Simon Collison
Master-craftsman, author, raconteur... and founder of Erskine Design
JulyJul 9 Thursday Thu 09
Part 6 of the Process Toolbox transcript is my fave. Scrapbooking, moodboards, tools, physical project space etc http://erskinelabs.com/s/26
A vision of Britain through time ∞
Redesigned by Headscape.
Just lot some considerable time perusing the http://ministryoftype.co.uk/ archives. Worthwhile.
All the proof I ever needed: http://tinyurl.com/lw2lf6 (via fellow night-owl @danrubin)
JulyJul 8 Wednesday Wed 09
Ah, Channel 5 has the ashes highlights. Good. 7.15pm. I still miss late nights with Richie Benaud on the Beeb though. #ihateskysports
"Talk with Simon extended to the pub where his passion for design was only interrupted by “rising UK actress” Rebecca Hall walking by." Ha!
Off to a completely different hospital now. Families. Who'd have 'em.
JulyJul 7 Tuesday Tue 09
Re: Se7en & Radiohead. I refer of course to Morgan Freeman getting his "In Rainbows" box-set: http://bit.ly/aZ5fF
Hmm. Having seen that Radiohead spoof, I'm afraid I can no longer enjoy the end of Se7en without expecting Thom Yorke to start singing.
Headache too strong to work. Watching Se7en instead. Classic. Even Paltrow is good in it, and she's usually awful.
Fell ill since I visited the hospital. This to me is normal. Something about those places.
Hilarious. East Midlands News doing outside broadcast of Derby showing MJ service live on big screens. But there is NOBODY THERE.
Part three of my Process Toolbox transcript now on ErskineLabs. This one is about audience and LVT tools: http://erskinelabs.com/s/23
Online at Queens Medical centre, supping awful coffee, amidst other fed-up people.
Off I go again. Wish I had some siblings to help with all this. Depressing.
Its me and Photoshop in a fight to the death. One of us will kill the other. Pice of shit CS4.
JulyJul 6 Monday Mon 09
Just presented my HTML5 findings and experiments to the team. I think we all agree that whilst its liberating, its still too early.
JulyJul 4 Saturday Sat 09
Can't sleep due to heat, so I have been organising my Beatles MP3s. Sad, I know. I have everything, except the "butchered babies" one. Bed.
JulyJul 3 Friday Fri 09
Great response. Thanks all. We'll continue sketching out ideas and assessing value, logistics etc. Want to get it right before committing.
Considering doing couple of @erskinedesign workshops in Nottm later in the year with @gregwood etc. Design, CSS3, HTML5. Anyone interested?
Meanwhile at the Sneinton office, its tea and blackberry pie o'clock, as I do some "trawling". I admit I have the tennis on the telly.
Today was not a good driving day. Roads like rivers, torrential rain. My car doesn't like puddles. Back on the laptop now, catching up.
Wondering if the flourescent-legged Ginger cannon will ever appear through Arrivals. Probably waiting for a wheelchair.
Car issues resolved, I'm now off to pick @gregwood and his broken leg up from the airport.
JulyJul 2 Thursday Thu 09
That was a great call. Now, back to wireframing in Keynote. Yeah I know. Possible answer expected tweets: Yes, no, sometimes, Fireworks, no.
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About
I'm a web designer/developer, and author. In October 2006 I started Erskine Design - a full service web design and development agency, based in Nottingham - two years on we're a team of eight doing exceptional things!
As lead web developer at Agenzia (www.agenzia.co.uk) from 2002 to 2006, I worked on numerous web projects for major record labels and bands, visual artists, illustrators, businesses, community, and voluntary sector orgs, passionately ensuring everything was accessible and complied with current web standards.
I also write books about CSS, XHTML and web standards for US publishers Apress and Friends Of ED. I do a bit of public speaking here and there, and will generally do anything for a biscuit and cup of tea, but prefer hard cash.
I have lived in many cities, including London and Reykjavik, but have now settled back in my beloved Nottingham, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty.
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Movies
Cinema Paradiso, 24 Hour Party People, City Of God, 101 Reykjavik, Indiana Jones and Star Wars obviously, Hot Fuzz, Noi Albinoi, O Brother Where Art Thou?, The Big Lebowski, The Man Who Wasn't There, Bladerunner, Stand By Me, Dead Man's Shoes
Music
New Order, Elbow, Stone Roses, The Aliens, Jeff Buckley, Sigur Ros, Arctic Monkeys, Cold War Kids, Beastie Boys, Radiohead, DJ Shadow, Micah P Hinson, Quannum, Beatles, Stones, Super Furry Animals, Who, Kinks, The Small Faces, The Smiths, Primal Scream, Diplo, Oasis, The Verve, Buzzcocks, The Beta Band, Easy Star All Stars, Sex Pistols, Gus Gus, Dionne Warwick, RJD2, Johnny Cash, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Leaves, Hendrix, I Am Kloot, Manic Street Preachers, The Clash, Shirehorses, Tom Waits, Kings Of Leon, Gang Of Four, Howling Bells, CSS, Midlake, Mates Of State, Arcade Fire, The Longcut, New Young Pony Club, I Was A Cub Scout, Belle & Sebastian,