Spot On Graphic Design

Just when I supress the urge to change from PC to Mac, Apple go and release something to ignite my desire!

So what's new?

Big, beautiful displays.

27-inch display!

The new iMac has come a long way from the first 15-inch iMac. Take one look and you’ll see just how far. A 21.5-inch or 27-inch display with edge-to-edge glass covers nearly the entire front of the enclosure. When all you see is the display, nothing gets between you and what’s onscreen. Movies, TV shows, websites, photos — everything looks stunning on the new 16:9 widescreen iMac display.

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The world’s first Multi-Touch mouse.

Wireless Magic Mouse.

Forget the mouse as you know it. Every iMac comes with the wireless Magic Mouse: the world’s first Multi-Touch mouse. Use it once and you’ll wonder how you ever used anything else. There’s no scroll ball, no clunky wheel, no cord and no visible button.

Instead, Magic Mouse uses Multi-Touch technology to let you control everything with simple gestures. Give them a try and you’ll find that Magic Mouse changes the way you interact with your computer. Built-in software lets you configure Magic Mouse any way you want. Its smooth, seamless design is ambidextrous and it supports two-button clicking — without buttons. Like magic.

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Faster processors.

Quad-core power.

The available quad-core Intel Core i5 or Core i7 “Nehalem” processor in the 27-inch iMac puts four processing cores on one die, so data doesn’t have to travel far to get from core to core. This boosts application performance up to 2x over the previous-generation iMac.¹ And unlike systems that connect memory to the processor through a separate controller, these quad-core processors connect memory directly to the processor, improving memory bandwidth up to 2.5x.²

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Energy Efficiency

iMac is designed to be energy efficient right out of the box. It has even earned the EPA’s ENERGY STAR qualification for its low power consumption.

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I just came across this story on the Total Wellbeing Blog and thought Id share.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

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The boys at That Aussie Game Site sure do like their games and it shows. The Australian market lacked a high quality, informative site for the gaming community but not anymore.

While the site is in it's early stages, the guys are busy writing articles and reviews, creating a competitive, yet friendly online community and above all, having fun while they do it.

Well sure, PC and Mac do a pretty good job of working relatively harmoniously but Spot On have become proud new owners of a beautiful 17" Macbook Pro.

We've gone all out with this baby!

• 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 4GB 667 GHz DDR2 SDRAM
• 200GB Serial ATA@7200 rpm
• and a 17" Hi-Resolution Widescreen Display

Oh and did we mention how pretty she is?

We will always be a PC studio at heart but it sure is fun to have a new toy to play with!

Thank goodness because I think Ive almost managed to buy one of everything from the 2008 catalogue!

I really am addicted to IKEA (I shop there about twice a month and my home is a shrine to the Swedish Gods) and not surprisingly, their latest catalogue doesn't disappoint.

Make sure you grab a copy in-store or browse online at www.ikea.com

There's even a couple of pages dedicated to 'Small Business, Big Ideas' but I'm sure you'll find loads of inspiration for your office or workplace amongst the 376 pages of delectable IKEA goodness.

Spot On has been absolutely flat out this winter and we're not the only ones!

van Riet are full steam ahead with all their new developments (stay tuned for updates!), Sport Compact Group are going as strong as ever with the latest Jamboree, we're about to unveil a new project from GTD Shipping & Distribution and Stonestreet's Coaches have a new website coming soon.

We have a few more top secret projects in the works but you'll have to check back soon to find out more.

As they say, there's no rest for the wicked!

Make sure to drop by www.spotongraphicdesign.com.au for more on what we've been up to.

Belly Bulge Maternity is one of Spot On’s latest web design projects. Take a look at their gorgeous new website, showcasing their range of designer maternity wear.

The Belly Bulge design philosophy is simple: sexy, feminine but practical.

Stretchy, soft-feel fabrics, attention to cut and detail and trans-seasonal styling are qualities I believe are important to make sure you get the most wear from our clothes.

You can wear Belly Bulge garments right through your pregnancy…. and you won’t want to part with these clothes after your bundle of joy arrives… because you’ll turn heads in Belly Bulge even when not pregnant!

Baby BeeHinds is one of Spot On Graphic Design’s newest clients. This is a half page ad that we’ve developed for their magazine advertising.

Baby BeeHinds™ are specialists in modern nappy options. They pride themselves on providing easy to use, reliable, luxurious nappies all with the customer service you deserve! Check out their fabulous range- they’ve got your baby’s beehind covered!

Baby BeeHinds- All Your Nappy Needs!

So what can Spot On Graphic Design do for the Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) of your website? In a nut shell, we do the most we can do without you having to spend an extra cent. We build the cost of SEO into our standard website rate, and to be honest, what we do is quite a lot.

Let’s break it down in point form so you can quickly get the facts:

• We design your website with SEO in mind
• We encourage and suggest content that is not only compelling to your website’s visitors, but also meaningful to a search engine’s ‘crawlers’
• We suggest other websites that can help draw traffic to your website, helping to increase your website’s rank
• We build your website optimised from the ground up. To us, SEO is not the second phase of your website. It’s part of the website development process.

Now, what we don’t offer is a guarantee. The ‘guarantees’ are for companies that charge a fee to get your site ranked up high - and rightly so. If you feel you’ve already done as much as you can on your website, we know the right people to talk to about that as well! Just ask us. For more information on getting Spot On Graphic Design to help with your website, talk to us today.

While we realise that simply owning a digital camera does not make you a professional photographer, we can still fill the gap between digital images taken at home and a full-on professional photo shoot for your product line.

We’ve just added the Canon 40D to our semi-pro studio so ask us about our product photography services via our website. We plan on adding some samples to the website very soon.

We also work with a couple of brilliant photographers, so if you do have the need for a professional shoot, just ask us!