The Jordan Spizike lineup will continue to release new and exciting colorways for 2012. One of the anticipated colorways set to drop is the University Blue/Orange. This particular Spizike will come equipped in a combination of plush nubuck, smooth leather, and the iconic elephant print throughout the shoe. The translucent orange outsole add contrast to the blue upper. The release date is unconfirmed, but stay tuned to Global Sports for the latest info we should have them in by the end of January 2012.

Monkey Valley Resort on Mobile

I just got some screenshots directly from the iPhone in Europe to demonstrate how the new Monkey Valley Resort Website actually looks on the Mobile web – and I’m absolutely thrilled! The quality and resolution are just outstanding and I left the image big so you can appreciate it here even though the picture may take a moment to load. This is soooo sexy!

Above, you see the Frontpage of the Monkey Valley Resort Website, which features a large elegant slider displaying the various chapters and attractions of the hotel resort 30 kms out of Cape Town, South Africa. What is remarkable here is how beautifully the slider displays – all based on new technology as, sadly, Flash does not display on mobile phones and this forced us to adapt in our Semiomantics Website Development, learning new languages like CSS3 and HTML5.

Monkey Valley Resort on Mobile

Much if not most of today’s business on the Internet is piped in one way or another through the mobile web… a reason why Monkey Valley Resort had to be visible on mobile.

Here is a horizontal version (probably 1 : 1) … and of course you can zoom up text or whatever you are interested in… and get to where you want to go in a fast and user-friendly way, eg. Click and BOOK!

The Importance of Functionality

The Importance of Functionality in terms of Website Design has a lot to do with the ease and user-friendly interaction between the website and the website visitor: the website has to communicate to the visitor what it is all about in an attractive way, guiding through what it has to offer and fulfilling almost intuitively what the visitor is looking for and making it easy to follow through with the desired action – say to book a room in a hotel…, to buy, pay and even download say an ebook… or to simply offer various sights of a specific area or place that shows the visitor what he can expect, eg. in a holiday resort or when researching a new home in real estate.

Today, being visible on the mobile web is crucial to the success of any website or Internet business – and therefore one of the most important functionalities of a website or blog.

Nowhere more than on the Internet do we see such rapid and continuous change and do we have to adapt, learn new languages and keep developing our knowledge and skills on an ongoing basis as in the virtual arena. A website or blog is not built to last forever and it needs a regular allocation of funds (budget) – it’s a project in constant development, adapting to the changes, changing with the trends and always trying to offer readers and visitors something new, something modern and going the extra mile to capture the traffic that leads to business and success.

Semiomantics XO with CSS3 and HTML5

Time has come to learn about new technologies available for web designers and developers. All common browsers are increasingly able to read and interpret CSS 3 and HTML5 and about all computers are equipped to read java and jQuery. Therefore new possibilities become available to XO developers which we will focus on during the January Seminar.

XO has evolved over the past 4 years along with WordPress Developments. The theme has become responsive and shows perfectly on smart phones and tablets.

Subsequent to the release of WordPress 3.3.x XO needed some adjustments and updates which we have implemented and tested. New design functions become available for advanced customization. XO remains the most flexible theme for custom development, accessible to most anyone.

The goal of the seminar is to become familiar with XO and it’s new features as well as to learn how CSS3, HTML5 and jQuery allow to adapt XO to most any customer’s needs.

Some of the technical issues we will have a detailed look at are:

• Transparencies with CSS3
• Background Sliders
• Mobile Verions using WPTouch Pro
• Content and Frame sliders with Pro Slider and SlideDeck Pro
• Social Network connectivity with FacePages
• How to make a WP theme responsive (adapting to different screen sizes such as Smart Phones Tablets and bigger)

The most obvious expansions are via plug-ins. We will show how to make the best use of plug-ins for the Mobile Web, Social Networking, Social Media Publishing, Social Network Marketing as well as for more attractive display. Time permitting we will look into additional functions, such as shopping cart or marketing specific scripts.

