Nur Ahmad Furlong

Videos

  • WordPress Media Management Overhaul in 3.5

    I’m super excited to see the new developments planned for the 3.5 release of WordPress. People have been requesting a more user friendly experience in the WordPress Media Management department for some time and rightly so, considering the platform is used so much nowadays for managing all kinds of web media. Have a look at the user flow slides below.

    A Much More User Friendly media popup

    I’m specifically looking forward to a much more intuitive image editing interface which helps control thumbnail cropping and image sizing better for working with featured images in custom themes which require this.

    WordPress 3.5 Is earmarked for release in Early December, so the year looks set for a fantastic ending in the WordPress department. New Year’s resolution my side – Blog Much Much More!

    I Spotted this on WPCandy, a Site Dedicated to following WordPress developments quite closely. WPCandy is a great resources for Tips, reviews and other interesting news on WordPress.

  • WordCamp Cape Town 2011 Presentation – WordPress IS a CMS

    You can View the full extended presentation website at WordPress IS a CMS

    Let me know what you think of the presentation and if there’s any specific areas you feel I should fill in on the presentation site.

    Also read my brief Interview with Lightspeed on the topic of WordPress training.

    I will be conducting various WordPress training courses covering the very basics of WordPress Content & Site Management, Basic WordPress Theme Development and Intermediate Theme Development. For more info on this visit www.wpbedouine.com

  • Faith 47 & the South African Reality

    Many of us who have spent the last few years in Cape Town may have come into contact with the street art of Faith 47. I’ve always wondered about the purpose behind these activists and their semi-subliminal messages which are scattered about on the neglected walls of our society. Faith 47 being one specific artist who’s work has always interested me, possibly due to the name Faith or maybe because it’s clear there’s more going on behind the scenes than just street art.

    When I saw this video I gained a much better perspective, and almost an instantaneous appreciation for the value of consciousness art, something as a web designer for the last decade I have almost completely forgotten about.

    the cape of good hope from rowan pybus & faith47 on Vimeo.

    The Cape of Good Hope tells the story of the tragic and sometimes horrific newspaper headlines that people are faced with every day. It captures the darkness while suspending the headlines in time through a visual installation in the grimy district of Gympie Street in Lower Woodstock, Cape Town. The music for this video was produced by Inge Beckmann. – found on designindaba.com

    This video presents a street art piece, captured in an intensly emotive video presentation. It takes a deep look into the messages which litter our street lamps and signs about the ugly side of life in South Africa.

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