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Bianca Gubalke. Visit the original article at
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Life in a Day
Life in a Day turns to pure bliss when the sun is shining after icecold, stormy, gloomy winter days.
Life in a Day
With the creation of the iconic classic “Bladerunner” – see my film review
HERE – Film Director Ridley Scott has moved right to the top of my list of favorites in terms of movie production.
He was far ahead of time then… and he again proves to be a visionary to use the Internet to launch a highly interesting initiative on YouTube: a historic global experiment to create the world’s largest user-generated feature film: a documentary, shot in a single day, by you. On July 24, you have 24 hours to capture a glimpse of your life on camera. The most compelling and distinctive footage will be edited into an experimental documentary film, executive produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Kevin Macdonald.
“No excuses” Scott says…”you’ve all got a digital camera.”
Right.
Now let’s see, how much Life there is in a Day.
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2010 FIFA Official World Cup Kickoff Concert
Today – as beautiful singer Shakira arrived in South Africa – and as I listened to her WAKA WAKA for the 2010 Fifa Official World Cup Kickoff Concert – the fever grabbed me too!
Africa always does it!
Just watch the movie on its original site – CLICK THE PICTURE – and see an explosion of Joy and Rhythm by anyone, old or young!!! Feel it… see it on their faces, in their eyes, smiles, flying hair… their spontaneous yet flowing movements where Heaven and Nature fuse and nothing exists but music and dance!
WAKA WAKA … this is my Africa!
And what a generous and indicative gesture to have a non-South African sing the official opening song when all heavens will break lose in Johannesburg and Cape Town on Friday, 11th June 2010, at 4 pm!
Don’t count on me being anywhere else but… right there! Right where all the little flags are heading in one big wave right now – feel it! It’s HERE!
WAKA WAKA!
No matter who you are – rich or poor, white or green or black or gold, fat or thin, educated or not – once South Africans start singing and dancing time stands still… it becomes pure Energy in Unision, Joy, Speed and total Abandon…
I’ve lived it so many times… be it as a child on the farm, be it at Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as the new President of South Africa, be it at Cape Town Jazz Festivals or just simply underground, where music and rhythm crept through thick smoke and night and day fused into one – MAGIC!
2010 FIFA Official World Cup Kickoff Concert
Hugh Masekela
While this is the 2010 FIFA Official World Cup Kickoff Concert, there are many other brilliant performers, one of which I remember from his simply goosebump-raising performance at the Jazz Festival a few years back: Hugh Masekela!
I can’t wait to get THAT music under my skin again… the Soccer World Cup may be the trigger – but THIS is the true soul of AFRICA!
Miriam Makeba - Mama Africa
Remembering Miriam Makeba – Mama Africa
I wish Miriam Makeba could be here with us – she surely is in thoughts… and she too would have danced THE dance!
May everyone visiting South Africa for this first ever big event in Africa and experiencing the unique Vibe of the Rainbow Nation for the first time open up their heart and capture some magic memories. . .
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Laduma
Laduma is an original AfroPop song and South Africa’s football song for the world.
Listen to the version by “Hot Water” from Noordhoek and join us in yelling out loud: “Laduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumaaaaaaa!”
Laduma
Laduma by
“Hot Water” under Donovan Copley was recorded in Cape Town and aims at getting everyone to shout “Laduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumaaaa!!!” when a goal is scored at the upcoming Fifa 2010 Soccer World Cup, honoring and celebrating each participating country’s soccer Team and their efforts to win. June is not far away and the country is getting ready for its biggest show!
A great Testimonial:
“After Watershed, Hot Water picked up the pace and continued to build the audience into a frenzy with their truly African sound, I would liken them to Paul Simon, anyone would have to be either dead or paralyzed not to get up and dance to their driving rhythms.
It’s hard to believe that Donovan Copley is a white man because he definitely has the township flowing in his veins.” ~ WhatOnSA (Review from Splashy Fen 2009)
My Noordhoek Project
Donovan Copley with his dynamic “Hot Water” Band will feature under the great musical talents in “My Noordhoek Project” on Semiomantics Evolution.
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Website Publishing
What’s the Secret in Website Publishing to always get shocking Results?
Writing and Publishing your content and information in a way that’s
- Interesting
- Interactive
- Concise
- Targeted
- Well Edited.
Being Spot-on with
Web Design Consulting means high Visibility of your Business Information, Offers, Products and/or Services on Search Engines and Social Networks – exactly where and when people with an urgent need are looking for it.