We also will start looking into another important chapter:

How to convert your XO sites into a Mobile App!

In order to make the understanding easier, we will build a new site during the 2 days event. Please join our pre-seminar call on Thursday to prepare the event by setting up a new XO powered site.

All materials will be provided. You will just need some images/photos, videos and other content you may want to use to populate the XO site.

Saturday and Sunday, 28/29 January, 2012 from 1 pm London time till 9 pm London time.

Tickets are available on our new shop at HIOD.com. Please click on the below image to order.

Discounts as usual for Ycademy Pros: Please mail Bianca at bianca(at)ycademy.com for the coupon code.

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The many styles and color schemes offered for the Air Jordan over the years have spurred a large secondary collectors market. Shoe collectors are known to buy, sell and trade Air Jordans through ebay, sneaker conventions, consignment stores@ Global we’ve always loved Jordan’s even though back in the days customers be like “naah bro we want Air maxes” but we stuck to our Guns & pushed & pushed till we got our message across so much so that 2011 was the craziest year ever for Jordan’s @ Global  Jheeeze U lot really went in !! here is a few favs of ours what were yours ?

Trendwise with Semiomantics XO2012

In a world of infinite choice, we all have our personal preferences when it comes to creating the Web Design for our personal websites and blogs – and this is exactly what many of our customers will tell us, especially if they have a business with set colors, fonts and logos. Of course, there are also those who haven’t thought about this issue, who may not want to be bothered with it (as this takes ample time and thought) and who expect us to suggest, advise and guide. This is where we should know and focus on current trends, put our personal priorities on the backseat, and design something fresh, modern and appealing where we are absolutely “Trendwise with Semiomantics XO2012″, which is currently going through a testing phase and will soon be released.

Most importantly, we need to think forward to adapt to the incredible developments and momentum on the mobile web: can people see our web design work on their iphones, smart phones and tablets? This is currently the driving power behind many decisions and as we want our customers to get the traffic and results they expect, this is what we need to focus on and ensure that they too see the advantages of certain essentials they might not initially agree with.

It’s all about functionality and thinking customerwise: let them see what your website is all about fast and in an attractive way, make navigation clear, quick and easy like a dynamic show. And let there be balance!

Trendwise with Semiomantics XO2012

With the new trends 2012 having been set, how can we at Web Design South Africa be trendwise with Semiomantics XO2012, the best WordPress based script to be released soon, and give our website or blog a New Look 2012?

How to give your Author Blog a Trend 2012 Look

Here are a few pointers as to how to give your Author Blog a Trend 2012 Look:

1. Color Trend 2012

I already wrote about the Color Trend 2012 HERE.

To repeat it quickly, the color of the year 2012 is a warm orangy red called “Tangerine Tango”.  It’s not too far off the color I am always using in my personal color scheme that marks “Web Design with Passion”. However, there are other trendy colors like ‘solar power’ and the ‘sodalite blue’ I used in my example above, in connection with ‘tangerine tango’.

Here you want to think of backgrounds, fonts, menu, graphics, links, hover effects etc. – however, don’t overdo it when setting it off against another shade or complementary color. What I learned in Typography many years ago with one of Europe’s two leading authorities in the field and a true friend, Professor Tuenn Konerding (Staatliche Kunstakademie Duesseldorf, Germany), still applies today: experiment massively… but then reduce, keep it simple, don’t use more than 2… maximum 3 colors.

I wish I had a better photo – but I am happy I can call at least this one up – for an extraordinary mind and spirit that left our planet far too early…

Interesting also the trend towards one-page websites and a comeback of the magazine theme (full layout Semiomantics XO). Of course, Apple-style layouts are still en vogue as they are a modern classic and simply good.

2.  Typography 2012

The focus is on bold letters and custom fonts that can easily be read on mobile phones. Interesting here the Google Font Library that can be added in form of a plugin and loads fast while making the look of the website more appealing.

