What a great spot Marsk-by-the-Sea beach is. It’s an overlooked stretch of beach – the maddening crowds head for the Rock Stars of that area – Whitby, Scarborough and the like (which I’m not knocking, very nice.. but) we were after something a bit more as nature intended. Marske doesn’t boast amusement arcades, stick o rock shops – even so… Read more →
This last two weeks have been amongst the most intense two weeks of my life. I’ve either been busy, drinking or asleep. Here’s a checklist of what I’ve done. • Delivered a talk in front of 100+ mostly strangers on my specialist subject of User Experience at Manchester’s User Experience and Conversion Conference. • Had 3 coaching sessions from a… Read more →
After dropping Sophie off to code club Matt asked Annie what she would like to do. Later when I phoned, I discovered them to to be in the pub. Matt was most pleased. He explained to me later. “I asked her what she would like to do and she said pub, I thought brilliant.” Whilst Matt pottered off to buy… Read more →
I’ve been invited to talk at ‘UX Conversion Camp‘ next Thursday. I attended last year, it was ace. A mix of UX, Business, Psychology, Usability, Accessibility, Ethnographics and cats. Weirdly, I didn’t blog about it (rare). I think I was going through an off the grid phase. Anyway – this year I’m there. Talking. My talk’s about stuff I’ve learned… Read more →
… Jess for short. Postman Pat has a red van. His cat’s called Jess. Obviously. We got her last weekend from Corby, just around the corner from the Wheetabix factory. She’s a beauty. A 1993 Renault Trafic Romance Autosleeper. The guy who had her before us is a mechanic and really looked after her. Engine re build and full re-spray… Read more →
40 days and 40 nights without Sugar. I’ve just discovered it’s actually 46. Eirene suggested it just before pancake day and I thought – yea, why not? My daughter Sophie was also in for the ride (albeit encouraged by the £20 she could spend on Easter swag incentive we offered) I could do with loosing a few lb’s and cutting… Read more →
Film is ace. You drop it off, you wait a bit and then the joy of opening the results for the first time are way better than seeing the results instantly on a digital back. Mostly. As well as that, the results are often somehow warmer. Like the valve radio vs the transistor. Like the vinyl vs the CD. I… Read more →
The littlest of the little people in or house is 4. So that’s 4 years to the day since I delivered her in our hallway and hit the local headlines as a result. A wonderful 4 years. She’s such a precious wee thing. Here she is with her big sis, playing with some of her new prezzies. Beyala toys are… Read more →
We did London last week. Our first trip away from the boys – they stayed at home whilst the girls and I (sans Elsie dog) went to London. I’ll have more on that via the medium of film photography with a bit of luck. In summary, we did London Zoo, London Eye, Horniman Museum, Crystal Palace Dinosaur Park, the Science… Read more →
So, in my last post I waxed lyrical about how I’d got my LOMO LCA fixed. I’d missed it. I’ve just run a film through it and I’m quite pleased with the results. Mostly photos form around Leeds, some of Harrogate. Here’s an album of the results. I noticed how much I enjoy curating things in flickr. I could spend… Read more →
I’m lucky to own a LOMO LCA. The optics, the size, the cult status chic, the history but most importantly, the results are all things that I love. A few years ago my beloved LOMO LCA camera malfunctioned. I’d heard about a chap called Roger Lean from the LOMO community so I sent it to him – here’s my blog… Read more →
I’m going away with a friend for the weekend (she told me). I’ll need a lift up to Otley Chevin Country Hotel & Spa (she asked.). Imagine this cold weather, and I’ll be sitting in an outdoor hot-tub, drinking champagne and eating off the 6 course taster menu.. That’s nice dear (I answered, through gritted teeth). When we got there… Read more →
My new years resolution was ‘shoot more film’. Long story short (my theory is that) by shooting film, I’m spurred to be more creative, do more extra curricular creative things, that kind of thing. A sub plot is, that it’s often and adventure catalyst. Case in point; I bought a ‘job lot’ of cameras from eBay. 5 cameras from a… Read more →
A busy year. I’ve done more miles in the sky than any other year of my life. This year has had it’s ups and downs but on the whole, it’s been a heck of an adventure. We’ve lost some people (Eddie being the hardest blow for us) and we’ve gained some people. A few births, a few new friendships. I’ve… Read more →
Here’s a superb view from the 24th floor of The Fairmont hotel which I got to soak up at a works Christmas party on Friday night. I’ve been over here since around Wednesday. I’ve been on a pretty intense journey of learning and contributing to an ‘Off Site’. The three disciplines of Product, Engineering and UX got together for some… Read more →
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