Written at 7pm on 17.05.08
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I rarely write ‘personal’ blog posts these days, so I hope you don’t mind the break in writing about web design, apps, tutorials, etc., but several people have asked me how I’ve been getting on since I moved to Norway a couple of weeks ago. It feels kind of weird that I haven’t really said much about it, so as today is National Day here in the land of the Vikings, I thought it’d be a good time to spill the proverbial beans.
Well, it’s beautiful here. Beautiful and quiet. I’m […]
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Written at 12pm on 07.05.08
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I screwed up. I made a mistake. I didn’t think.
Nothing that bad; nothing to cause too much extra work and stress; just a simple matter that I’d basically forgotten to address: in booking in new projects, I haven’t give myself enough time for each one to run over, as they inevitably will. I’ve got a pretty good feel for giving project estimates by now, but I haven’t allowed myself any leeway between each one. And in fact it’s not just about things overrunning: it’s about affording myself a little time to wind […]
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Written at 3pm on 01.05.08
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I’ve been promising a post about to-do lists for a while now, and I’m so enamoured with the beautiful Mac app Things that I just can’t hold it in any longer.
Until very recently, I wasn’t a fan of to-list apps in general. I’m not sure why that was exactly; I think perhaps it was because I associated them with ‘work’ and always stuck with my good ol’ whiteboard for personal to-dos. And I guess I also just really loved the tactile nature of a […]
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Written at 2pm on 26.04.08
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I can’t believe it’s over so soon, but I’ve already finished the first week of being self-employed. And I can’t rave enough about the freedom of being my own boss!
As a few of you have asked, I thought I might document the early days of ‘the business’. I’ll try and cover a number of things as I go - business cards and personal branding, timekeeping and to-do lists, etc. - but for now I’m just going to briefly recap week number one.
An intentionally slow start
It hasn’t been a […]
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Written at 1pm on 23.04.08
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If you want to download my FOWD presentation and workshop files, you’ve come to the right place. Read on…
No, I’m not dead. That 12% beer didn’t finish me off. I’m alive and kicking, and I can only apologise profusely for the lack of activity here on the blog recently. I blame FOWD, moving flat, setting up my own business, and getting ready to leave the country… fairly decent excuses, I hope!
So yeah, Future of Web Design. What a great couple of days! Thanks so much to everyone who came […]
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Written at 8am on 03.04.08
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As some of you will know, I write graphics-related tutorials for .net magazine (published as Practical Web Design outside the UK) on a monthly basis. However, this month’s issue is a special one, as it’s the first to include a feature written by me, as well as the regular tutorial. This 5-page feature is called ‘Create the perfect logo’ and discusses current trends in logo design, explores techniques employed by some of the world’s top designers, and walks the reader through a couple of case […]
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Written at 9am on 26.03.08
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Over the Easter weekend, Sam and I visited a local art gallery, which was selling souvenirs from an affiliated gallery down the road; one that’s currently showing an independent comics exhibition (and one I hope to visit before we move). Among the books for sale was a small comic called ‘A Gosling’ - written and illustrated by Stuart Kolakovic - and it seemed the perfect subject for the second post in the Design Inspiration series.
When I say this comic book is small, I mean so in every […]
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Written at 6pm on 12.03.08
Filed under Web Design / ALL CATEGORIES / Carsonified / Speaking Engagements
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I realised today that I’ve yet to publicly mention the fact that I’m speaking - and teaching - at FOWD London in April. So here I am, putting that right.
This event is special for a number of reasons. Firstly, instead of just speaking, I’ll be teaching a half-day workshop entitled ‘Professional Photoshop Effects’ (details here). Secondly, if that wasn’t enough, I’ll also be partaking in a Layer Tennis-esque match live on stage with Jon Hicks, Jina Bolton, and Hannah Donovan. Thirdly - phew - […]
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Written at 1pm on 07.03.08
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Back when I launched this incarnation of the site in April last year, I wrote a detailed post that included several point about how I’d aim to improve the site next time. Over the course of the last few months I’ve made several subtle modifications to enhance it, but now that I’m starting my own business and changes are needed rather than just wanted, I feel that it’s time for a ‘proper’ revision… and I’d like your help!
It’s strange… when I launched the […]
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Written at 2pm on 23.02.08
Filed under Web Design / Tutorials & Resources / ALL CATEGORIES / Wordpress
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I spent most of yesterday building a site for a friend and found myself falling in love with Wordpress all over again in the process. A highlight of the day’s work (which saw me using Wordpress more as a standard CMS rather than a blog engine) was finding a really easy way of dynamically applying a class or ID to the <body> tag.
Now, I’m not a PHP guy at all, so I like to use it in the simplest way possible to […]
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Written at 10am on 20.02.08
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I think most of you have heard the news by now: I’m leaving Carsonified and going solo. Before I go any further, thanks so much for all of your encouraging emails, comments, and Twitter messages that came through after the official announcement.
It’s a move that has / will come as a huge surprise to most people, and some of you may be rather puzzled: Carsonified is so well known in the industry, it might seem like a strange move to leave so soon and risk stepping out of […]
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Written at 4pm on 08.02.08
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UPDATE: Not even an hour after posting this, the design of hollisterbay.com has reverted to the default Wordpress theme and the designer sent me an apologetic email, which I appreciate. However, I’m going to keep this post up as I still think it’s an important question to address.
In the past I’ve been know to have a moan or two about having my designs ripped off, but since venting my frustration on those occasions, I’ve remained relatively quiet about it, even though it’s happened several times […]
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