We're attending Future of Web Apps London again this year. We've been working solidly for the last few weeks to get some cool things ready for the event. We've mentioned it before, but the next version of GoSquared is just around the corner. This time we're going all out to ensure advertising with GoSquared means business.

The new stuff is really beginning to take shape and we can't wait to show it to you. If you're attending FOWA, don't hesitate to get in touch so we can meet up, we'll show you what we've got so far if you want.

A lot's been happening around here, and we've even gone and made some t shirts to celebrate. Geoff and I will be wearing them at FOWA if you wanna check 'em out! If anyone's keen, we may get a few more printed - just get in touch if you're interested.

Oh and we hope you like the business cards. Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow if you're at FOWA!

We've shown you how to make pie with Adobe's vector drawing application, but how about those times when you need to give someone a cake?

Let's start with a new document (obviously) - choose web if that's what you're planning to use the final image to your site as this will ensure all measurements are in pixels and colours are set in RGB. The canvas size doesn't matter too much either, but 800x600 makes sense in this scenario.

To start the basic shape, use the Ellipse Tool (L) to draw a stretched circle with vaguely the same dimensions as those in the image. Make a couple of copies of this, and drag them off the canvas for now. Make another copy by Alt dragging the circle directly below by about 150 pixels. Also hold down Shift while dragging to keep the duplicate copy of the shape aligned to the original.

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So Apple's Media Event (on the memorable date of 09.09.09) is done and dusted, the new iPods are on the shelves of every Apple Store you care to visit, and iTunes 9 is most likely sitting on millions of people's desktops.

But what's changed? I'm pleased to say quite a few things, in varying degrees of magnitude. Most of the changes to the iTunes app itself are subtle, but could be good indicators of where Apple's UI intentions are heading. Then there's the iTunes Store which has seen its biggest overhaul yet. There's no shortage of design tweaks to have a look at and learn from.

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