graphic designers/programmers: next time you apply for a job, it'd help if you spelled my company name correctly. it's not "thirtytwo", as far as i know they make snowboarding stuff (and who knows, they might be hiring). it's also not "TwoThirty Studios" or "Twothirty Designs". there's no word after twothirty, and also, twothirty has no capital letters. oh and one more thing, if there's no job postings, that's because we're not hiring. and come on, ...
last year we adopted a llama named starman, who was abused for most of his life but now lives at the stillpointe llama sanctuary. this weekend we were lucky enough to visit him, and the rest of the herd.
cbc.ca has been down or semi-down all day. currently, it's a temporary version that's just a white background, red titles and links to news stories. i have to say, i like it a LOT better than their "unbroken" design. this one is cleaner, easier to find news stories, and easier to skim each category. even the stories themselves aren't cluttered with excessive navigation, excessive ads or links trying to pull me off to other sections ...
i'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing that the new apple store is less than 2 blocks from my house...
the only thing better than a G3 iphone in canada is a jetpack. i'd take the jetpack over an iphone any day.
i designed, programmed and "wordpress"ed this site, and not to toot my own horn, but i think it turned out rather well!
i've unfortunately been part of too many projects doing consulting or designing - where the development company has over-promised and under-delivered their obligations to a client for online software. mostly, i just don't get it - because these companies are established, have had other clients before, and charge a lot of money for their services. i think it comes down to communication (doesn't everything?) and education. 99% of the time, if client comes up with ...
