Blogging and all that Malarkey

Jason Santa Maria recently published a highly insightful article Fighting Off Design Stagnation in the latest issue of Design In-Flight magazine. This is the first time I have read DIF and I am genuinely impressed.

Whether working alone or as part of a team, there are many separate tasks in any project. If you are working as a team it is important that everybody involved understands the structural requirements needed to implement a design, and even if working alone it…

When I was working (on my own) in the studio between Christmas and New Year, I played the Live Aid DVD which the guys bought me for my birthday.

Andy Budd has announced BlogAid, asking you to pledge the earnings from advertising, affiliate programs or site sponsorship made from your site during January to your countries local Earthquake and Tsunami appeal.

I’d just finished reading Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s Long Way Round book (kindly given by Sue’s Mum for my birthday at the end of November) when the DVD pops into my Christmas stocking (this time, nicely gift wrapped for my brother by Amazon (lazy…

IOTBS: The Director’s Cut has been improved in the latest release resulting in a far more sophisticated tool, with better accessibility, and a greater range of possible uses. For links to the latest files, see the IOTBS resources page.

Well, it’s time for me to head off to the Stuff and Nonsense office Christmas party. It’s the same every year… I have too many drinks, then chat up the gorgeous girl from accounts, before heading off to her place for…;) Thing is, I never regret it in the…

My CSS Zen Garden submission, unimaginatively titled’Invasion of the Body Switchers’, has been accepted. Thanks Dave!:D

We are in the final stages of completing our project for Young Flintshire, an initiative for young people in the county. And the process of design has taken many things from the stuff that I have talked about this week.

Most recently, Paul Chadwick has recieved much critical acclaim for his work on comic-book movie tie-ins such as Star Wars and the Matrix.