to buy a thing.
I sat on a recliner sofa and as I went back in to a lounge position the…