Saturday, February 7, 2009

Your Name... in Braille!


I've been quite busy with my efforts to revive my NameGear store on ZAZZLE. For the longest time, I only had "Hello My Name Is..." gear. But in the last couple of weeks, I added "I Love" gifts, Name Banner shirts, and now Braille t-shirts. Here are some examples:





WARNING: Wearing this Braille shirt may cause strangers to spontaneously rub on your chest. Wear with caution!


So basically, the name is in Braille across the chest and in small print below is the name in regular text. This would definitely make be a unique gift that no one would ever expect to receive. And it will also draw a lot of attention. Tell me what you think!

Curious as to what your name is in Braille? Search below:



Oh and one interesting thing to note is that I used the UIZE JavaScript framework to aid in creating all the designs for the 2000+ names in Braille. UIZE is intended to be used on websites to do cool on-page features, but it can also run outside of the web context. Photoshop has JavaScript scripting capabilities, and I was able to load in the UIZE framework and take advantage of some of its data libraries. From a technical standpoint, it was pretty cool. If you are interested in a free, open source, JavaScript framework, you should definitely try out UIZE.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

I Love You Card (in 30 languages)


Yesterday I wrote a blog post featuring a new line of I Love (I Heart) t-shirt, mugs & hat gifts to show your love for someone. And a week ago, I showcased the Create Your Own Valentine's Day Card, that allows you to personalize a Valentine's Day card with your own picture nestled in between four hearts. Both are available with the help of ZAZZLE.

Well today, I present to you my last ZAZZLE Valentine's Day design. It's another card that says "I Love You" in 30 different languages! So whether you speak English, French, Spanish, Italian or even Latvian, this card will totally work for you. Check it out:



The inside of the card reads "No matter the language my love for you will always be the same." Pretty cool, eh? The card cover says "I Love You" in the following languages: English, French (Je t'aime), Spanish (Te amo), Tagalog (Mahal kita), Chinese, Italian (Ti amo), Japanese, Hebrew, Yoruba (Mo ni fe), German, Portugese, Arabic, Korean, Swedish, Hawaiian, Polish, Thai, Swahili, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Russian, Afrikaans, Catalan, Romanian, Latvian, Ndebele, Gaelic, Slovak and Czech.

So if you've been holding out, looking for the best, most unique card to give to your loved one this Valentine's Day, this is it! I guarantee that they'll love it and love you for it.

Update: My I Love You (30 Languages) card was added to ZAZZLE's Today's Best for February 3, 2009!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

I Love (Heart) Shirts, Mugs & Hats!


Valentine's Day is less than 2 weeks away... have you gotten your significant other a gift yet? Well if you haven't, I've got just the gift for you: an I Love shirt, mug or hat! Show your love and appreciate with this great gift! Check out these samples:







There are over 2000 names in the Name Gear store, so it's highly likely that your name will be there too! Search below:



Reminder: Valentine's Day is next Saturday, February 14th. Suprise them with this lovely gift!