I am Repetitive In my two previous end of year posts, the first sentence tells that I had a strange year. Mostly due to the transition to freelance and all that entails. This year I was fully prepared for how weird freelancing is and was ready to rock and roll the highs and lows. So [...]
Last year I was invited to make visuals for an old acquaintance, Michael Morton, who is a musician. Displacer is his stage name. Last year, I hemmed and hawed about helping and just couldn’t commit. As a freelancer (or contractor depending on your preference) it’s not a good idea to accept work (free or not) [...]
We’ve been renovating our kitchen. It’s exhausting. When I have time, I will come back and add more to this post. In the meantime, if you intend to do a renovation yourself, here are some pieces of advice: 1. It will take longer than you think 2. It will cost more than you think 3. [...]
A week later and I am still unable to fully use my voice for anything other than the occasional croak. FITC, you are a beautiful beast. Due to scheduling conflicts, the HotDOCS documentary film festival was also running, I did not attend as dutifully as I normally would. I was honoured to speak at FITC [...]
During my FITC Influxis Voodoo Lounge session, I showed a couple of slides concerning my collaboration with Scott Wilk, a toronto-based silversmith and watchmaker. His shop is called Wilk Watchworks. I am incapable of doing justice to how impressed I am by Scott. He has shown an insane amount of patience for a non-watch designer. [...]
I’ve had my PlayBook for a week and although my usage hasn’t been high due to FITC obligation (read: drinking & shenanigans), I have some reactions. 1. Size Although I will never stop making juvenile comments when someone says “7 inches is enough.” I do think the PlayBook has an adequately-sized screen. *snicker*. I don’t [...]
The Freelance Series: Work For the Job You Want
03-Feb-12Up ’til now, I’ve written about practical matters; cost, taxes and time off. I did a lot of Flash work in 2011 as I have done, historically, since I started in this industry. So I got to thinking of the kind of work I want for 2012 and beyond. Last year I collaborated with Displacer [...]