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In this post-manystuff* internet environment, it seems pertinent upon my person to make a list. A list of all the different ways that a modern graphic designer can hold a poster! When a poster is held correctly, it is done great justice! When a poster is held correctly, it is totally blogged all over the internets!
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University of the Arts – Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
Twenty years ago, in April 1989, Central School of Arts and Crafts (est. 1896) and Saint Martins College of Art (est. 1854) merged into what is now called Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM).
On Monday, I went to a panel at the college’s Cochrane Theatre, celebrating the 20 years since the union. Geoff Fowle, former director of the Graphic Design course, hosted the panel of graduates from the last 20 years, who discussed their experiences before, during and after studying at CSM.
After the panel, we were invited to a reception with Geoff and other members of staff and alumni, which lead to some interesting discussions. While sipping our drinks, my tutor asked my opinion on the university website. This was a very thought-provoking question and I wanted to share my ideas here. [click to continue…]
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The rumors have started to come out about the future of Mac OS X, which will be seen in the next version, 10.5, aka Leopard.
It is said that Leopard will make extensive use of Spotlight, which was introduced in OS X Tiger (10.4). Apple is said to redesign the whole Finder and bring it much closer to the iTunes and iPhoto interfaces.
The large hard drives that most of us have, and the amount of files that we carry on them, make the task of finding files more and more difficult. On the other hand, Spotlight, a searching tool with journaling method and fast searching ability, provides an easier way to find lost files. The idea behind the redesign of the Finder is to make file searching faster than it is today, when one has to go through all the folders in order to find a specific file.
On the interface design, Leopard will probably incorporate the look of the new iLife ‘06 and iTunes 6, with their smooth merge of Aqua and Brushed Metal. It is possible that Apple will come back to unified menus, as was in the Classic systems.
Leopard is scheduled for end of 2006 or early 2007, but Tiger, and its current version, 10.4.4, is a great in between and a vast improvement to 10.3 Jaguar, if only due to the use of Spotlight.
It is true that Tiger had some problems, and few of Jaguar users decided to stick with it for that reason, but since its recent updates, Tiger’s overall operation runs smooth and fast.
I believe that in order to get used to the changes which are about to occur to the Finder in the next big release, an upgrade to the Tiger environment is needed.
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As I explained briefly before, it is one of the most hectic times I came accross in my life. like living on the edge of a nervous breakdown but I believe that I took it too far.
As most of the creative people working for their living (and not creating for the sake of the creation) will agree, it is hard to say no for an interesting brief. Hence my problem: I was taking more and more things to deal with.
There was a time when this “escape” was a good practice. When ‘escape’ refers to taking a break from one project in order to rest, and in the break to work on another project. But the time has arrived that my mind cannot stop. There is always something rushing there.
“His mind seemed to be full of noise, horses, smoke, and the stench of blood…”
Douglas Adams ones wrote for one of his characters in The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. This is acctually how I feel right now.
Therefore, I’m trying to watch season DVDs like The Office in order to forget about the troubles of my own life.
It helps a lot and I just hope not to work in an office environment in my life. It also makes a bit of annoyance when I know that I’m suppose to be at the real office for at least two days a week, like I promised.
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