Trevor Van As

Trevor Van As is an advertising student who already has a bachelors degree in Interactive Media and is now currently studying advertising. He likes comic books, music and yoghurt. This blog will be used for my opinions, theories and promotion of my work including Project Daily - The daily character blog.

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Ricky Runfast!

If you like games that are fun, but difficult, and have a retro vibe Ricky Runfast! is a game for you. Essentially, you must get through the punishing obstacles in the 60 seconds or less. If you are no good at these games you are in luck as you can die as many times as you like, you just have to get to the end in 60 seconds. The obstacles are varying and interesting, which makes each level different. Currently there are only 3 levels but there are plans for future levels in the upcoming updates.  

Currently the game is only for Android devices but an iOS may be developed if there is demand.

Overall, I would recommend trying this game.

View Ricky Runfast! on Google Play

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Recently, I have been working with Eco Light Up on their site, making some small visual and functionality improvements as well tailoring the site for search engines.

The following SEO techniques were implemented...

- Made the website faster for desktop and mobile through techniques such as minification and caching. I also reuploaded some of slider photos, which were up to 2MB each down to a much more workable 200kb-330kb each.

- Creation of sitemaps, both HTML and XML. These sitemaps have been submitted to the appropriate webmaster tools and have been indexed.

- None of the images on the site used "alt tags" or "title tags" so I added them in order to create more searchable content for the site.

- I fixed up all the URLs, which a lot of them had random numbers attached to the end of our could have been more appropriately named. This was most evident with the products.

- I added meta titles and descriptions for every page.

- I added keywords and keyphrases for pages based upon the context of each page.

- I created backlinks, building upon existing backlinks. These have been created in business directories, LED related sites and social media. These will be continued to be added to as they are deemed appropriate.

Currently, it is too early to tell if the results positive and where they will reach to but there has been a slow improvement in site visits and an improvement Alexa ranking. I will keep everyone posted as to how the site is performing over the coming months.

Visit ecolightup.com.au 

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Both these songs are great. I've got a feeling The Bohicas could end up being one of the next big bands to come out of the UK.

Yay or Nay?

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Here is the logo that I did for Melbourne Beer Pong. It was a fun logo to do and something a bit different from what I had done in the past.

I had a few different ideas for this logo but this is the one they like the most. It will be used on Melbourne Beer Pong's branding, including beer pong tables. I will post some images of the logo in use when they become available.

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A batch of typographic quotes I did for How to Love Comics' social media pages. There was no particular style that had to be followed, as long as the text was readable and structured in a logical manner. These are fun to do as I can try different ideas in colour, texture and hierarchy. These can be found primarily on the How to Love Comics Facebook page and Tumblr.

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My Triple J Hottest 100 Shortlist & Votes

After forgetting to vote in last years list I thought I better make sure that I vote in this years list. Most of my picks were guitar based music but I'd say there was a fair bit of variety within that mix.

Shortlist Vampire Weekend - Step Violent Soho - Covered In Chrome Cairos, The - Obsession Foxygen - No Destruction Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? Baptism Of Uzi - Stray Current Bloc Party - Ratchet Bored Nothing - Let Down Bronx, The - Youth Wasted Daft Punk - Giorgio By Moroder Deerhunter - Back To The Middle Dillinger Escape Plan, The - One Of Us Is The Killer Drones, The - How To See Through Fog Gang Of Youths - Evangelists Hanni El Khatib - Family Kurt Vile - Shame Chamber Letlive. - Younger Little Green Cars - Harper Lee National, The - Graceless Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool Pond - Giant Tortoise Queens Of The Stone Age - If I Had A Tail Temples - Mesmerise Warpaint - Love Is To Die

Obviously, it was hard to whittle down 24 songs down to 10 so I decided to avoid some of the songs that were sure to rank high with the intention helping the smaller songs.

My Votes

Violent Soho - Covered In Chrome Cairos, The - Obsession Foxygen - No Destruction Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? Baptism Of Uzi - Stray Current Deerhunter - Back To The Middle Little Green Cars - Harper Lee National, The - Graceless Phoenix - Trying To Be Cool Queens Of The Stone Age - If I Had A Tail

I suggest to anyone who generally complains that the Hottest 100 is terrible every year to vote. This will hopefully mean we get more variety and that songs that shouldn't be in the list wont make it. Do we want another situation were a terrible song like "Thrift Shop" wins happening again?

Head over to the Triple J website to vote.

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I designed a logo for a friends jewellery store, Every Day Viking, and here is the finished product engraved one of their rings.

Great to see one of my designs on a finished product.

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Something quick I did for How to Love Comics.

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It has been a while since I have posted on Project Daily, but that is because I have been so busy with How to Love Comics.

For those interested in my new blogging venture you can follow everything that is going on at the following…

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I hope you enjoy How to Love Comics and find it helpful!

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How Do I Get Into Comics? - A Simple Guide For Those New To Comics

If you are wondering about how to get into reading comics we have created a simple, but helpful, guide for potential and new readers. At the same time we crush certain misconceptions about reading comics in order to make getting into them super easy.

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Great tips for those want to get into comics.

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Here is a handy reading order checklist for X-Men: Battle of the Atom that I have made for How to Love Comics.

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How to Love Comics has made a super easy checklist for the DC Comics event, Trinity War. It includes the reading order as well as all the tie-ins involved.

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The Superman Comics You Should Read via How to Love Comics

There are some fantastic choices in that list.

Original artwork by Frank Quitely.

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PREVIEW: Clive Barker's Next Testament

From the mind of Clive Barker comes, comes Clive Barker's Next Testament - a new series from Boom Studios. What you can expect from this new series from the Master of Horror? Find out in this preview.

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PREVIEW: The Wake #1

“THERE’S SOMETHING DOWN THERE…” Find out what in the terrifying new horror/sci-fi series by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy through Vertigo Comics. Take a look at the covers and preview for this highly anticipated series.

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JUMPING ON POINT: Adventures of Superman via How to Love Comics

Adventures of Superman is an anthology style Superman comic by top creators. Free of continuity and all self-contained stories Adventures of Superman is the prefect jumping on point for anyone who wants their Superman fix before Man of Steel. To find out more about this series as well as check out the overs and extensive preview click here.

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JUMPING ON POINT: Akaneiro #1 via How to Love Comics

If you have been enjoying Akaneiro: Demon Hunters then you should definitely check out the Akaneiro comic. Even if you haven't played the game but enjoy Japanese folklore then this comic is probably for you.

Check out the links above for a preview.