It’s been available a few weeks now so I thought I’d write a few words about my experiences of using the latest (and greatest?) version of WordPress.

The first thing to say is that the transition has been fairly painless, upgrading is simple using the automatic update and nearly all of my ‘standard’ plugins (by this I mean the 5-10 I use on most installs) have authors who anticipated the upgrade and made sure everything worked without a hitch.

The admin panel interface manages to appear familar yet uncomplicated.  Indeed, a few weeks on and I have almost completely forgotten how WordPress used to look.  I can say that it is now cleaner, more refined and feels like a more heavyweight CMS rather than its now historic status as a mere blogging platform.  There is nothing there to ‘throw you’ though.  Everything is pretty much where it used to be, so there is thankfully no real learning curve for developers or end users.  The update introduces additions rather than wholesale changes to the admin panel.

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And just in time!  The site had to be ready for this well known Manchester artist’s lastest show at Electrik in Cholton.  In the end a great night was had by all the site will now continue to grow with the art that is produced.  A big thanks to Danny for all those trips to the studio while designing this site, worth it in the end.

See it live at : www.dannycawleyart.com

I have just started a new set over on my flickr page featuring images of old/no longer used signage in and around Manchester and Salford.  I will add to this periodically and link it up to a few groups.  I am hoping it will be a source of inspiration both for myself and others.  There is an example below but for the full set click HERE, feel free to contribute!

The video below can be customised and the submitted to the V&A with the best being displayed around London.  For more info see http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/decode/ . For more info on the exhibition please see below..

Decode: Digital Design Sensations showcases the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small, screen-based, graphics to large-scale interactive installations. The exhibition includes works by established international artists and designers such as Daniel Brown, Golan Levin, Daniel Rozin, Troika and Karsten Schmidt. The exhibition features both existing works and new commissions created especially for the exhibition.

Decode is a collaboration between the V&A and onedotzero, a contemporary arts organisation operating internationally with a remit to promote innovation across all forms of moving image and interactive arts.

V&A Decode generative identity from postspectacular on Vimeo.

Well, kind of.

It’s a busy start to the year so I’m going to keep this post nice and short but I will say this blog will be taking a slightly different direction this year with posts including tips for planning your website and design inspiration. I’m going to try and get something up each month so keep checking back.  Of course there will also be the usual Clip news and the odd Salford photo now and then.

Back again soon…