Under the Water
A little bit of in-progress illustration work that may or may not be for a future project...
(On a slightly related note, who do I need to screw to get a dribbble invite?)
Digital: A Love Story
As far as I'm concerned, it doesn't get much more romantic than this — a love story / thriller, set over the pre-web internet of the late eighties. Is it interactive fiction? Is it sort of a game? Is it like Uplink with a narrative and a bit of heart?
Flotilla
Breaking 'several months' of silence to review a weird little indie game — it's what blogs are for, apparently.
Old Maid Letterpress
“ The two opposing sides of the card represent the inner and outer character of a single person in two different forms. What is more desirable, inner or outer beauty? ”
Some beautiful letterpress Old Maid cards in this set.
Via Zeldman > Samantha Warren.
Sketchbook I
I don't draw enough any more. Broke out the graphics tablet this week — expect doodles.
Using the Apple Remote with your browser
A couple of days ago I posted an article about creating an offline portfolio, and why you might want to. At the end of that post, I briefly mentioned setting up the Apple remote to allow you to easily navigate through your portfolio during an interview — without getting in the way of the people you're trying to demonstrate to.
Building an Offline Portfolio Site
I had a sudden (and slightly unexpected) job interview last week, which resulted in the usual portfolio-based panic. Over the weekend, I quickly put together an offline portfolio site, built specifically to be shown on my MacBook during the interview. This turned out to be a far more interesting project than I had expected, so I thought I'd share my process, as well as my thoughts on putting this kind of project together. I'm not saying this sort of portfolio will guarantee you the job of your dreams (let's just say I'm still available for freelance work for the foreseeable future) but I certainly found it a great way to show off my screen-based work.
Sausage & Beans
Don't ask!
The Loft
The Loft is the studio of Helen Dowthwaite, a talented designer from Cumbria. Helen asked me to help her create a simple portfolio site for The Loft — she provided the layout and graphics, I put it together in Flash and Javascript (with a little touch of PHP out back).
the next generation
Has it really been over a month since my last little flurry of posts? I make a terrible blogger. To be honest, at least I've got a decent reason this time — I've had a whole bunch of great freelance projects that have occupied approximately 92% of my waking time (the other 8% was G&Ts in the sun, and why the hell not).