Mirvastudio Design Blog

Welcome to the Mirvastudio Blog. As designers, we like to keep a record of things that catch our eye to use for both inspiration, and as a way to stay on top of trends. We also like to share with our friends and clients what we're up to.

Web Design Site: Miles Dowsett

August 29th, 2008 | Web Design

Came across this designer, Miles Dowsett, today. I like the large text, easy navigation, and Twitter integration. Here’s a screenshot.

Miles Dowsett

How Simple Web Design Helps Your Business

August 29th, 2008 | Web Design

Another great article from Smashing Magazine. I especially like some of the sites they use as examples such as Bell.ca and Shoe Guru.

Bell Canada

Shoe Guru

Passing data between Actionscipt 3 and Javascript

August 28th, 2008 | Announcements, Code & Tools

Here are a few useful code snippets for passing data between Actionscipt 3 and Javascript.

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Obidos, Portugal Color Palette

August 26th, 2008 | Colors

A few years ago I visited Obidos, Portugal. It’s an old, white, walled city. Lots of blues and yellows on the white walls with pots and plants lining the windows. Here’s a color palette.

Obidos Color Palette

31three Web Design

August 26th, 2008 | Web Design

I really like the web designs of Jesse Bennett-Chamberlain over at 31three. He recently redesigned his website. Below is the old and new, which I think it is an improvement over an almost equally excellent design.

31three Website

Online Billing and Time Tracking Tools

August 24th, 2008 | Business

WebWorkerDaily has a great overview of the various online time tracking and invoicing tools small businesses can use. The article is targetted at the web developer but could be useful to others. I’m pulling the links to the services just in case the article goes away.