Singapore Web DesignerAEN—Designer & Consultant

I was informed by an editor from Pepin Press—a publisher of design books based in Amsterdam, last year that AEN DIRECT (old name) has been selected to appear in the book “Web Design Index“. They didn’t tell me which year it is and they didn’t reply my emails so I just went ahead and got Web Design Index 07 from my local Kinokuniya but the site wasn’t in there. I soon forgotten about it until I started receiving emails from people who read a new book and saw my website in there.

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.

M: Hi McDelivery speaking, am I speaking to Mr Tan?
A: Yes.
M: Are you calling from Block 734 Yishun Ave 5?
A: Yes.
M: Your unit number sir?
A: Zero five four dash four one six.
M: Delivery time will take approximately one hour sir, may I have your order please.
A: One McGriddles meal.
M: With egg or without egg?
A: With egg.
M: And the drink would be?
A: Hot Milo.
M: Anything else sir?
A: Give me an Egg McMuffin meal. For the drink… hot Milo as well.
M: Alright I repeat. One Egg McGriddles meal and a Egg McMuffin meal and 2 hot Milos. Delivery time will take around one hour.
A: Ok.
M: Can you give me your I.C. number to qualify for the lucky draw?
A: S, eight three zero one eight zero seven, Japan.
M: S, eight three zero one eight zero seven, Japan yea? The order will reach you at approximately 5 am or earlier. Your order number is YS, zero eight. Is there anything else I can help you with?
A: No.
M: Thank you for calling McDelivery good bye…

…just shut up and give me my order.