A Nice Break

I am really enjoying the Easter Holidays so far. It's nice to have a break from college. However, my wife is getting fed up of me keep pointing out logos and saying what is good and bad about them. It is all around you and you try to look for the hidden meanings or wonder what was going through peoples minds when they created them. I find the whole thing fascinating and feel it is something I would like to delve into more in the future.

I have been tinkering with Freehand a little more now that I have the same version as college, I only had Freehand 10 before and it is vastly different to the v.11 that we use in class. I am still at a loss how they manage to create these fantastic renderings with shading and texture from a few lines. I am looking out for a cheap Graphics Tablet as I find it difficult to use the mouse in some instances. This is something I am going to train in further in the Summer holidays when I have more time. This week has been all about keeping the kids happy, Days Out, Funfairs, Theme Parks, in fact any excuse to empty my wallet. Been nice though.

I have had a few people ask for websites this week and after going to see them armed with a website plan and lots of recently gained knowledge they all went for it. I looked a lot more professional than I have done in the past and knew what I was talking about when it came to accessibility and useability. They showed me previous websites that had been built for them and I was able to show them exactly what I mean when it came to getting lost in a bad navigation system.

It's all the little things that you don't realise at the time that make up the knowledge. All the rest just falls into it's own little place in your subconscious ready to be used at your command.