Life with a ‘Slug’
May 20, 2005
A couple of days ago I took delivery of my new Linksys NSLU2 which promised to sort out my storage and backup problems.
After a few hiccups, things are looking good.
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Getting geekier by the minute
May 13, 2005
No kidding, soon I’m going to have my own shed full of gadgets, sitting in amongst them giggling like a schoolgirl.
Or maybe not.
What I have done though is sorted out my backup situation following my external hard drive failure after installing Tiger.
9Rules Network
May 03, 2005
I’m proud to announce that markboulton.co.uk is now part of the 9Rules Network, a blog network focussed on content. The 9Rules Network aims to help sites get a wider audience through a “collective” approach with relatively few sites, all of which provide great content.
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Bloody Amazon
May 03, 2005
I like Amazon. Honestly I do, it’s just sometimes they really screw things up. I’ve had Tiger on pre-order for what seems like weeks now. Then, a day before the launch I was expecting it to be shipped.
TW05 Web Designer of the year 2005
April 14, 2005
In Wales we have this annual event called Technology Wales Awards which is hosted every year and brings together most of the IT industry in Wales for a slap up feed and a pint of two.
This year, I’ve been nominated and reached the finals of the Web Designer of the Year category for my work on BBC Wales “/wales” service and BBC Wales Where I Live sites (South East, South West, Mid, North East and North West.)
It’s a small event in the scheme of things, but it’s nice to get the recognition. Wonder what the prizes are…
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Design In Flight - Issue 4
April 12, 2005
Well, here it is. After a few weeks in February, several late nights and a lot of help from my wife and the Design in Flight's Editor Andy, my article "Feeling your way around grids: Making sense of the Golden Section when designing grid systems." has been published in the latest edition of Design In Flight.
Design in Flight is a fantastic PDF magazine and a bargain at just $3 an issue, which is about ?2. There are some superb articles in this issue from the likes of Khoi Vinh, Suw Charman,
Veerle Pieters and Molly E. Holzschlag.Alas, no SXSW for me :-(
March 10, 2005
Last year I was fortunate enough to go to SXSW representing the BBC. It was a great trip (although the Texans didn’t quite grasp tea - no offense but it really wasn’t good).
As most of you are aware, SXSW Interactive kicks off tomorrow with some fantastic panels. You may detect that i’m a bit gutted i’m not attending this year, and you’d be absolutely right. I am however going to @media in London in June, which does look very promising.
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@Media 2005
March 02, 2005
Finally secured my place at @media 2005 in June. After going to SXSW last year, I thought there may not be monmey in the pot so to speak, but If you don’t ask I guess you don’t get.
Looking forward to meeting a few of you there and after being at Doug Bowman’s various panels last year i’m really looking forward to seeing him speak again. There are of course all the British speakers too… Looks like it’s going to be really good and at ?400, it’s a bargain!
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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.
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