Helvetica Burger

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Posted 7 days ago

Tony Soprano is a Wild Thing

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Posted 8 days ago

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Posted 9 days ago

The Rap Radar Mix (No Idea's Original)

Killer mix from DJ Soul. Original songs sampled by 2009 hiphop producers. Record digging is possibly the ultimate form of nerdery.

Download from here.

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Posted 10 days ago

Metal on Metal "BASTARD"

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Posted 11 days ago

Mouse Activity

Mouse activity for my working day today. Created using this simple Java app.

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Posted 13 days ago

Hail in LA

Brief hail storm today.

       
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Hail_in_LA.zip (16084 KB)

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Posted 17 days ago

Things I have learned at Soap in 2009

  • Always brief designers on the problem to solve, not how to execute the solution.
  • Strip away all bullshit, keep things simple at all times. Then make an effort to strip away more.
  • Put in the extra 5% of work at the end. If often makes 95% of the difference.
  • Always be grateful for the efforts of others.
  • Don't be afraid to say no.
  • Own the project. Ask for support.
  • If you can improve something, do it. Don't wait for approvals. Just put it up and only take it down or revert back if the client has a problem with an improvement.
  • Don't let difficult clients get you down. Don't complain. Don't expect them to change. Accept it, adapt to it, deal with it. Move on.
  • Be grateful for both compliments and complaints. Don't let them get to your head. Know what's what and get on with it.
  • Always plan ahead. Tackle the unknowns first.
  • Step away if something's already being handled right. Focus on something else (there's always something else).
  • Chill out sometimes. Once every few weeks, take a break and do nothing.
  • Learn by doing things over and over until it becomes intuition, natural and thoughtless. Cumulate knowledge through experience.
  • Looking back, be satisfied with your work. If you're not, change the way you're working.
  • If the client starts killing the project or the project starts to sway off track, step back and redefine the problems and rethink the solution.
  • If a client is a feedback junkie and making bad or destructive decisions and demands, distract the client to deal with trivial issues while you focus on the important ones behind the scenes.
  • Always build in a fluid and flexible manner. Be adaptable to change as with almost every project, change is inevitable.
  • Only over-engineer if you have the luxury of time or the shelf life of a project is long-term. Learn how to build robustly without over-engineering.
  • Be sure that with each project, you learn something new or improve your ability.
  • Always help others when they ask for it. Ask for help if you need it.
  • Never assume, always clarify.
  • Anticipate the clients response and be ready for it. Be two steps ahead.
  • Creative direction by committee does not work.
  • Get involved pre design phase. Be the dev eye for the design guy.

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Posted 22 days ago

Visit to Florence Trust Studios

The day of the massive snow dump in London, I braved my way to visit my good friend Carrie's studio space at the Florence Trust, an old church transformed to artist studios in Aberdeen Park. Got a peek at her space and work in progress. If you're in London, pay her a visit.

Winter Open Studios
Preview: 6-9pm Friday 29th January 2010
Open: 12-6pm Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st January

                     
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Carrie also loves food, her recently setup food blog - fish nor foul

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Posted 22 days ago

Foursquare History

This is what I like most about Foursquare, a private log to remember where you've been. My checkin history for Sydney, Singapore and London (no France/Switzerland)

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Posted 22 days ago