Anne-Marie Kirwan

Dragontape

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:23:00 -0800

One of my recent favorite apps is Dragontape. A pretty simple idea that allows you to create mixes using YouTube videos. You can even download app channels from artists and blogs such as The Find Magazine and Laidback.

Here's my first attempt. Enjoy.

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Free Music Round Up

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:42:00 -0800

All recs are featured on:

The Find Magazine, Musical Schizophrenia, Bandcamp, Louche and Strictly Beats

1. First Serve: The Goon Time Mixtape

2. Anthony Valadez: Mix 01

3. Dukes in Process: 1st EP

4. Divine Rhyme: Good Ol' Days (w e ok)

6. Bonbonne De Jazz: L'Eau Dans l'Jazz (by Clem Beat'z)

7. Vino: SmoothMild&Mellow

8. Hashfinger: January.12

9. Ackurate: The Q&A Session

10. Dinson: Winter Beats

11. MF Love: The Fly Talent Show!

12. AssociatedMinds: Hidden Thoughts 2006-2010

13. Simiah: Purple Dreams

14. Dday One: Stems of Hip Hop Mixtape

15. Dave Redi: Insomniac Music

16. RAJA: Red

17. Emperor Bohe: The Fantastic

18. yU: A Garbage Beat Tape

19. BE.water: Love Languages

20. Louche: Podcast 064 - Voices Of Black

21. Laid Back: Monkeys for Nothing, Chimps for Free

22. TheFindMag: TFM & Vin'S da Cuero - Drifting Through Time

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Free Music Round Up

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:06:00 -0800

All recs are featured on:

The Find Magazine, Musical Schizophrenia, Bandcamp, Louche and Strictly Beats

1. Die-Rek: Beat Die-A-Logue

2. Nicolay: Shibuya Session EP

3. Canya Reial: "SPECIAL WEEDZ" VOL.4

4. Shonky: Podcast 059

6. emancipator: Free Downloads

7. MisterE: Dusting For Prints

8. Krts And Pavel Dovgal: Binary Compound Vol. 1

9. Front Porch Poets: For The Record

10. Front Porch Poets: Off The Record

11. J-Live: Dwyck (Nice and Smooth & Gang Starr Cover)

12. Ralph Rip Shit: CLINT EASTWOOD

13. yU: Disturbed feat B.Jamelle

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New Role At Euroffice

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:00:00 -0700

My blog had been a bit quiet for a while, although over the past few weeks I have more than made up for that. The reason was because I had left my role at New Digital Partnership in August to look for a new challenge. I wanted to develop my UX and Interaction Designs skills.

I'm happy to say that I started a new job in September as Web Design Manager for Euroffice. They are an online stationery company who are looking to develop their existing website amongst other things.

After my interview, I was offered the chance to work for them as a freelancer over a two week period. This was valuable as I found out everything that I need to know about them and vice versa. Everything was exposed, warts and all and I am really looking forward to see how we can develop the site and expand the business.

In other news, I'll be going back to school in November. Well, part-time anyway. I've registered for a Psychology course with The Open University as I feel it will help me develop my UX/Interaction design skills. Should be interesting.

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Hollywood Actresses Rapping

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:34:00 -0700

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Free Music Round Up

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:05:00 -0700

All recs featured on The Find Magazine, Mixcloud and Subnav.com.

1.The Find Mag: The Find Mag Presents: Stay Thirsty (Episode 1)

2. The Find Mag: TFM & Shag - Summer's End

3. The Find Mag: TFM & Beat Culture - Summer Vibes

4. Keiron B: The Way of the Dub Vol 8

5. Ewan Hoozami: Colliding Bass

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If only...

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 12:37:00 -0700

Gravesend is one of the many towns in Britain that is dying a very slow and painful death. I'm starting to lose count of the number of pound shops that pop up and how many businesses close down every week.

Over the years, retail properties have been sold off by the council to private landlords who jack the prices up. This means that the already difficult task of running a bricks and mortar business is made even harder. There isn't much for people to do in Gravesend either, especially if you're under the age of 21. The promised retail area on the pier has never materialised. This grates even more when you see the pointless additions to the Civic Centre at the cost of the tax payer.

