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My First Book Publishing Project: Lessons from a Crash Course in Design

Personal Blog | 17 September 2025

From Web Graphics to Book Publishing - Back in 2011, I was working as a graphic designer for a company. My background was in creating web graphics and digital visuals—book publishing was something I had absolutely no experience in. Yet, on the very f...

A Designer’s Guide to RGB, CMYK, Pantone, HEX, HSL, and LAB

Designs & Artworks | 17 September 2025

Color is one of the most powerful tools in design. It influences mood, communicates brand identity, and even affects decisions. But behind every color you see on a screen, in print, or on a product is a color model or system that defines how that sha...

Turning Images into Vectors: How AI Makes It Easier

Designs & Artworks | 17 September 2025

If you've ever tried scaling up a JPG or PNG image only to watch it turn into a pixelated mess, you already know the frustration of raster graphics. That's where vector images come in. Unlike pixel-based images, vectors are built with mathematical pa...

Adobe Premiere vs Adobe After Effects: Understanding the Difference

Designs & Artworks | 17 September 2025

When people first step into the world of video editing and motion graphics, two Adobe names always pop up—Premiere Pro and After Effects. At first glance, they both look like tools for making videos, but in reality, they're designed for very differen...

Understanding the Difference Between Gap, Margin, Line Height and Padding

Designs & Artworks | 17 September 2025

When building a website or designing a UI, we often get tangled up in the small details that control how elements are spaced. Four of the most commonly misunderstood CSS properties are gap, margin, line-height, and padding. At first glance, they all...

Understanding Colour and Design Thinking: A Complete Guide

Designs & Artworks | 17 September 2025

Design isn't just about making things look good—it's about creating an experience that communicates, persuades, and connects with people. Two big ideas sit at the heart of design: Colour Theory and Colour Technical (the science of applying colour cor...

The Best Graphic Design Tools to Explore in 2025

Designs & Artworks | 17 September 2025

Graphic design in 2025 isn't just about drawing logos or editing photos anymore—it's about blending creativity with speed, collaboration, and AI-driven innovation. Designers today expect their tools to do more than just paint on a canvas; they want i...

Batman Forever: The Arcade Game (PSX) – Gotham’s Over-the-Top Beat ’Em Up

Games | 16 September 2025

The 90s were a golden era for both comic book adaptations and arcade-style beat 'em ups. So when Midway and Acclaim decided to give Batman the full arcade treatment, the result was Batman Forever: The Arcade Game, an explosive, fast-paced fighter tha...

Barbie: Gotta Have Games (PSX) – Mini-Game Fun for All Ages

Games | 16 September 2025

When people think of PlayStation classics, action-packed adventures and racing games often come to mind. But the PSX library had something for everyone—including fun, family-friendly titles. One shining example is Barbie: Gotta Have Games, a colorful...

2Xtreme (PSX) – Racing Through the World of Extreme Sports

Games | 16 September 2025

If you were a PlayStation gamer in the late 90s, chances are you came across 2Xtreme, the sequel to Sony's original ESPN Xtreme Games. This title pushed the limits of sports racing by blending multiple extreme disciplines—skateboarding, snowboarding,...

3D Lemmings (PSX) – A Puzzle Classic Reimagined in 3D

Games | 16 September 2025

The Lemmings franchise has always been known for its simple yet addictive puzzle gameplay. Starting in the early 90s as a 2D experience on DOS, Amiga, and other platforms, the game quickly became a household name. But by the mid-90s, when 3D graphics...

Frogger 1 SNES – A Retro Classic You Can Play Online

Games | 16 September 2025

When it comes to retro gaming, few titles are as instantly recognizable as Frogger. Originally released in arcades in the early 80s and later ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), this timeless game still delivers the same addicti...

Windows 3.11 Emulated in Your Browser – A Nostalgic Journey Back in Time

Application Development | 16 September 2025

A Blast from the Early '90s - Long before the days of Windows 95, XP, or even Windows 11, there was Windows 3.11. Released in the early 1990s, this operating system represented one of Microsoft's first real steps into graphical user interfaces that e...

How I Got PlayStation Shoulder Buttons Working on EmulatorJS (and Made the Touch UI Not Terrible)

Application Development | 16 September 2025

If you've ever tried running PS1 games on EmulatorJS, you've probably noticed something… missing. Out of the box, EmulatorJS doesn't map L1/L2/R1/R2 in its touch overlay for the PSX core. That's fine for some titles, but the moment you boot anything...

How AI in 2025 Changed the Designer Workflow with Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects

Designs & Artworks | 16 September 2025

The year 2025 has marked a turning point for creative professionals. Artificial Intelligence is no longer an optional add-on or a quirky experiment hidden in a beta tab—it's now baked into the very foundation of tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, and...

Baby Shark Guitar Cover – From Scary Shark to Kids’ Song Twist

Guitar Covers | 16 September 2025

A Fresh Take on a Familiar Tune - Everyone knows Baby Shark—the cheerful kids' song that has taken over the world with its catchy "doo doo doo doo doo doo." But I wanted to take things in a completely different direction. Instead of starting off with...

MCMC Unveils MyTMAP2030, Strengthening AI Standards and Digital Adoption

News | 16 September 2025

Malaysia has taken another bold step in shaping its digital future with the launch of the Strategic Communications and Multimedia Technology Roadmap 2025–2030 (MyTMAP2030). The initiative, announced by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Comm...

Govt Exploring Sovereign Cloud Policy to Protect National Data

News | 16 September 2025

The Malaysian government is currently reviewing the possibility of introducing a sovereign cloud policy as part of efforts to strengthen data security and protect the nation's digital sovereignty, Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil revealed.

TM Opens Up Revamped Unifi TV to All Malaysians

Mobile Development | 16 September 2025

Telekom Malaysia (TM) has given its Unifi TV service a fresh new look—and for the first time, it's available to everyone, not just Unifi broadband subscribers. The move marks a big shift for TM as it opens up its streaming platform and app to all Mal...

When Fake Reviews Become a Weapon: How Scammers Are Targeting Small Businesses

Cybersecurity | 15 September 2025

A Message That Changed Everything - In June, Los Angeles contractor Natalia Piper was busy juggling her day-to-day business when a strange WhatsApp message appeared. The sender, using a number from Pakistan, bluntly stated: "Someone has ordered me to...