i found myself with a bit of downtime today, while waiting for assets from a client. so i decided to pick up flash. i sketched out an idea in illustrator, imported it and went to town for several hours with the animation tool. four hours later, i still had no assets from the client, but […]
twelve of the one hundred princess tinies are complete. of the twelve, six are named and for sale on etsy. any suggestions for the remaining princesses?
it’s been at least a decade since i last coloured eggs, and, i must admit, those ten years did wonders for my egg-decorating skills. so these are the masterpieces created by hans and me. dye, wax and permanent marker on eggshell. nfs.
this pop-up book has made its way into the running for my favourite-alphabet-book-ever award.
other contenders for this prestigious title include chris van allsburg’s the z was zapped and greame base’s animalia.
when i’m not working on large scale client projects, the type that require sitemaps, wireframes and user flows, i do most of the planning in my head and jump straight into design. my initial layouts are basic, glorified wireframes laid out and manipulated mostly in photoshop. just the essentials. clean, frill-less, utilitarian. then i start […]
i’ve spent two weeks with my macbook air, arachne the younger. her older sister, the twelve inch powerbook, has been passed along to somebody who can live with the power pc, and i have been left with only one regret: i have yet to find a fashionable bag to protect my new, slimmer laptop.
after perusing […]
work has been the usual insanity - a fierce yet typical blend of both client and coworker drama. besides leaving me feeling exhausted and without control, i also find myself in an inspirationless rut. so where do i escape to revitalise? to the studio, where i am responsible for everything from inspiration to execution.
my most […]
saint louis had a lovely weekend. temperatures in the seventies and cool breezes that were a bit strong for cycling but perfect for walking. but now it’s back to the misery of winter, below freezing temperatures and wintery drizzle, and i cannot wait to escape.
there are two bits of travel in my immediate future, the […]