Textures, shades and reflections are ‘in’ as well…

 3. Large High Quality Images

Less text but large, high quality images – meaning all forms of sophisticated Media Design – be it photos, graphics, videos… – especially for backgrounds but also for graphics, sliders (we will come to these) and whatever you integrate into your Website Design to attract and captivate.The use of light or shadow boxes – where pictures can be enlarged in an overlay-  is very much in the trend.

Actually, we have been ahead of this trend with Semiomantics XO 2011 already, and particularly with our comprehensive work on Evolution, my personal favorite… yet unfortunately on Flash which is currently not seen on mobile phones due to power plays between the ‘big boyz’ … but this too shall change one day once even they get it that ‘competition’ is out and ‘cooperation’ is in to save our planet – and this is NOT a trend but a Truth! Ask Steve on Cloud!

Meanwhile Evolution will… well, evolve!

4. Sliders are en vogue

And yet another feature where Semiomantics has been well ahead of the trend: sliders are en vogue! Besides that, in my view they are brilliant, practical, interactive, attractive, seen on the mobile web and add to the functionality of a website. At tleast the ones we use – they do come at a cost, but it’s well worth it – quality always had its price!

5. Connect to Social Networks

Finally, websites and blogs need to offer easy ways – meant are rather ‘loud’ icons (… I leave this to your personal taste…) – to interlink and connect to Social Networks like Twitter, Facebook, Google + etc. Today, people look out where they can connect, follow, share and register … and so the cybernet expands continuously and I sometimes wonder what all of this really means at the end of the day and for our environment! But that’s a topic for another day!

For now… let’s be aware of current trends and advise customers accordingly… there’s lots to play with!

Young artist Baby Kost, in his first music video of the year… check him out.

To purchase the ‘Put Ya Ls Up’ Jumper Click Here…

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Global Sports feature in REPVDO’s new show, “IN DA LOOP” which rounds up the latest fashion trends in urban street wear. In this episode we look at some of the latest jackets to swagger out your winter, from brands Trapstar, Mitchell & Ness, King Apparel and Global Sports.

To Purchase The Global Jackets Click Here…

Presented by Shyy & Obi Smalls

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SBTV took a trip down to Global Sports for this impromptu performance of Jareth’s “Pathway” featuring Lioness.

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FOLLOW JARETH ON TWITTER:
http://twitter.com/JARETHMUSIC

Watch the Official Video of “PATHWAY”
http://youtu.be/3SgkdP8oF70

Download Jareth feat Lioness – “Pathway” on ITunes NOW
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pathway-featuring-lioness/id476233731?i=4762…

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Sef Kadi rhymes over a hard beat whilst at Global Sports, check out his other stuff mad buzz from this artist.

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Che Lingo lays down a hard freestyle for the new year. make sure you check it out.

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Check the swag of this artist all dressed up in Global Stuff…

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One of the artists that did a Freestyle Friday and a good friend has just released a official video check it out…

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Ember is killing it right now and with this Christmas special he show his talent of singing and rapping with a fairly tail story with a gangster twist.

Check it out.

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Dirty Cash is putting in the work with another video in quick succession, keep a look out for this guy, also check out the clothing supported by these guys.

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Political P, Adz & Shallow on another collaboration together.

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Another Banger from Adz & Shallow, as usual sporting the Global Clothing brand.

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Christmas 2009

The flurries of snow turned into a blizzard overnight, but here by this morning we saw the snow slowly melting as the temperature increased to just over freezing. In our corner of the world we often escape the worst of the weather, however elsewhere heavy snowfalls in the U.K. have caused travel chaos, forced schools to shut and cut power to homes. Will we have a white Christmas? we will have to see as Christmas Day is still a week away.

Christmas 2009

See Snow gallery here

Planning Ahead for 2010

Planning Ahead for 2010 first we really need to take stock of what happened in our business online in 2009.

