The Flash course was good. I have now learned how to make things move. Tweening as they say in the trade. Watch out for some Jo Elliott designed annoying banner ads popping up on a web page near you soon.
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Tuesday 31 March 2009
Monday 23 March 2009
THIS WEEK, I HAVE BEEN MOSTLY WORKING. WOOHOO!
I had started some quantative easing of my own by selling a few things on ebay when a friend from my ex-job gave me a tip off about a small agency half an hour away. I sent them my details along with a bit of brown-nosing about how much I liked their website. The next thing I knew I had a weeks work. My first whole weeks work of 2009. Just in time for this years council tax bill.
It's been a nice antidote to the woes of the previous week in which I had 3 potential freelance bookings cancelled because the budgets were pulled at the last minute, along with applying for 17 jobs and not hearing so much as a "thanks but no thanks" from any of them.
I've booked myself onto a 2 day intensive Flash course Thursday and Friday. It seems I need to know how to build websites as well as design them to stand any chance of getting a job these days. The course is not cheap. I also need to invest in Creative Suite 4* – a snip at just over 2 grand. Flash is very different on CS4 apparently, and the course I'm doing is the CS4 version. I'll have to flog a few more pairs of jeans on ebay.
*For anyone that doesn't know what I'm talking about, Flash is a web animation programme, part of the Adobe Creative Suite software package which modern day designers and artworkers use instead of potato's and letraset. Adobe bring a new version out every couple of years and change things so much that you HAVE to upgrade. Also known as daylight robbery.
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It's been a nice antidote to the woes of the previous week in which I had 3 potential freelance bookings cancelled because the budgets were pulled at the last minute, along with applying for 17 jobs and not hearing so much as a "thanks but no thanks" from any of them.
I've booked myself onto a 2 day intensive Flash course Thursday and Friday. It seems I need to know how to build websites as well as design them to stand any chance of getting a job these days. The course is not cheap. I also need to invest in Creative Suite 4* – a snip at just over 2 grand. Flash is very different on CS4 apparently, and the course I'm doing is the CS4 version. I'll have to flog a few more pairs of jeans on ebay.
*For anyone that doesn't know what I'm talking about, Flash is a web animation programme, part of the Adobe Creative Suite software package which modern day designers and artworkers use instead of potato's and letraset. Adobe bring a new version out every couple of years and change things so much that you HAVE to upgrade. Also known as daylight robbery.
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Sunday 15 March 2009
SACK THE AD AGENCY
I saw this ad in a building society window today. Talk about clutching at straws. Surely times have changed so drastically since they 'opened over 5,000 savings accounts every day last year' that even the lowest common denominator thickie wouldn't buy that line.
Time to embrace the zeitgeist. How about:
We're just as untrustworthy as all the others.
No wonder no one has opened a savings account with us this year. If you have any spare money, why not treat yourself to a holiday or try your luck with Ernie.
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Thursday 12 March 2009
IT'S ALL IN THE JEANS
Apparently the government is introducing free therapy at job centres as so many people are experiencing depression and mental illness due to the recession. I wonder if that includes retail therapy?
As I walked back from signing on the other day, I couldn't help but notice that my favorite shop had a sale on. 80% off some items. Still totally unaffordable for me, but although I tried to walk past, my legs just veered to the left of their own accord and the next thing I know, I'm entering the changing room with three pairs of jeans. None of them fitted me thank god, but before I could escape the sales assistant appeared with a beautiful pair of Seven jeans from the new collection.
Of course, they fitted me like a glove. They were perfect and lovely and felt amazing. They were also £150. Under normal circumstances I'd put them on my card and have a word with myself later. It didn't help that the sales woman was going on about how great they looked. I paced up and down the changing area for ages. If I sold all my things on ebay I could buy them. If I saved up my dole money for a month and didn't eat, I could buy them.
For the first time in my life (since I didn't get a pony), I had to walk away from the all consuming desire I was feeling. It was a lesson in acceptance. I'm not sure if I've learned it or not. I went back and touched them today.
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As I walked back from signing on the other day, I couldn't help but notice that my favorite shop had a sale on. 80% off some items. Still totally unaffordable for me, but although I tried to walk past, my legs just veered to the left of their own accord and the next thing I know, I'm entering the changing room with three pairs of jeans. None of them fitted me thank god, but before I could escape the sales assistant appeared with a beautiful pair of Seven jeans from the new collection.
Of course, they fitted me like a glove. They were perfect and lovely and felt amazing. They were also £150. Under normal circumstances I'd put them on my card and have a word with myself later. It didn't help that the sales woman was going on about how great they looked. I paced up and down the changing area for ages. If I sold all my things on ebay I could buy them. If I saved up my dole money for a month and didn't eat, I could buy them.
For the first time in my life (since I didn't get a pony), I had to walk away from the all consuming desire I was feeling. It was a lesson in acceptance. I'm not sure if I've learned it or not. I went back and touched them today.
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