Archive for April, 2007
Thoughts on Coda
Written at 12pm on 24.04.07
‘Gimmi’ custom Photoshop brushes (v1)
Written at 6am on 24.04.07
ElliotJayStocks.com version 4
Written at 4pm on 19.04.07
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Speaking engagements
- Future Of Web Design, London 17th & 18th April 2008
- Future Of Web Design, New York 7th November 2007
- SkillSwap Bristol 25th September 2007
- iDesign: design for life (part of the London Design Festival) 18th September 2007
- Oxford Geek Night 25th July 2007
Recent posts
- Learning lessons
- The to-do list problem & the ‘Things’ solution
- Week one of working for myself
- FOWD London 2008 wrap-up
- Create the perfect logo feature in .net magazine
- ‘A Gosling’ by Stuart Kolakovic
- Speaking and teaching at FOWD
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Blogroll
UPDATED! I’ve been known to while away a few hours on these blogs, most of which are written by my friends in the industry...
- Jørgen Arnor Gårdsø Lom
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Recent Comments:
- Francis said: Hi Elliott, I tried Things few months ago but was not convinced. I went on their...
- Dan Rubin said: I tried Things a few months ago and wasn’t able to get into it, for the...
- Neil Evans said: As a designer who’s had his work stolen lock, stock and barrel I can...
- Jimothy said: I read this article :) Very good stuff! If only I could find a way to afford it....
- inspirationbit said: I’ve also been freelancing on a side for almost 5 years, but only this...
- Davin said: I do freelance work every now and then, and there have been times when I have been...
- Davin said: Just started using “remember the milk” and I’ve forgotten to...
- Tim Van Damme said: Ghaa, I’m going through the same problem! I’ve planned projects...
- ikram-zidane said: isnt there is such thing as ‘dynamic menu highlighting’ in the wp...
- James Mitchell said: @Chris Garrett - I’ve found that the best way to handle personal...
Recent Reads
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Basics Design: Layout (Gavin Ambrose & Paul Harris) - A beautifully designed book about beautiful design. Some key layout principles are presented in an engaging way, and this is more a book about inspiration than pure instruction.
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Poe: Illustrated Tales of Mystery and Imagination (Edgar Allan Poe) - Some fine contemporary illustrrators take on some Poe classics and the result is a gorgeous collection of words and art.
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Penguin By Design (Phil Baines) - A history of Penguin Books’ cover designs, as educational and inspirational as you’d expect from this prolific publisher.
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Thinking with Type (Ellen Lupton) - I first saw this sitting on a desk in the nytimes.com offices, and after thumbing through it, realised it was one of the best books about the technicalities of typography that I’d seen.
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Hellboy: The Troll Witch and Other Stories (Mike Mignola) - The latest Hellboy trade paperback collects yet more classic stories, although this time Mignola is joined by other artists.
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The Ten Commandments of Typography (Paul Felton) - A book of two halves (the flip-side deals with so-called ‘Type Heresy’), this is a witty but informative book bout typographical techniques.
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Great Beers of Belgium (Michael Jackson) - No, not that Michael Jackson. This is the one who really knows his stuff when it comes to fine beers.
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London: The Biography (Peter Ackroyd) - A lively, engaging book about the history of London, told as it the city itself were a living thing.
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Tres Logos (various) - I could look through logo books until the cows come home; this kind of collection is invaluable to the identity designer, and this is, of course, just one book.
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Business Cards 2: More Ways Of Saying Hello (various) - This is another great source of inspiration and a lovely ‘coffee table’ book that’s a joy to flick through even if you don’t need to design a business card.
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Schild’s Ladder (Greg Egan) - One of the most full-on sci-fi books I’ve ever read, with its use of real physics and exploration of quantum mechanics shaping much of the narrative.
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Wolverine: Weapon X (Barry Winsor Smith) - A landmark story in the history of this legendary comic book character, Weapon X has become a real classic.
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Casa Batlló: Gaudi (various) - Sam and I visited Barcelona last year, where we saw several amazing architectural feats by Gaudi. This book captures some of the beauty that our camera couldn’t.
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The Fundamentals of Typography (Gavin Ambrose) - This was the first bok I bought specifically about typography, and it pretty much does what it says on the tin, although a nice bit of history is thrown in as well.
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Analog In, Digital Out (Brendan Dawes) - Magnetic North’s main man explores some arty, experimental projects without any of the ponce usually associated with the genre. This is a book about merging new and old ideas, and it’s inspiring all the way through.
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The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins) - Possibly one of the most important books in print today.
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Foundation’s Edge (Issac Asimov) - Another Asimov classic, this part of The Foundation Saga encapsulates some monumental ideas about humanity far beyond the boundaries of regular sci-fi.
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Web Standards Creativity (various authors) - 10 great lessons for writing better markup, using the latest CSS, and adding subtle Javascript tricks
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Transcending CSS (Andy Clarke) - Rethink the way you design and code. This book was hugely influential on me whilst building the latest version of this site and made me even more pedantic
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Dune (Frank Herbert) - An absolutely legendary sci-fi novel full of very complex ideas... much better than the film!
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Neverwhere (Neil Gaiman) - A dark and charming tale of a man who eschews normal life for the secret underworld of ‘London Below’
Thanks @danrubin for the reminder - I must text my Mum! 1 hr ago
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.net magazine
This site was featured in the showcase section of issue 166, accompanied by an mini interview with me. More info here -
Artzmania magazine
Malaysian e-magazine Artzmania chose elliotjaystocks.com as “best Web 2.0” in the blog section of their latest issue. More info here -
Computer Arts magazine
My CSS navigation tutorial appeared on pages 60 & 61 in issue 137. More info here -
.net magazine
The Trojan Records website I designed while at Sanctuary was featured in the ‘showcase’ section of issue 163 -
Smashing magazine
This site was featured in Smashing magazine’s hugely popular article ‘60 Visually Appealing Designs’ -
Web Standards For Skeptics
Sitting alongside sites by some of the ‘great masters’ of web design, elliotjaystocks.com was used in this presentation at at the Refresh Miami meetup
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