A Different Design

Life in Portland.

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:03:16 +0200

Life in Portland.

Dave Grohl South By Southwest

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:55:00 +0100

Lift.do - achieve any goal, track your progress, and get the support

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:47:44 +0100

I started using Lift, great little app for keeping track of your habits and sticking with them. That last part always seems the hardest part.

Some of my habits:

Go swimming every monday
Set priorities for the day
Drink more water
Sleep by midnight
…

Check it out: http://lift.do/

Kristof Dreams of Design

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:22:00 +0100

The incredible documentary “Jiro dreams of Sushi” is about a Japanese sushi maker Jiro, who strives to make the perfect sushi. Everyday he is left unsatisfied.

In the movie they talk about the 5 principles of a great sushi chef.

First, they take their work very seriously and consistently perform on the highest level.
They aspire to improve their skills
Cleanliness. If the restaurant doesn’t feel clean, the food isn’t going to taste good.
Impatience. They are not prone to collaboration. They’re stubborn and insist on having things their own way.
What ties these attributes together is PASSION.

I feel like these attributes can be reflected to being a great web designer.

To take their work very seriously, to perform on the highest level and to improve their skills. If the design doesn’t feel clean, the content isn’t going to look good. Having things their own way and of course the most important one, passion.

Passion for design, passion for their work.

Safety Not Guaranteed

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:19:00 +0100

This weekend I saw Safety Not Guaranteed, what a great movie! I highly recommended this if you love a good laugh and fun story.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/safety_not_guaranteed/

What a week

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:41:00 +0200

What a week it has been. The past few days were very exciting and inspiring. To highlight a few:

Powered by Creatives

The city of Antwerp began the launch of it’s new magazine for creatives with a bang.

In this first powered by creatives meetup, more than 500 creatives showed that Antwerp is one of the leading cities with creative talent. I really enjoyed the event and I’m proud that the city is finally showing investment and interest in the creative industry. It was mostly a networking event, but it’s a great start in promoting it’s talents. I look forward to the next events.

Check out http://antwerppoweredbycreatives.com/

Housewarming

Friends moved into a new house in Ghent. Of course we belgians don’t need a lot more reasons to get together and celebrate this with the proper alcoholic beverages and snacks.

Coffeelabs

This great new initiative by Idealabs, opened it’s doors on friday. I really enjoyed the vibe, the people and the food. Make sure to visit this vibrant place that will bring entrepreneurs, innovators, creatives and caffeine heads closer together.

Get ready to get inspired! http://www.facebook.com/CoffeelabsAntwerp

TedxFlanders

This was my first Tedx and I must say that I overall enjoyed the experience.

I saw some really good talks, but also (in my honest opinion) some really bad ones. The day started early and registration went easy. After that everyone was divided in colors. Each color was a different path. I was on the active path (should have seen that one coming), we’re we could make letters using light. Great idea for my next party.

The first talks and performances were great, but nothing mind blowing.

During lunch we were seated at tables of 10 people, bowls of soup and bread. It all felt very “last supper” like, when we divided the soup and broke the bread. Met some great people, one of witch who was training for a ultra marathon (70 km) and an improv theater enthusiast.

The best talks were left for last, with Stijn Meuris his most amusing talk about life on Mars and the extraordinary story of Colin Angus. The first person to circumnavigate the globe by human power.

Overall thoughts, great location, very well organized and fun experience. http://tedxflanders.be/

What a week it has been, bring on the next one!

I’ve created a very slick iPhone UI kit, that is available...

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:30:20 +0200

I’ve created a very slick iPhone UI kit, that is available for free at webdesigner depot http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/04/free-download-sc-iphone-ui-kit-psd/

My free iPhone UI kit is available for download on webdesigner...

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:28:02 +0200

My free iPhone UI kit is available for download on webdesigner depot. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2012/04/free-download-sc-iphone-ui-kit-psd/

The kit includes slick headers, search bars, menu bars, buttons, list items and lots more. What are you waiting for, get it now!

More about my talk at http://bxl2011.drupaldays.org/node/227

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:03:00 +0100

More about my talk at http://bxl2011.drupaldays.org/node/227

Cross Browser Responsive Design

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 17:12:00 +0100

I’ve took the opportunity to look into 2 new javascripts to create cross browser (works even in IE6) responsive designs, and they work great! I’ve set up a demo site. http://adifferentdesign.be/responsivetest

These are the 2 js files I used:

Responsive images from Filamente Group https://github.com/filamentgroup/Responsive-Images

Cross browser Media Queries https://github.com/scottjehl/Respond

Giving a presentation on Drupal Dev Days

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:00:00 +0100

I’m giving a presentation at the Drupal Developer Days on the 5th of february 2011. My session will be about making responsive, flexible and mobile web sites. If you are a Drupal themer, designer or developer, you should come check it out.

http://bxl2011.drupaldays.org/

Responsive Web Design @ Drupalcon Copenhagen 2010

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:09:00 +0100

Responsive Web Design @ Drupalcon Copenhagen 2010

Featured on Smashing Magazine

Sun, 23 May 2010 00:18:00 +0200

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/05/20/web-design-trends-2010-real-life-metaphors-and-css3-adaptation/

Kristof Orts uses the text-shadow property to add depth to his headlines. The embossing effect is clean and sharp and helps the typography stand out.

Featured on One Extra Pixel

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 17:21:53 +0200

Peeping into 88 Designer’s Workstations in the Design Community

http://www.onextrapixel.com/2010/04/05/peeping-into-88-designers-workstations-in-the-design-community/

Gorillaz spotted in Antwerp

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:40:28 +0200

Gorillaz spotted in Antwerp

CSS 3 A Different Design Logo

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:28:00 +0200

The logo from A Different Design made using only CSS and absolutely no images.

Try it out: http://adifferentdesign.be/playfull/css3a/

How did I do it ? Well it’s really simple, with a clever use of the border-radius. I added some extra depth and gradient with box-shadow.

No border-radius, only 3 divs.

In order to make this work in Firefox, Chrome and Safari, I used moz-border-radius and -webkit-border-radius. No images where used or harmed during this tutorial.

"Content Defines Design"

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:54:00 +0100

“Content Defines Design”

Hmmm… Can’t wait

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:32:20 +0100

Hmmm… Can’t wait

"Think outside the div."

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:25:57 +0100

“Think outside the div.”

Awesome Wood Background

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0100

Download this free wallpaper for your desktop or iphone or get the .PSD for your next project or blog !

Awesome wood Background created by Kristof Orts, free to use and share with your friends.