Christopher Murphy Biography Internationally respected digital artist Christopher Murphy (Fehler) has been described as "a William Morris for the digital age". In addition to his multi-disciplinary work as a partner in web-based arts publishing organisation Fällt (www.Fällt.com), he has worked within the field of audio-related design for the last decade. Three Possible Projects History of Jazz in Carrickfergus I've always loved jazz. The music of Miles Davis, in particular his electric period, has always captivated me. The Carrickfergus jazz scene has been sadly neglected in recent years, however, it is a little known fact that Davis performed there in 1974. A flurry of jazzmen are holed up in Carrickfergus, I'm determined to shine the spotlight on these brave souls. This information driven website will utilise Adobe Flex and will be delivered via the web. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Pros I've never used Flex, this would be a great opportunity to learn it. The old Carrickfergus jazzmen deserve their moment in the spotlight, this would be it. Carrickfergus has a sizable jazz-loving population, this site would satisfy that. Cons I've never used Flex, it might be difficult. I might need to learn some audio editing and I have no experience of this. A Dog is for Christmas My son has always wanted a dog. I don't. As the old saying goes, 'a dog is for life, not just for Christmas'. Not any more. This innovative service will marry stray dogs with short term owners. Get the dog delivered just in time for Christmas resulting in a beaming child on Christmas Day, safe in the knowledge that by January 6, when the new term starts and the excitement has worn off the dog will be quietly removed. Essentially a short term dog rental service, this website will be built using PHP and MySQL delivered in a web standards format. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Pros Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor. Incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Cons Consectetur adipisicing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. 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Five Inspiring Websites Takete I've always loved Takete for it's witty melange of text and imagery. It's POSH and built entirely with web standards, one can't help but admire it. I love The Mountie's timely advice and quirky solutions to the problems that vex us all daily. He truly is the thinking man's answer to The Sun's Deirdre. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Google I love Google, it's very useful. Fällt Inexplicably inexplicable. Who couldn't love this quirky site founded by the enigmatic W. Conrad Rontgen? A home for items that might not find a home elsewhere audio and visual. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. 37 Signals Not only are 37signals products fantastically designed, their writing at the excellent Signal vs Noise (http://37signals.com/svn) is always spot on the money. Their plagiarism article (http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/575-but-theres-only-so-many-ways-to-do-something-right) is well worth a read and you can't but agree with its conclusion: "If watch designers can do it, web designers can do it." Indeed. I don't know how I lived without Highrise or Basecamp. They have, quite literally, changed my life. The design of 37 Signals' products is simple and elegant. Minimal, unobtrusive and utterly intelligent. They have a way of boiling information down to the essentials and presenting it in a clear and easy to follow manner. Their books Defensive Design for the Web (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/073571410X/Fälltpublishi-21) and Getting Real (https://gettingreal.37signals.com/) should be essential reading for all interactive multimedia design students. Markdown Technically John Gruber's Markdown (http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/) pages aren't a 'site', but I couldn't help including them in my list of five sites that inspire me. Gruber's Markdown saves me having to remember all that complicated markup. I love it. Learning it doesn't take long and it's far easier to remember than markup which my 39 year old brain struggles with. Better still, if you want to get in touch with your inner nerd, Markdown can be integrated with PHP to achieve wonderfully simple, but complicated things.