Design Work Wins Shopify Mega Contest

Antonio — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:47:41 +0000

It is great when your work helps build successful businesses, especially when it gets featured in the New York Times.

A recent project I have been a part of for a few months now with owner of BuyMafia.com, won Top Digital Goods Store in the recent, Shopify Build-A-Business contest.

The creator wanted a site that was simply based around Shopify’s structure and would make things easy for customers to navigate and purchase items. My part was to put everything together from icons to mailing list campaigns, and with a combination of creativity and hard work the project was a success.

The website continues to grow and has also been featured on the popular blog by Tim Ferriss, FourHourWorkWeek.com.

Cheers to BuyMafia.com and its future success!

Use your cell phone as a modem

Antonio — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:01:33 +0000

If you’ve ever been somewhere with a laptop and no internet connection, than my friend you have entered the stoneage. Gasp* No internet to be able to update your facebook or twitter account while at grandmas! Now what? As a designer I find myself always needing to get online, and if your like me and you own a smartphone (proud owner android) but didn’t want to pay the ridiculous monthly fees to have a separate broadband adapter for your laptop, than this post is just for you. With all the money I’ll save you why don’t you buy me lunch.

Here’s how it works:

You will need PdaNet from JuneFabrics, which will allow your phone to connect to the computer via USB.
Next, install the application on your phone as described on their site.
Plug in your phone with a USB cable
Click connect from your computer, and your done!

I tested it myself on my android phone and it works like a charm.

Happy surfing!

Antonio Rillera

Design Work Wins Shopify Mega Contest

Use your cell phone as a modem