New job!
I will be working for Jigsaw from next week in the Technical Consultancy team. My interview there was easily the most random I have ever attended. What turns me on about Jigsaw is that they understand how people work, and come at business from a humanistic rather than a cold business angle. With my background […]
CV advice from those that know…
I recently changed from a traditional CV to a skills based one after speaking to the uni careers service, where I listed key skills and evidenced them from jobs and uni. I got a phone call from a recruitment agency yesterday from a lovely lady called Ann, who set me straight on how recruitment actually […]
Web design cliches
When making a site, the following must be avoided at all costs: Generic “People on laptops” stock images. A model with a headset pretending to be tech support. “under construction” – either make a website, or don’t. “Reasons to have a website.” They already know they need one, dumbass. Flash intros or entirely Flash sites. […]
So what does it take to be a UKWDA member?
I have been scoping out local web design places lately, and going through the list of UKWDA members near me. Now I thought that being a member of the UKWDA might mean something positive. They make a stab at being credible, with a code of ethics stating that members should play nicely and “strive for […]
Firefox Extension: Pearl Crescent Page Saver
If like me you spend a lot of time making concept art for websites, or writing manuals for websites, you will need a lot of screenshots. This Firefox extension takes care of that for you, meaning no more “print screen”, paste to graphics program and arsing around cropping the screen caps. Pearl Crescent Page Saver […]
“Serve you?” – No thanks.
I saw a website the other day where they were falling over themselves to “serve” you, the potential customer. Now I see something wrong there. In business, I work with people. I don’t serve them. Waiters serve a meal. Servants serve people. I work with clients and other businesses. By setting myself up to “serve” […]