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Web Development Support
What’s the Secret between dedicated Web Development Support and PiuPiu, my wild Egyptian Goose?
- Trust
- Direct Communication
- Reliability
- Flexibility and Adaptation
- Serviceability
- Dependability without Dependence.
At
Web Design Consulting there is true Communication there is Communion, meaning dedication to a mutual goal: your continued Online Success and Peace of Mind.
Just a Click Away. . .
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Web Graphics Design
What’s the Secret of a captivating Web Graphics Design or a precious Perfume?
- Essence
- Sensuality
- Elegance
- Style
- Character
- Joy!
Essence – reflecting who you are and underlining your Brand. . . while letting the pictures talk, captivate and trigger the Results you expect!
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Web Design Consulting soon. . .
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Communication Design 7
YORGOO Blaster
YORGOO Blaster is a smart and aggressive Semiomantics Script that was developed to support and boost our Blogs and to carry our Ads to Google Top 10.
As we are moving forward so fast in our monthly Ycademy Seminars and it’s increasingly difficult to keep track with the almost daily updates on WordPress… which is speedily followed by the various Plugins we are using…, we decided to refresh our memories by setting up a new YORGOO Blaster in yesterday’s Ycademy Training Call.
The goal was to choose one of our prime Blog Categories, create a sub-domain on cpanel, load the Script, and then configure the Blaster back office step-by-step and even load a post or two.
Well – it was astonishing to see that those who actively and enthusiastically participated had a complete YORGOO Blaster set up by the end of the call – all ready to get some substantial content and ideally… a little personalization.
How to Create Web Graphics
While everyone could select a theme from the list under “Appearance”, each person’s Blog obviously differs according to the chosen keywords – Title, Tagline and Categories.
Creating Web Graphics to give a Blog a personal touch will just make the difference!
So the question is “How to Create Web Graphics for YORGOO Blaster” ?
Here we can look at three main areas:
1. Header
2. Footer
3. Advertising
Header
While all themes differ slightly, you will find a header.php in your Themes folder that you can Edit. Just exchange the picture file (URL) by one you create in your Photoshop or Web Graphics Creator. Save it and then check the result. Change it until you are satisfied with the look.
Your header should reflect the contents or theme of the website visually or graphically or both. It’s always nice to have the title and some graphic elements that attract the visitor to what he might be looking for. Ideally, you want visitors to immediately click and be directed to your Salespage or Shop or Optin Form.
What is important is that you work with the exact measurements of the existing header as otherwise you will get errors. You want a good quality but on the other hand a header should not take too long to open, so find a compromise between the two.
Personally, I always have some sort of colour scheme to create an organic flow and that is easily recognizeable as my handwriting. I also stick to my preferred fonts… although it’s always good to experiment and play and learn from the results what works or wht doesn’t and why… until the ideal formula is found and then stick to it.
Here is my quick example on my Niche “Web Graphics” that I sat up together with everybody and just syndicated some of my own original content from HERE – all clearly targeting how to Create Web Graphics.
Bianca Gubalke Web Graphics (YORGOO Blaster)
Please CLICK THE PIC to expand it.
2. Footer
The same applies for the Footer – just find the footer.php and adapt it to your requirements.
As a Web Graphics Designer I have to brand my name and give people a chance to get in touch with me – ideally via a Contact Form, a Personal Gallery and Showcase, or a Shop – this will come in due course.
3. Advertising
Bianca Gubalke Advertising
The YORGOO Blaster is about carrying our Ads to Google Top 10 – whether you design your own digital ads as I did here or you go for Google AdSense, Amazon or Ebay… what counts is that you use the YORGOO Ads Plugin for the top and sidebar Advertising space.
If you design your own ads, make sure you stick to the grid, i.d. the space that’s available. Prepare it properly in your Ftontpage or preferred Editor and then simply copy and paste the Html Code into the Top Ads space provided… and even under your Posts by using the additional Disclaimer Space.
Always remember that you want to trigger a click as fast as possible from the Ads you create. If people start reading you lose that opportunity most probably… that they should do on your Author Blog or NewsCast!
Graphic Design Services
Anyone who needs professional Graphic Design Services please contact me directly to discuss and evaluate your requirements. Giving your web site, blog or even your Twitter account a personal touch will make all the difference and ultimately reflect on who YOU are and how you wish to be perceived and build your Authority on the Internet.
