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Design Is a Job
After taking my copy of “Design Is a Job” from London, to Miami, home to London and then back out to Austin (via a swimming pool somewhere along the way) my copy is looking a little battered and...
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Insites: The Book.
As I sit to write this post, I realise I’ve seen Insites grow and evolve over the last year. It’s been fascinating to watch and thrilling to be a part of. Keir and Elliot asked me to be a part of the...
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Workspace
When I Instagrammed a picture of the office re-vamp I had loads of people asking via Twitter and Instagram where I got my desk from. I’ve never been one to hide my sources so here’s a little run down...
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Spec work & how to make my blood boil.
This is the third time I’ve seen a request for proposal like this in 2 months – I’ve now seen red, since this was from a “multinational firm”, I felt the need to blog it. How on earth is providing 3...
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Help appreciated.
UPDATE: Rik Penny from Ripe Digital took care of all the print for the funeral. I was overwhelmed with the quality, professionalism and kindness they showed me and can wholeheartedly recommend them for...
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I am not a number. A truly awful user experience.
A week on, and I’m still numb and still very much in disbelief over losing my Mum so suddenly last Wednesday. While events of that day are still fresh, I want to talk about some of the things that...
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With love from Brooklyn Beta
Friday I had one of those awful days of realisation, Mum is not suddenly going to turn up on my doorstep for a cup of tea, nor can I ring her to share something funny. She’s not coming back. I knew...
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That email from Apple regarding the replacement hard drive…
All this week I’ve been preparing to take my iMac in for its replacement hard drive, after getting the email that stated I may have an iMac with a Seagate drive that have now been recalled due to a...
View ArticleHandy Shortcuts and Timesavers.
This is an almost incomprehensible list of handy shortcuts and timesavers that were sent to me from Twitter followers and friends yesterday. I promised I would blog, so here they are. Thank you to...
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Besquare Interview Part 1
On a cold day in December, just before Christmas – Craig and his lovely partner came all the way down to Southend to interview me for Besquare, a fantastic resource for conference talks. I’m so pleased...
View ArticleSpeaking up.
Six months ago, something happened to me that I kept quiet. Some of my best friends in the industry knew it was happening and tried to help as much as they could. I started writing a post back then...
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Execute
Josh Long, my partner in crime on Happy Monday – sent me his book ‘Execute’ a few months back. I opened the beautifully presented book, saw a nice hand-written note from Josh and started to read. Back...
View ArticleNow for something entirely different…
I’ve been quiet. I know. It’s been a mixture of some very demanding client work and some personal musings over what will make me happy, both imminently, and in the future, and then making that happen....
View ArticleGetting a job in a recession.
So, I’ve made no secret that I’ve headed in a different direction recently, starting up my own actual “thing” and enjoying every second of it. It has enabled me to slow down and enjoy my client work...
View ArticleThrowing it out there…
I’ve been wondering about the best way to handle memberships within a physical environment, such as a shop. I want to be able to allocate services to that membership and then when that person comes...
View ArticleThe new direct selection tool – Photoshop CC
This has been my biggest workflow killer since the new release. Happily, on Jessica’s recommendation a while back, I switched the shortcut keys of the direct selection and path selection tools to “A”...
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ConfShop
Next week I’m involved in something called ConfShop for Viewport Industries. It’s a bit of a blend between a mini-conference and a workshop, with all the best social aspects blended in for good...
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TwelveSouth Travel Journal
TwelveSouth Travel Journal I’ve been so lucky that my job has afforded me the luxury of travelling over the past few years. I’ve come up with all kinds of travel hacks along the way to keep all my...
View ArticleGracefully Bowing Out of Giant Conference.
I pulled out of Giant Conference because I recently found out a significant number of speakers were being paid, when I had to fight to get my full travel expenses reimbursed. Speakers with whom, I...
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Past Work
Yes it’s old, yes it has gradients and buttons that look like buttons, and pre-iOS7 aesthetics, but I’m sure you can look through all that and still appreciate good design? Here’s a selection of...
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