July 2009
69 posts
“it’s always been the case that the most budget-conscious computer buyers were...”
– Daring Fireball: Microsoft’s Long, Slow Decline
Getting on top of my work means I end up fiddling with other people’s pixels. Trying to resist the temptation to become the boss from hell.
“And all the talk on the CBSO Friends’ coach driving down to London on Tuesday...”
– Birmingham Post - Life & Leisure - Birmingham Culture - Music - Andris Nelsons Proms debut triumph with CBSO
“I find one meeting can sometimes affect a whole day. A meeting commonly blows at...”
– Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule
“The research, by Don Moore of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh,...”
– Humans prefer cockiness to expertise - life - 10 June 2009 - New Scientist
“She said: ‘No, it was the twat.’ He said: ‘That’s not a...”
– David Cameron says sorry for ‘twat’ comment during radio interview | Politics | guardian.co.uk
15 Coolest Minimalist WebDesigns Using Photograph... →
Liking Made’s new airblade hand-dryer (a watershed moment) but disturbed I can hear it quite clearly from upstairs.
Is nice! RT: @abbycorfan Take a look at New Art Gallery Walsall’s lovely shiny new website: http://www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
RT: There are days like today where Made just feels like a perfectly balanced V8 engine :) vroom!
Saw this 2 weeks ago but I thought there was some mistake. But this really is the new CBSO site: http://www.cbso.co.uk/ What a load of FAIL.
Right, just three more proposals to write before Jana can have the baby. Rolling up sleeves.
“But the council no longer seems to understand culture, either suffocating it...”
– Birmingham Post - Blogs & Comment - Birmingham Columnists - More Columnists - Terry Grimley: Politicians have lost their way
LIFT: Home →
“The word that usually seems to fit best is boutique. But that never seems quite...”
– Seeking a less pretentious “boutique” - (37signals)
“Client Issue:
“I understand the issues are on our end, but at least try...”
– Support Should Never Be Necessary - The Daily WTF
“the rise of web 2.0 social media technologies – Facebook, YouTube, RSS Feeds,...”
– The Department of Culture and the Arts, Western Australia - Shift Happens by Mark Ball
Welcome @OWBCreative. Don’t bother following @mmnet, that’s just our servers. They tweet when they’re feeling too busy…
“Money allocated by Advantage West Midlands (AWM) for an extension to the...”
– Birmingham Post - Business - Business News - Creative industries - Creative industries hit hard as AWM funds are cut off
“He is effectively moving with the money, leaving behind a far more uncertain...”
– Birmingham Post - Business - Business News - Commercial Property - Clive Dutton leaves an impressive legacy in Birmingham
For A Beautiful Web | Creative web design and... →
Feeling *very* hot: 1. Over doing the caffeine again?
2. Weather?
3. Teh Swine Flu?
I can see some pretty cool stuff going on downstairs for the next phase of Visit Birmingham online.
[Screens around town] Pioneer Theatre, MailBuild,... →
“The BBC was not set up to produce a newspaper, which is what the BBC website is,...”
– Jon Slattery: Stephen Glover: ‘BBC is pointing a dagger at the heart of a free press’
40 beautiful examples of grid-based websites -... →
Ten Beautiful Art Museum Web Sites →
“It’s difficult to know how to describe Shambala but Birmingham-born Sid Sharma,...”
– Birmingham Post - Business - Business News - Creative industries - Shambala Festival evolving naturally and organically
“During the inauguration of President Obama, while much of the world experienced...”
– Pain is my alarm clock – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
“I used to be a techie, and when you’re thinking about the nuts and bolts, it’s...”
– Non-techies: New Media needs YOU! | Antonio Gould
Having fun trying to corral another stone-age online ticketing system into submission so that it won’t look like an arse. When I say ‘fun’..
:::::: Jane Anderson :::::: →
Today’s massage more brutal than usual. Good.
So happy that the Jewellery Quarter’s hastily-built apartment-blocks now seem full of talented freelance designers who can pop in for a day.
“Marie Haddleton, president of the Jewellery Quarter Association on Frederick...”
– Birmingham Post - News - West Midlands News - Dive-bombing seagulls return to terrorise workers
“The same teenagers who have literacy problems have media literacy problems. Many...”
– Twitter and teens: Challenging the idea of the young digital native | Media | guardian.co.uk
proposals are stacking up again…
merging my pipes…
“When we’re told up front “there will be 12 agencies in round one,...”
– The Ad Contrarian: Bozos de Zappos
PipeJump - Sales and Opportunity Management... →
“Oh yes, there’s no doubt about it, the travelling geeks are going to go...”
– Not safe for work: London’s internet startup industry is dead, says Paul Carr | Technology | guardian.co.uk
WAC Attack →
Made post: The Making of WarwickArtsCentre.co.uk http://bit.ly/UTCoA
RT @warwickarts new website just went live… has been tense - but very exciting - www.warwickartscentre.co.uk
“Most people use Windows without thinking much about it, and most Windows users...”
– Web standards secret sauce – Jeffrey Zeldman Presents The Daily Report
Back at #tasteofbirmingham. Feeling hungry.
30stMartins →
Congratulations Yumi and @selfctrl! Welcome Coco Holly Grindley.
Thanks for the freelance recommendations: @pixelherder @KatieSpragg @pipmck.
Anyone know a *good* freelance web designer (more photoshop comps than code) who would like a solid two week stint? Gourmet coffee included.