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Communication Design 5
Creating Web Graphics for ‘Nutrinsider’
In our previous post we explained in great detail how we created the graphical Background – evocative of Fitness, Vitality and Wellness – for both the new Nutrinsider Website and the corresponding Twitter Account.
Let’s now look at what else we had to design to give “Nutrinsider” a sexy face, a visual identity, a human touch.
NewsCast Script by Semiomantics
For this we had to look at the category structure, orientation and positionings we had previously determined in the Semiomantics NewsCast Script to see where the graphic elements had to go, which impact they would have and which categories should accordingly be prioritized.
How to Lose Weight with Nutrinsider
The “Featured Category” to the top left definitely is the prime position offering the largest size for web graphics or photos. Here we needed an attractive high quality picture that. . .
~ could be used as the default picture for a main category, in this case Weight Loss;
~ would fit into the colour scheme and ideally pick up the background theme;
~ would sensuously address the real reasons for wanting to be in shape and
~ thus have an emotional impact that triggers a reaction.
"Shape Matters" by Bianca Gubalke for Nutrinsider
How to Be a Woman with Nutrinsider
Personally, I wanted to address “Femininity” in this graphic image – a theme I am working on as a Digital Artist.
Like previously with the background motive, this allowed me to save time and integrate a graphic element I had created earlier, namely the beautiful shape you see – giving it a slogan “Shape Matters”. I experimented with fonts that expressed the ‘Shape” issue itself, although I would have liked to take it further… but I had to move on with the job.
How to Be a Man with Nutrinsider
Of course, this needed the male pendant… and again I could dive into my magic box and gain time by using an image I had already worked on for KICK ART … in case you remember :)
"Vitality Matters" by Bianca Gubalke for Nutrinsider
Obviously, it always needs adaptation as to the background – here I inversed it to give it a more solid touch – and the soft shape of the font that worked well for “Shape Matters” had to be turned into something upright and … well, vital LOL. And the colour RED just gave it the optimal kick… “Vitality Matters” !
Nutrinsider and Sports Nutrition
Sports Nutrition is another mega keyword on “Nutrinsider” and I created a quick little banner for the top right position – well visible for anyone visiting the website. At a later stage, we will have a banner rotator here.
Sports Nutrition Banner by Bianca Gubalke
Nutrinsider and AntiAging
Anti-Aging (Antiageing) is a huge market, especially with so many baby boomers wanting to boom forever young, fit and looking good and sexy. It means feeling good inside and looking good outside and requires Inner Nutrition as well as Outer Nutrition.
My Anti-Ageing Banner got the bottom position for the time being :)
Antiaging Banner by Bianca Gubalke for Nutrinsider
The trouble with this word is that it’s written in so many different versions and all have a lot of Traffic. This means we have to cater for them all.
Nutrinsider Weight Loss
Losing 10, 20, 30 or more pounds is the goal of so many people and the fact is that even if you lose 5 lbs or 7 lbs it will have a clear positive impact on your entire state of Health and Wellbeing.
To address these very specific issues, Nutrinsider will provide the reader with solid information and a twinkle in the eye… as at the end of the day we are all human beings loving to eat and indulge in what we love, don’t we? So why not have Fun while getting the results of our ‘sinning’ out of the way. . . especially off our hips?
Nutrinsider – the Web Site
With this my job was done – I mean the first round.
Click on the Picture below to see where we started…
NUTRINSIDER - Web Graphics by Bianca Gubalke
…and go to NUTRINSIDER afterwards to see the evolution.
Remember: it’s the Client’s site – not your’s as the Graphic Artist. That’s what he pays for.
Also see the harmony between Nutrinsider. . . and the corresponding account TWITTER Nutrinsider
Web Graphics for Nutrinsider
On a final note to this first round of Web graphics for “Nutrinsider”:
It took me about 10 hours of focused work and bearing in mind that the refined elements (background image, the girl and the man) had been prepared before and just needed some adaptation and integration – thus a big time saving and a gift for the Client. However, given the fact that we work together since many years this is OK. Trust built on a successful cooperation over time is absolutely priceless – and while the Client expresses it in providing the artist with a stream of ideally well-paid jobs, the Web Graphic Designer in turn not only offers the best Service but would even go the extra mile.
Champagne Truffes from Laetitia Paris
And now: Champagne Truffes for Nutrinsider
And now for a coffee and a well-deserved Champagne Truffe or two. . . thank you Laetitia Paris for always looking so well after me !
Sweet temptation, here I come!
I’m all for feminine curves – YES, I CARE !!!
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