But, I will give credit where it's due. Two recent council projects have caught my eye and my admiration rather than my annoyance. The first is the revamp of the prom, especially the areas for children. I'm not too sure about the attempt to create Gravesend's very own 'Muscle Beach' though.

The second project is the restoration of Gravesend Library. It opened last month and I have to admit that I really didn't take much notice of it. I hadn't been to the library in years and had even less reason to go since I brought a Kindle. However, today I went in and had a look around. I was really surprised as it looks amazing.

Original floors and tiles have been exposed.

I was particularly impressed by the very easy to use self-service areas which allow you to check-out and check-in books simply by scanning your library card. I'm hoping that eBook lending will be introduced in the near future.

The top floor, which was previously closed off to the public, has been opened up and turned into a study area and conference rooms.

Talking to a member of staff, I was told that the reaction to the new look had been mixed. There had been many negative comments about the colour of the tiles. This amused me as they had always been there, but just hidden by the huge shelves. I will say that the different areas of the library do need to be signposted better.

The whole building has been brought to life by this very careful restoration. The funny thing is that after leaving the library, I noticed that the charity shop next to it was a Tudor building. It opened my eyes to the rest of the town centre to see that there are some amazing old buildings around which usually get lost amongst the really ugly 70s architecture.

If only the council would continue these kinds of projects in the rest of the Gravesend.

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Designers MX

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:40:00 -0700

I think it's safe to say that every designer I know and have ever worked with loves music. Designers MX caters for this. It's a site full of mixes created by designers.

Although both the web and mobile site look really good, I hope that in the near future that the mobile version will allow you to log in and access your account.

Here are a few of my favourites

Some of the highlight mixes:

1. Simon Walker: Soul Clap Records

2. Cameron Moll: The Film Sessions

3. Simon Walker: Music For Your Mother

4. Rich Hemsley: Kick Kick Boom

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Free Music Round Up

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:26:00 -0700

All recs are featured on: The Find Magazine, Musical Schizophrenia, Bandcamp and Strictly Beats

.1. D-Sisive: Jonestown

2. Def Dee: Cheap Heat

3. Sheltoes: The Expired Dairy Gamble

4. Cult Classic Records: Friends and Family

5. The Hop: The Hop EP

6. Dr.Brown aka FuzzOne: MIND SCIENTIFICS(soul sci-fi scenes and snippets) RE-MASTERED

7. Jenova 7: Dusted Jazz Volume One

8. Da Mighty O: Twenty Eleven: Part 1

9. Lakim: #StuckInThe90s

10. Jesse Futerman: Super Basement EP

11. weirddough: strictlybeats: weird weather EP

12. The Vinylcologist: Vinyl For Mayer (An Arrangement Even Stranger)

13. Ritchcraft: Lives and Vibes

14. Ritchcraft: Whats It All About

15. Fresh Daily: The Quiet Life

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Free Music Roundup

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:48:00 -0700

All recs are featured on:

The Find Magazine, Musical Schizophrenia, Bandcamp and Strictly Beats.

1. Blazo: Jazz Format Mixtape vol.1

2. Boho Fau: Bap Boom: Assimilation

3. Gramatik: Beatz & Pieces Vol.1

4. Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown: House Shoes Daily Bread Mixtape

5. Hannibal King: Villains Gone Bad III: Heroes for Villains

6. The Boomjacks: Beats vol. 3

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Free Music Roundup

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:31:00 -0700

All recs are featured on:

The Find Magazine, Musical Schizophrenia, Bandcamp and Strictly Beats.

1. Access Immortal: The Legacy (DIGI 12")

2. Don Streat: Don Streat Theory Pt. 2 (EP)

3. Vanilla: High Life

4. Shaun: Defining Moment

5. Estrada Nagrania: Printempo

6. P.N.T.Worldwyde: BeatTape Volume 2

7. Just Jay: Living On Borrowed Beats

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Elevator Hip Hop Podcasts

Sun, 29 May 2011 08:57:24 -0700

I've been having many sleepless nights lately. The only upside to that is that I've been listening to music to help me try and relax. It was during one of those sleepless nights that I came across the Elevator Hip Hop podcasts via The Jones Orchestra page on Bandcamp.

