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Last week I wrote of how movement controlled by the mouse can be more organic by introducing factors such as speed and acceleration. For part 2 of the series, I’m adding mouse angle/direction into the equation.

In my previous post I mentioned that my plan for the redesign of the AEN website will include a more organic interface which reacts to mouse interactions better. I did an early experimental concept of how the classic easing mouse-following movieclip can be made more organic.

What’s a mouse-following movieclip? You can find examples of mouse-following movieclips at the Haze website I did and this Kirupa tutorial. Below is an example I did.

It is time for a renovated AEN website to better showcase my work and capabilities. I have been thinking about it over the past year since I had the thought. This current site is doing a pretty good job for me to express my design philosophy in writing but not much emphasis is being placed on the portfolio. It has a bit of both and in my opinion, but does not do both very well.

I shall describe how I plan to carry out the revamp technically and creatively and what will happen in general to the website.

I have been contemplating on which phone I should get to replace my dreaded pink Motorola L6 mobile phone. The two phones on my list was of course the popular Apple iPhone and the LG Prada (KE850) phone. Both have touch interfaces as I have developed a love for non-conventional user interfaces.

In the end I succumbed to the allure of the Prada and gave one to myself as a Christmas present. I have to say that the only exposure to the LG Prada I had was on Design Sojourn’s blog and Engadget. There is so little news of the Prada phone compared to the loud hype of the iPhone. Maybe it was the mysterious silence of the Prada that attracted me.

SHIZEN (natural)
Raw, natural and unforced creativity without pretense. True naturalness is to negate the naive and accidental.

Every living thing on Earth feels good when with nature. People go to relaxing countrysides for holidays because the countryside makes them feel at ease and comfortable. There are no crazy ringing telephones, spam-ridden inboxes, nagging bosses, noisy traffic, air pollution and crowds of stressful people. Compared to beautiful countryside, the city is stressful and cold.