My first ever appearance on a podcast, Code Optional – the trials and tribulations of building software. Hugely embarrassing but a lot of fun.
Episode 7: Our first ever guest, designing remotely – Oct 27, 2014.
Journal
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Getting organised.
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We all die, the goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.
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The more you have traveled, the more you realise how little you have seen.
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Is silence acceptance? If you post and no one comments, does that mean they read it and they agree? Read it and don’t care? Or didn’t read it? No way to know without poking at people. Team leads should ensure all posts are answered.
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Laughter leads to running jokes, and running jokes lead to a shared history, and a shared history is culture.
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Like attracts like. Every time a company settles for a mediocre hire, it becomes harder to recruit the best.
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A sucker for LinkedIn #stats.
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It takes more passion to choose, on your own, to build a website, a mobile application, or a company than to follow years of instructions to get a degree. A degree is not a strong indicator of passion.
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It didn’t matter if you were pantless, bathing in the sun or swinging in a hammock with a martini. What mattered was your output. Shouldn’t the quality of work be the primary measure of worker performance?
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Most people doubt online meetings can work, but they somehow overlook that most in-person meetings don’t work either.
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Dribbble profile stats from the last 30 days.
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The studio playlist over the last 3 months.
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A ship in port is safe but that’s not what ships are built for.
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As a designer, you can’t be afraid to completely start over when something isn’t working. Sometimes to get to the right solution you have to throw things out.
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Another nice package and another one of my self improvement tips – Panda liquorice.
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Something new. Cadbury Highlights have a new package design. Looks rather feminine, maybe I need to find a new hot chocolate, maybe not.
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Winning doesn’t always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.
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If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it.
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Two cute brands, two cute packages. Here’s to my new self improvement programme.
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The studio playlist over the last 3 months.
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A very cute bottle.
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Another day, another rough sketch.
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I still always start with a sketch, however rough.
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When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners.
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My dribbble stats from the last 30 days.
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Doing my best to Learn Sketch 3.
We created Sketch specifically for designing interfaces, websites, icons …
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Too many apps. Here are some I actually use.
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Dribbble – Show and tell for designers continues to be my go to place for design inspiration.
I have two dribbble invites to give away. Tweet @karstenrowe your best work.
The winner gets kudos & dribbble invite. Do it already.
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Ask yourself, can I give more? The answer is usually yes.
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Even if your on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
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An inspiring trip – On the road: SXSW.
We learned more about what the world wants from CRM software in four days than we could have over three years inside the office.
Read the full write up on the Nutshell blog: SXSW Wrap-up.
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Dribbble stats for the last 30 days.
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Sunday sorting – found a self-portrait I did whilst at university.
Wishing I was still young.
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If you’re gonna do a thing, do a great thing.
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A bootstrapped WordPress project framework.
The aim was to create a simple, re-useable WordPress theme.
- Bootstrapped
- LESS integrated stylesheets – commented, variables, mixins, retina ready, minified.
- Typekit fonts.
- Mobile friendly design.
Please feel free to download and use in your own projects.
Project 15: Amanda’s 50th Invite
A quick sketch I wanted to share.
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The first time experience with an interface is crucial. The state in which nothing yet has occurred should not be a blank canvas, it should provide the user with direction and guidance to get up to speed.