In every community, there are people who build ideas into projects that are fruitful. These individuals make big things happen at either a community or national level. They plant the seeds of small ideas in the minds of many - then watch the growth spread like a wheel around the community. This method of making... Continue Reading →
He Jumps, He Shoots, He Scores!
I've been tagged to complete five main projects before the end of January 2009. Almost scares me to think that I would complete a project or two within the next few weeks, but I feel sure it is possible. 1. Create new logo for a new web friend. A little project that was given to... Continue Reading →
Keeping Boredom Out of the Office
For all those web-designers out there who want to use their time more effectively, you'd enjoy these five easy things to do when absolutely bored. 1. Design a Better/New Logo I call this 'doodling'. With a graph-pad, a 2B pencil (with an eraser-end), a sharpener, no ruler (because that's for the final drawing), and nothing... Continue Reading →
Achieve the Tilt-Shift Illusion with GIMP
One of the authors over at http://www.nilkanth.com/ has given us this great article outlining how they've developed an easy 12-step process for achieving the Tilt-Shift Illusion: Play with the photo’s color curves, brightness and contrast. Activate Quick Mask. Reset colors in toolbox with the ‘d’ key (so that FG = black and BG = white).... Continue Reading →
Finding Happiness Every Day of the Week
Is your daily activity influenced by the name of the day? The reason I ask is because I continuously tell friends that the worst way to die is to live only on the weekends. To me there is no weekend, just week days. Monday to Sunday. I don't restrict the way I have fun, the... Continue Reading →
The Other F Word
There is an old saying that's often said by people when people beginning an arduous yet not nearly so impossible project: "Failure is not an option". For those of us of a less-cynical, more adventurous and self-forgiving attitude, I have refined this to a more positive statement: "Failure is a consideration but not a hindrance:... Continue Reading →
Sidebar On, Sidebar Off
Found the Cuban Council quite by accident tonight. After resizing the screen to see how the layers moved, I had to check under the bonnet. Hey, it's how we learn. Like you've never checked under the bonnet of a Ferrari! Anyhow, I found this freaky piece of code that I really like. <a href="index.php?notes=off" class="sml"... Continue Reading →
Top 10 Influential Songs
Like many entrepreneurial types, I slide easily into despondency when things don’t pan out as hoped, and self-pity can creep in fast. I don’t smoke or drink much, so music has become my chosen distraction from the harder parts of the day. When I play these tracks, I feel energised and focused - typing faster,... Continue Reading →
Ten Uses for a Redbubble Card
For those who didn't know already, I am one of the many artists selling artwork upon Redbubble.com. But I am one a few who buys his own artwork. Tonight I got to thinking: How many different uses can I find for a Redbubble card? Could my readers suggest something that I couldn't think of myself?... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 