Category: Thoughts

I’ve never seen the clip for N…

I’ve never seen the clip for NINs “Into the Void” but it is totally fantastic. New meaning to the phrase “Extreme Closeup”

Trying to find a great picture…

Trying to find a great picture of an autumn tree. Harder than you might think.

thinking i need to start using…

thinking i need to start using twitter more

revisions

You would think by the 13th design revision a client would be getting flagged as being difficult to deal with.

Checking out twitterific. look…

Checking out twitterific. looking pretty good so far

I’m Back

Back from holidays, so regular posting should return as normal soon. Only 97 emails to get through at work, so they handled my absence well :)
Also trying out the new install of Wordpress 2.5 which is looking pretty nice…

wasabi

Note to Self: Don’t touch your eye after eating wasabi peas… It burns us.

Toto

How did the same group that released stompers like Rosanna and Hold The Line also release a ballad as tacky as Africa?

Its incredible how quickly the buzz and idealism of a design conference can be lost at the first sight of clients…

There’s something that feels a little weird about being Wellington, but spending the whole time indoors. All I have seen is what was between the airport and the Town Hall.

I didn’t realise Adam Gilchrist was retiring, until i was wondering why he got a standing ovation when he went out to bat. Its a bit sad really, i don’t even know who is expected to replace him, Brad Haddin I suppose.

Edmund

Sir Edmund Hilary died today. Its a little strange to witness the death of a national hero and legend, when the nation celebrating him isn’t yours. He is certainly more important than Peter Brock, or Steve Irwin (or any other recent Australian deaths) yet I still feel less effected by it

5 Years

I missed it, but yesterday was 5 years since I first registered jordesign.com. Shame its only a holding page at the moment, but still worth noting.

In Rainbows

I know no-one is going to read this for ages. But the new Radiohead album is simply magnificent. I’m loving it. That is all.

A Brief Message: Arrogance and Humility

The latest post on A Brief Message is about having both arrogance (to push your view as an expert) and humility (in realising that design is often about context, not absolutes) as a designer. Its an interesting dichotomy.