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Random Finds for Random Minds

WesT — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:52:55 +0000

Taking a break from a long weekend of cleaning – and I’ll be back at work tomorrow, haha woo holidays, amirite? – to bring you some random arty stuff from the far reaches of the interwebnets:

Gigposters.com for all your concert poster needs!

No, really. It’s a website devoted to cataloging the best (and occasionally worst) of [...]

Ideating Web Design

WesT — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:00:07 +0000

I recently posted a link to the Clients From Hell tumblr page. This gem popped up yesterday and I found myself compelled to actually think about it instead of shaking my head ruefully and laughing the bitter, bitter laugh of the freelancer gone cynical. Here’s the offending bit of what was probably intended to be [...]

Cross-Posting Mayhem

WesT — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:53:02 +0000

This article is both a test, and also a tip for those of you with WordPress blogs.

Integrating your blog with your social networking system is a great way to get more eyes on your blog posts. Of course, if your content isn’t good you won’t get any return visits. Never mistake marketing for value. <- [...]

Go-go gadget nerdery!

WesT — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:47:31 +0000

In today’s game of internet media pick-up-stix, I have to say that attention-deficit may have become an evolutionary imperative or at least something of an advantage. On getting home from work, I promptly get on the web to look at things I thought might be NSFW when I was browsing during the day (what else [...]