Category Archives: general

10 Lesser-known Mac apps I couldn’t design without

Like most designers (especially freelance) I find myself in a dependant relationship with the ‘big hitters’ in the design software world. I couldn’t do what I do without the Adobe Creative Suite, but there are plenty of smaller, less well-known … more…

13/04/11 | Cats: general, mac, software | Tags: apps, software

Do Want ~ Pantone Colour Chairs

I already sup my morning espresso out of a finely-crafted Pantone colour mug, and now I can kick back and subject my finely-crafted behind to the same chromatic joy thanks to the people at The holding Company: For those that … more…

07/09/10 | Cats: general, random | Tags: colour, furniture, pantone

Building My Fixie Pt.2 ~ Stripping

In my previous fixie build post, I introduced the idea of this simple, stripped-down incarnation of the bicycle, and my attraction to it. I’ve got hold of my ‘donor bike’ and I’m ready for some stripping action in order to … more…

23/08/10 | Cats: general | Tags: bikes, diy, fixie, howto

Even more beautiful Last.fm listening stat graphs

I’ve previously written about some rather lovely visualisations that pull data from your Last.fm account, and now here’s another to add to the list. The very clever Andrew Godwin over at Aeracode has come up with LastGraph, which “lets you … more…

23/08/10 | Cats: general, music, web | Tags: graphs, lastfm, music, stats

What every designer wants to see ~ their name in print!

A while back I was contacted by a publishing editor over at Elsevier and was asked to read through a book on toy cameras and send them my thoughts. Gratis copy of the book through the post, review written, everyone … more…

25/07/10 | Cats: general, marketing | Tags: books, html5, reference, review

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