02 07/2008 Shopify - Product Import & Export

By popular demand Jaded Pixel have today introduced bulk product import & export to Shopify.

You are now able to export your product database as a csv file and import it back. The CSV file can reference urls to product images which will be automatically downloaded as part of the import process.

18 06/2008 Firefox 3 Now Available

Borrowed from the BBC

Version 3 of the popular Firefox web browser is going on general release on 17 June.

08 05/2008 Australian Marine Conservation Society - Sharkwater

As keen scuba divers in our spare time, we at Propeller are passionate about the conservation of our amazing marine environment and are proud to support the Australian Marine Conservation Society where we can with some occasional graphic design work.

The AMCS is currently campaigning to save our precious sharks from becoming shark fin soup as the result of an alarming new proposal by the Queensland Government to establish a dedicated shark fin fishery in the Great Barrier Reef.

06 05/2008 CJ's Pasta

We are proud to announce the launch of a new website for the creators of Brisbane’s yummiest pasta – CJ’s Pasta!

After we gave them a fresh new look with an updated logo last year, the team at CJ’s Pasta decided it was time to re-vamp their website to fit in with their new branding and make it easier for their customers to see their daily specials and latest menus.

06 05/2008 A Mouth Watering Catalogue

Propeller were recently commissioned to produce a new catalogue for local food manufacturers Euronatural. The brief was to update the look from the previous catalogue and create a clean, contemporary design.

The great part about this job was that Euronatural had professional photography taken of their products that were displayed beautifully by a professional food stylist.

By working in concert with the photographer and stylist, we were able to ensure that the styling, imagery and layout fitted with the brief and the initial concept.

26 04/2008 Shopify goes into warp with CDN

As regular readers and many of our e-commerce clients will know, Propeller are huge fans and approved developers for Shopify. Never resting on their laurels for long, Shopify’s developers, Jaded Pixel have just announced the turn-on of their Content Delivery Network or CDN to those in the tech fraternity.

18 04/2008 Never let an ad agency near your website

By Gerry McGovern

The average advertising agency fundamentally doesn’t get the Web. Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO Worldwide, J. Walter Thompson and Ogilvy are great advertising agencies. When it comes to managing their own websites, however, they are rank amateurs. They bring their print and TV thinking to the Web with embarrassing results.

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15 04/2008 The Khalsa Raj Collection

Based in Millis, an hour south-west of Boston (US), Weapons Master and Yoga teacher Jot Singh Khalsa has applied over 30 years’ experience and artistic talent to ‘The Khalsa Raj Collection’, a unique collection of contemporary jewelry and art objects intended to uplift and inspire.

Early in his career as an artisan and knife/sword maker, Jot’s mentor and teacher, Yogi Bhajan, suggested that he apply his artistic gifts to create things that uplift and inspire people. The Khalsa Raj Collection is the culmination of that journey. In his own words…

03 04/2008 The Essential Facts on Website Compatibility

I came across this great little article on website compatibility by Jonathan Crossfield over at Netregistry this morning and thought it worthy of sharing with you. The issues covered go without saying for most standards-aware developers though sadly we see far too many websites clearly designed by windows-only developers which break in other browsers or operating systems. This article explains these issues in simple laymans terms and is a good starter list of questions to ask before settling on a developer for your new website.

Do you know how your website looks in Safari? What about on a small laptop screen? Do you hope to target customers surfing your website on their mobile phone?
With so many browser applications, platforms and monitor sizes now in use, the modern web designer is constantly challenged to design sites that appear correctly in all situations.
Everyone has their own preferences of browser, monitor and platform. But the choices are continuing to expand, meaning more considerations and more innovation.

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14 03/2008 Shopify Designer Interview

Propeller have been working closely with e-commerce platform Shopify and Shopify’s developers “Jaded Pixel” since the system was launched in 2006.

Jaded Pixel have just introduced a series of Designer Interviews and Propeller are delighted to be first cab off the rank…

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