Hey there, if the non appearance of flash on Apple products annoys you like it does me, then all is good on jamiedurrant.com. You can now view my Graphic Design and Web Portfolio on the Ipad coded in HTML 5.
This is the latest update to the image management software I use, SlideShowPro.

You can view the portfolio here : Portfolio for Ipad.
I must say, it looks pretty damn sweet over the iPad.

So, I recently visited the App Store to see what the latest and best games were for my Ipad. Top of the list was a new game called, Fish Eat Fish. Looked a little on the simple side, but I thought with over 250 5 star reviews, it must be a sleeper hit.

Downloaded it, 59p (99cents). Oh my god. This is the worst game I’ve seen on the appstore. It’s like a game that was made by a preschooler. A visit to their website, www.goldencoastcanada.ca revealed a non existant website. Something was seriously up with this.

A further look at the “reviews” revealed a surprising similarility between the user names.  I immediately sent an email to app venting my concerns and disappointment with their appstore processes. It’s only been a few days since they had a problem with fake itunes reviews. I wanted a refund and for them to investigate this problem.  So far, no response and it’s still at the top of the games lists. Already had one friend who downloaded it based on the ‘apparent’ good reviews.

Apple really need to stamp this kind of scam out if they want people to trust using their appstore. I think they’d be better off installing a system that Google’s Android Store uses; in effect when you download an app, you have 24 hours in which you can get an automated refund if you uninstall it within that time. That would put a stop to these fake reviews as you’d actually be able to try it first.

Update : 2nd September

It now looks like Apple staff are in on the scam. They’ve voted Fish Eat Fish as a ‘Staff Favourite’ (See attached photo). Either they’re very simple at what actually makes a good game or something rotten is going on with the App Store. Still no replies from emails sent reporting the app and it’s fake reviews.

Anyone have a spare invite for dribbble.com ?

Nice to see that a picture I did yonks ago is still drawing attention.

Webdesignledger.com lists my Head in the Clouds image to be one of those 40 !

Also listed here !

Here are the other pics in that series :

Robot Wallpaper 1920×1080, originally uploaded by Jamie Durrant.

Just completed a project for an up and coming magazine, Kill Screen. The design is based in part on Robot Lilliput, generally believed to be the first ever toy robot. More details to follow.

Full sized version is here.

I love Medium and what with season 7 soon to be showing in the US, I thought I’d edit together a précis of what happened on Seasons 1 & 2. I hope you’ll find it very informative.

I’ve been working on a lot of business card ideas recently and thought of this quick idea for a surgeon’s business card. That is, if you’re a hack surgeon like our esteemed colleague Victor Frankenstein.

btw, did you know that Dr Frankenstein was based upon a real person: Johann Konrad Dippel, who was a physician and mad scientist obsessed with creating life through scientific means. His birthplace; Castle Frankenstein, near Darmstadt, Germany.

I’m loving this concept. To all appearances, it looks like you have captured a butterfly in a glass jar. It responds to touch and sound, flitting around the inside on the jar.
Cruel perhaps unless it wasn’t a beautifully realised idea. 3 AA batteries are hidden inside the lid and the butterfly is attached by some kind of wire that responds to vibrations and sound.

Quite eerie really.

$79 and it’s yours, shipping September the 1st.

Just finished giving the talented and beautiful Dawn Joseph a website. She is an amazing singer who has recently been touring with Kylie Minogue, Cliff Richard, Rick Astley and Spandau Ballet. She’s also a very accomplished songwriter too who is currently working on her first album. Head on over and give her your support ! http://www.dawnjosephmusic.com

It’s always nice to know that your work is being appreciated, so I was pleased to see to hear from a guy in the US putting them to good use.

Ben Patton said ; “We had a lot of fun. Thank you so much for the letters. I’m so glad we didn’t use your Bollocks alphabet or it might have been a “real” meat party. Here are a few pictures so you get an idea of what we had going on. Among other dishes like Orange chicken, steak, ribs, hot dogs and so on, we had slop. Slop is the big ugly bowl of meat and beans my girlfriend made (who happens to be a vegetarian). It was delicious. The girls made a bacon dinosaur too. That’s me in the PETA shirt. Once again I appreciate the help!”

I don’t think Ive heard of having a Meat Party here in the UK. Sounds artery clogging fun !