January 03, 2007
This post is more for me than you. If I’m seeing it, then your seeing it and that means the move to the new server and DNS pain was, hopefully rather painless. I’ll delete this post once all the dns stuff has resolved it self.
January 03, 2007
Well, after only a month or so on being on Media Temple’s new Grid server, I’m off. Why? Well, in addition to continuing connectivity issues MT are charging for GPU overage. Since they can’t give me more details as to why I’m going over to the tune of about £30 every month (so I can attempt to reduce it right?), then I’ve got myself one of their nice new DV dedicated machines (with a little help and guidance from Andy and Steve).
As a result, this site (and the fivesimplesteps site) and my email will be going through the usual DNS pain over the next couple of days. Fingers crossed it all sorts itself out. See you on the other side.
January 02, 2007
I need your advice. As you may know, I’m writing and self-publishing a little book on designing for the web. It will be published in two ways: initially, a pdf for download and shortly after, a printed version which you can buy from Lulu. These two media require different design considerations.
Firstly, pdfs are read on screen and can be printed out on individual sheets of paper and probably on a black and white printer. Secondly, the printed book (from Lulu) is bound and needs the margins adjusted accordingly. So, my question is this. Do you think it’s necessary for me to typeset two versions? One, a pdf with minimal flat colour (so as to not waste toner) and even margins. And two, a version which has facing pages etc for the printed book?
January 01, 2007
I’ve just been directed to a article on About.com stating that Web Design is not Print Design. Just to forewarn you, this may turn into a little rant, but I’m hoping there will be some interesting points raised.
December 29, 2006
As I did last year, I thought it was about time I attempted to summarise my 2006 before embracing 2007 in a couple of days time. I find it slightly cathartic, sometimes embarrassing, but mostly fun to ponder on the past year. Where have I been, what did I do and who did I do it with? This was confirmed just now when reviewing this same post from last year.
So without futher ado, I’ll get on with it.
December 01, 2006
In March I’ll be heading over to Austin for the third time for the SXSW Interactive conference. This time I’ll be on one panel: ‘Web Typography Sucks’ with the guy behind The Elements of Typographic Style Applied to the Web and fellow Britpacker, Richard Rutter of Clearleft. The second panel isn’t really a panel at all, but a ‘’Power Session’: “Grids Are Good, and How to Design with Them’ with my good friend, Khoi Vinh.
November 22, 2006
Warning. This is a grumpy old man post. Why oh why can’t places like airports, in fact most places, get the basics right. Let me explain.
I’m sat in Bristol departure lounge heading off to Spain for a client meeting and as it’s 5.31am, I need a good tea to kick start the day and get my brain working. I also need good wifi to check my email and things. Those two simple things are crap here. Crap tea. Crap, expensive wifi. It’s really not that difficult is it?
That is all.
November 21, 2006
When I left the BBC a few months ago, they were kind enough to give me an Amazon voucher with which I bought a new Apple iPod Shuffle.
Well, Amazon took two months to actually get the stock in from Apple (don’t know whose fault that was, but the delivery date kept on going back and back with no word from either party.) But all that aside, I received it yesterday and it’s a little thing of beauty.
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I'm a graphic designer from near Cardiff in the UK. I've been a designer for over ten years now and primarily work on the web. I'm still partial to a bit of print every now and then though. I used to work for Agency.com in London as an Art Director before working as a Senior Designer for the BBC in sunny Cardiff. This was all before I took leave of my senses and formed my own design consultancy, Mark Boulton Design Ltd.
I've got a thing about grids and typography and occasionally ramble on about them to anyone who will listen.
If you're after simple, clean and effective web design; let me know.