•  did our business online in 2009 go as planned
• which part of the plan worked best
• which system failed to produce a good result and why
• what did we learn from 2009

Going over what you accomplished with your business during the past helps to focus on producing a successful plan for the year ahead. Analyse the successes as well as the failures and look at the trends, this will be a good indicator for the year ahead.

Planning for 2010

For 2010 its a matter or writing down your main objective, the goal, and brainstorming.

• What is your main objective by the years end
• what steps need to be in place
• planning a monthly objective
•  seasonal fluctuations and targets

2010 for me will begin a brand new site utilising a Semiomantics high performance customised script.

IT Consulting

IT Consulting is the commercial arm for customer orientated business development. When completed it will provide a valuable  customer service for small business owners, marketers and online bloggers to help build their online presence; providing services like web development, small business development strategies, internet marketing services, web design, and focusing also on performance and automation. Satisfying customers need to achieve top ranking on Google.

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Christmas 2009

It is just over a week to Christmas and we have had our first flurries of snow yesterday. Nothing settling as yet but who knows, maybe we will have an old fashioned white Christmas this year.

Christmas 2009

It’s such a busy time of year for most of us with all the festive preparations. Presents, cards, deorations, food shopping are just a few of the activities that occupy our minds these days. Shops over laden with goods, queues everywhere; tv’s pumping out the Christmas commercials, spend, spend, spend! buy, buy, buy! Let’s all be jolly, but who will pay the bills?

Is this what Christmas is all about, a time of excess and spending more can you can afford? Parents made to feel guilty if they can’t afford the latest hot toy for their little darling!

For me, Christmas means family, a wonderful excuse to get the family together again, exchange the latest news, hot gossip, jokes,  share a meal, a glass of two and above all to have FUN together! LAUGHTER! That’s the real JOY of Christmas.

year 2010 

As we prepare for the forthcoming festivities our thoughts extend also to the next year ahead – 2010 and what it holds for us all, for our families, friends and the world at large. The world seems to be in turmoil these days, a world out of balance:  everywhere chaos and change; the earth protesting,  factions at war, strikes,  and now even the members of the Climate Summit in Copenhagen cannot seem to come to a solid agreement on such an important issue as protecting our environment. Even if we cannot truly control what is happening in the world today, should we not sit down and just honestly re-think how we treat this earth that we rely on  and how we treat each other these days.  

Thinking of the year ahead and business matters, our last monthly Ycademy Seminar for 2009 was the preparation and extension of the Path to Profitability to 2010 and new products like the Semiomantics XO 2010.

Semionantics XO 2010

Semionantics XO 2010 is an amazing modified blog theme that requires no plugins. Any serious blogger knows what a pain these can be. With every update we encounter conflicts and some technical problems, even if they are just minor ones they are real time wasters when trying to solve the problem. Do we really need these updates so frequently? I, for one,  am not so sure. No plugins means we also use less of the valuable server resources we pay for, Semiomantics XO 2010 using 50% less memory than its earlier version. Things indeed should run better, faster and smoother.

 I am only too happy to acquire a plugin-free,  script.

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Present PowerPoint Slide Shows on your Blog

We have been testing multiple solutions for publishing the Semiomantics XO PowerPoint Slide Shows to interested visitors on our blogs. Amongst such solutions we have envisaged inline frames, inserted special boxes, YouTube and others.

Semiomantics XO Slides in Flash using an external Presenter

The best solution we could come up with so far is the conversion of PowerPoint into Flash and the presentation in overlay. Have a look here below:

Presentation

If you have some ideas to this topic or smarter solutions, we would appreciate your comment.

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Author: Yorgo Nestoridis, Media Marketing & Publishing, Founder of YORGOO Publishing, YORGOO Press and Semiomantics. If you enjoyed reading the above, please consider following future tips and strategies by RSS reader, Email delivery, or Kindle subscription.

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