I’ve returned from 11 days in Sri Lanka this past weekend. The few weeks before I left I spent frantically trying to finish as much as possible. 12-hour work days and 1/2-day weekends had made me into a stress ball ready to explode. But, it was all worth it. After 11 days away in Sri [...]
There’s no denying that I’m obsessed with goats. My blog website was called safetygoat for gods sake and featured a lifejacket-wearing goat as its logo. So when I saw this surfing goat, of course I thought it was the coolest. Goatee is my hero. I may be obsessed with my dog, but this is making [...]
Last year we, in partnership with Elliott Draper of kickcode, built a little Christmas app called Mr. Snowflakes where you can decorate a Christmas tree and then send it as an e-card. We built it in our spare time in between contracts. Last year though, it was a complete failure, and we had so few [...]
Capra, in partnership with Webcandy, is looking for an apprentice for a 3 month term as a web designer/dev. It’s a paid position, offering £2000/month plus bonuses for high performance. Technically, we’re looking for: A full-bodied understanding of html/css, with some knowledge of html5 and css3 An ability to take a design and apply it [...]
When I heard this morning that Steve Jobs died, I feel like I have lost a mentor, who has always been there, making it easier for me to be creative and push myself. They’re just devices, right? I think most people agree that Steve did something extra special. I know he did for me: I fell [...]
One of the hardest challenges, especially for newer businesses is saying no. I’m not talking about jobs that pay too little, or clients you really despise. I’m just going to assume that you already know to charge enough and like the people you work with. The problem I end up having is that every day [...]
A few weeks ago, we got a cocker/springer spaniel cross puppy we named Kenny. He’s a beautiful boy, and, at 13 weeks now is completely toilet trained, sleeps through the night and is learning at breakneck speeds! Having the opportunity to get a dog is one of the perks of running your own business. Because [...]
On the first print component I worked on for a web project, I asked which printer they were using so that I could format the files properly. The client hadn’t yet chosen their printing company and said to just prepare the file and they’d get the company specifications later.
Many conferences go for ultra specialization, or talk for beginners. So, it was so nice to go to DIBI (or Design It, Build It) up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne where the talks suited my specialty so well: I design, do some coding, and am starting up my own business. Design Usability & content As an industry, design [...]
Rotate your crops; it’s good for the soil Just like your garden, creative people should rotate their projects, or they burn out Projects shouldn’t all be the same Vegetable plants have different needs: beans fix nitrogen into the soil, and then plant your broccoli. Rotation also stops disease as vegetables planted in the same place [...]