Alex’s Copenhagen Recommendations
Since moving to the Danish capital a few months ago, I have become some sort of encyclopaedic modern-day flâneur who knows about all…
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What I think of Riga’s shitty logo competition entries
So, Riga recently embarrassed itself with the infinitely bright idea of running a logo competition. For the entire city – yep. I…
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Weather App That Tells You What To Wear – Wearther
Last “summer” in Scotland I had an hour long commute to and from work. I would check the weather on my phone…
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Design Podcasts – A Letter Of Fondness
We’re a good while away from Valentines day yet, but I’d like to write a letter of fondness. To those who spend…
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My New Year Resolutions for 2014
The temptation to say something incredibly unoriginal at this time of year, such as “Oh, my resolution this year is 72dpi” has…
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My Favourite 20 Albums and EPs of 2013
While still at university, and eager for a multitude of ways to avoid coursework, my friends and I used to regularly compile…
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Free Stock Photos – Batch 01 – Ableton Push, Speaker and Music Production Studio
As a designer, I use a tonne of photos. I’m often hunting for a particular type of image, and it’s amazing how…
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Reliable Freelance Web Developer Wanted
I’m a 30 year old Scottish designer and front-ender, currently living in Riga, Latvia. I’m comfortable doing design and front-end development, but…
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I Built Myself A Standing Desk. Here’s How.
Last weekend I put on my manliest man-clothes, brushed up my chest-hair so it stuck out the top of my manliest shirt…
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This Morning I Didn’t Turn My Computer On
This morning I didn’t turn my computer on. I didn’t have Skype ceremoniously power-up and show me who was online, I didn’t…
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Inspiration vs Motivation
Motivate: To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. Inspire: 1 To stimulate to action; motivate. 2 To be the cause…
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You Had Me At Hello
A few years ago now, I met Chris “can you turn the music down please” Liversidge in a marginally above average hipster-infused…
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7 Reasons Your Designer Application Will Be Rejected
Currently, QueryClick are hiring for a junior designer and front-end developer. It’s nice to see applications coming in, and I love people’s…
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On The Subject Of Writing
I was a bit of a troublemaker at school. Not the sort who bullied people for their lunch money, or stole other…
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Riga. Culture On The Daugava
It sounds like a very cliched, somewhat back-handed compliment to describe a place as “having culture”. To insinuate that you perhaps expected…
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The Future Of Search
Accurately described by Thomas Roman of Connecticut State University as “completely nuts”; a young Iranian inventor recently claimed to have built a…
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Chasing Trends
I’ve been getting a bit irked lately at the amount of guff kicking around on the net concerning both “flat” and “skeuomorphic”…
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What Happens When You Leave Designers To Their Own Devices
You know those creative meetings when you start with the best intentions? Everyone arrives complete with a fresh Moleskin and pencils sharpened…
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Design Is Persuasion
I’ll be honest. I twisted the title slightly there. Design isn’t strictly persuasion per-say. And nor should it be. But for many…
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SEO For Designers And Front-enders. What You Need To Know
I used to think SEO was a load of ruddy nonsense. I was a designer and front-end developer who wrote solid HTML…