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Top 5 Mac Apps for Web Developers 2 Jul 2013 | 10:45 pm
I am now the proud owner of an Apple laptop! I use Macs all day at work, but still used an old Dell laptop for personal stuff. It was time to upgrade. So with my shiny, aluminium toy I immediately wen...
Make Them Care 17 Apr 2013 | 01:49 pm
I have this phrase as my computers background. It is a phrase I use on a daily basis, because I find it so important to everything. You have to make people care: to fill out a form, visit a website, g...
Predatory Thinking Book by Dave Trott 28 Mar 2013 | 01:12 pm
There aren’t many books I buy simple because of the author, but I did with Dave Trott’s new book, Predatory Thinking. (If you can’t wait until preorder, check out the website: http://www.predatorythin...
If you consume, you should collate 11 Mar 2013 | 06:13 pm
I realised this today as somebody said to be ‘What new site are people talking about?’ my mind went blank. Looking back at my twitter history (mainly links to GIFs and frivolous comments) and deliciou...
On The Jazz 8 Mar 2013 | 10:05 pm
First off, this phrase isn’t what you probably think it is. The version I am talking about is: On a mission, focused, determined. Popularized by the TV series the A-Team. When Hannibal Smith came up w...
Design is a form of problem solving 5 Mar 2013 | 05:37 pm
Design is thinking made visual(*), it is problem solving. But this process takes time. Things cannot be ‘designed’ overnight. That is styling. Unfortunately many don’t know the difference. It takes a ...
Office Hack Days 4 Mar 2013 | 06:43 pm
This has been a wish for several years. I’ve been promised a few, and tried to organise a couple after work, but there are many reasons why I think that a daytime hack day at the office would be a goo...
I get distracted at work all the time 19 Jan 2013 | 03:13 pm
I am an office worker. I get distracted by work-related notifications all day: Email and Skype are the worst culprits. Meetings are a close second. The notifications bing, ring and flash. All techniqu...
A designer’s “Bucket List” 14 Jan 2013 | 05:55 pm
For a while there have been a couple of things in my designer’s “Bucket List”. Things I would absolutely love to work on. They include: Skateboard deck Racing car livery Movie poster CD cover Football...
My Albums of 2012 3 Jan 2013 | 06:04 pm
Without doubt Spotify has allowed me to explore new music like I have never before. Artists whose names I’ve heard briefly mentioned I would check out, and many of those I have then gone on to love an...
