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 [...]
Whenever I speak to someone with a full-time job and they get that wistful look on their face and say “I might try working from home”, I kind of smile. If they notice, I’m generally asked “What’s so funny?” I’ll respond with “Do your work. Pay your taxes.” Mostly they’ll wave their hand and give [...]
That does sound like a great project, for sure I’m interested. What’s the timeline? I can work with that. What your budget? What’s that? My hourly rate? It’s $90 an hour. Yeah, I know. I’m expensive. You can find developers in, like, 10 minutes that cost 30 or 40 bucks an hour? Hey, that’s awesome. [...]
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 [...]
Most recently I spoke at FITC Toronto 2011. Very fortunate to be included in MK12′s titles. FITC Toronto 2011 Titles from MK12 on Vimeo. I have been super lucky to be included in FlashontheBeach’s conference titles (being a speaker and all) in 2009 and 2010. After watching Buck’s F5 titles, I realized I never give [...]
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The Freelance Series: Praycation
06-Dec-11Today I begin a month-long Praycation. What’s that? You’ve never heard of a Praycation? Maybe in some religious circles, a Praycation refers to something else entirely, but in freelance terms, a Praycation is what happens when you intentionally take time off. You spend that entire time worrying no work will follow it. I have been [...]