That's what I love about the internet - it makes it easier to be exposed to good, new music.

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The Jones Orchestra - Instrumentals Volume One

Sat, 28 May 2011 23:33:00 -0700

I don't know much about The Jones Orchestra, but I came across this gem of an album on Bandcamp and it's been a constant fixture on my iPhone ever since.

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Suhov: New Track

Sun, 01 May 2011 14:04:00 -0700

Suhov has posted a new track from his upcoming EP, Re-mixdown, to be released on June 8th.

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Animation Roundup April 2011

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 02:35:00 -0700

A round up of some of my favourite animation shorts featured in the Everything Animated channel on Vimeo.

The Pig Farmer from Nick Cross on Vimeo.

Black Sunrise - Trailer from Nick Cross on Vimeo.

SOUL MAN™ Teaser Guillaume Ivernel (Blacklight Movies) from Blacklight Movies on Vimeo.

Apache from oneedo on Vimeo.

EYE OF THE STORM | Lovett from Lovett on Vimeo.

The Backwater Gospel from The Animation Workshop on Vimeo.

IKA's Trailer from Romain Jouandeau on Vimeo.

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(Another) Free Music Roundup

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:17:00 -0700

All recs are featured on: Mixcloud and Subnav.com.

1. Daddy Tuner: Nate Dogg Tribute

2. beatt_ape1: Stricklybeats mix 04

3. Laid Back: Little Miss Sunshiine #23

4. 72 Soul: Sounds Like Spring

5. Mr. Scruff: 1992 Hip Hop Mixtape

6. Ben 45: Home Cookin'

7. LeYaN: 2 Many Diva's

8. Moby: Degenerates NYC Feb 2009

9. Manki n Stieb: From 3am Mix

10. DJ Professor Stone: MiXXApe Vol 2 Chil

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Free Music Roundup

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:53:00 -0700

All recs are featured on:

The Find Magazine, Musical Schizophrenia, Bandcamp, Tea Sea Records and Strictly Beats.

1. Tea Sea Records: Rough Versions Remix Series

2. Freddy Finger: Luminous

3. DJB & LouiLou: DJB & LouiLou EP

4. D-Sisive: Jonestown 2 - Jimmy Go Bye Bye

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5. MF DOOM x DoC BaTTLE: Sugar Pills

6. BudaMunk: Smoke Deep

7. LAKIM: Angels With Filthy Souls

8. Point Blank: Drafts

9. Brock Berrigan: 2011 Beat Tape

10. Evolve One: 10 Nights in Summer

11. Emay: Mind Altering Dynamics

12. Bodega Man: The Love album: Love in Love out

13. Alkota: Don't Sleep! Classic Instrumentals

14: Smarton Trio+1: Remixes

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Project Update: Almadene Care Home

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:39:00 -0700

Almadene is a 16 room care home based in Chingford, Essex. The website is aimed at families, carers and guardians of the elderly.

See the full gallery on Posterous

The Design

Almadene came to New Digital Partnership with no branding and their previous website had a photo of the sign rather than a logo. I wanted to make the site feel and look light and positive as the subject matter can be quite difficult for families.

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Project Update: IFT (Institute for Turnaround)

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:04:00 -0700

The Institute for Turnaround (IFT) includes both individuals and organisations that focus on helping businesses succeed in difficult circumstances.

See the full gallery on Posterous

Why a new website?

Their previous website had been in development for quite a while. IFT also wanted to transform their perception and become a point of reference, especially with their news articles and blog posts. Lastly, they also wanted to attract new members.

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Project Update: CBM UK

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 00:22:00 -0700

I have been incredibly slack when it comes to posting some of the projects that I have been working lately. It's hard to believe that I have been at New Digital Partnership for almost a year now. A few of the projects that I have designed have recently launched.

CBM UK

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CBM (Christian Blind Mission) are a disability charity working in the developing world. They support 800 projects in more than 90 of the world's poorest countries.

The redesign had to consider the following:

- Help them gain more donations and support

- Match their brand guidelines

- Easy to update

- Compete with some of the better charity websites out there.

A case study about this and other projects will be uploaded soon.

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