Thursday 2nd September 2010 19:38

Time for a bit of fun, Dancing Banana fun to be precise.
The Dancing Banana is an internet phenomenon, in the true meaning of the word, and has been ever since the late 90s after appearing in a Flash clip called, 'Peanut Butter Jelly Time'. The clip attracted a huge amount of attention and became a worldwide hit, one of the first internet memes.
Ever since then, its popularity has grown with users continuing to create new versions of the banana with different themes, although the original dance animation is usually the same. Amongst the new variants have been dancing carrots, cucumbers and peppers and also different characters such as Granny Banana, Baby Banana and Superman Banana; some of which can be seen below.



Shortly after its debut, thousands of unique and animated dancing banana emoticons were created and used in forums across the internet. The ':banana:' emoticon shortcut still works in many forums and blogs for displaying the banana animation (Including this one now - Ed). Since then it has also made its way into pop culture, making several appearances in television shows and other media.
To view many more beloved Dancing Bananas, please visit its own Photobucket pages by clicking on The Dancing Banana logo I designed above, which, by the way, includes the font 'Banana' by the Japanese 'Flat-it Foundry'.

Alternatively, just enjoy the Banana fest below…

Wednesday 1st September 2010 08:05

The medication I'd been prescribed yesterday, hadn't kicked in, and I'd had a dreadful night's sleep. The sharp pains I was suffering every time I moved in bed had kept me awake throughout the night. It had affected my sleep that much, I didn't actually wake up until 07:45… that has to be one of the longest 'lie-ins' I'd had in months and months. Having been horizontal all night, it proved to be an immense struggle getting out of bed… I'd had back pain before but nothing as intense as this.

Luckily, for me, because I am freelance, I am able to work for my clients from home, although it's equally as important for me to go in, for there are aspects of the job that I am unable to do from home. So, although it would have been as well for me to just rest all day, I find it difficult, especially as I don't actually feel ill. As with most people, I hate being bored.



Whilst on the hunt for a logo for a particular job I was doing, I stumbled upon the new Portsmouth City of Museums logo, which is rather colourful and contemporary. The eleven coloured bands that make up the logo all refer to the huge amount of places of historic interest that are dotted around the city. Not only do the colours work perfectly together but the logos for each place of interest are very clever indeed.
By clicking on the main logo above, you can access the City of Portsmouth's website or if you'd like to find out more about each individual museum's website, please click on any of the logos below.