Paper to Pixel

Today’s post is not really web related and I apologize to those of you who will consider it a waste of their time.

As many of you know I have been living a minimalist lifestyle practically since my University years (don’t even ask me how many years ago it way) and I am a strong advocate of this simple way of living. Thus I decided to tell you about Everett Bogue’s new ebook “The Art of Being Minimalist”.

In short the ebook is a concise guide to living a simple, minimalist lifestyle. Everett writes about practically all aspects of our existence that we need to take control of in order to embrace minimalism. Decluttering your life, your habits, spending, time management, your workweek and freeing yourself from being tied to any location are mentioned in the book. Everett gives a solid advice on what you need to change in any of those areas of your life.

I know that more and more people these days embrace this way of living so if you’re thinking of the same, “The Art of Being Minimalist” is definitely one of the books to read, study and follow the advice in it.

You can find more info on the book and purchase your copy here.

Also, check out my other blog: minimalist business

Ever heard this old saying? Sure you have.
I always take it a step further though, no risk, no nothing.

All great designers take risks, possibly you included. They try to push themselves to their limits and beyond. They test new ideas and quite often they win. Awards and praise and recognition. Sometimes they loose too but hey, you can’t win all the time.

But when was the last time that you took a risk in your web project?
No, I don’t mean that new javascript gallery you used or a sliding menu. I mean taking all the knowledge of design, technology, web and usability you have and coming up with a design that does not follow the standard. Navigation across and content in the middle and maybe some extra navigation down the side. When was the last time you went beyond that?

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(This is probably something really for those of you guys who live in Ireland but I thought I’d post it here anyway.)

Think Two, my company has just launched free advice sessions for graphic designers working with web.

If you are stuck with a problem you can’t find a solution
to, be it a design or coding related problem call in to our office today between 11am and 1pm and we will try to get it to work.

FULL INFO:

What: Call in hours. You can come in to talk about any design / coding
problem you might have

When: Every Tuesday, from 11am till 1pm.

Where: Our office at 2 Rutland Place, Dublin 1

For whom: Any graphic designer working with the web. you can bring any project, not necessarily the one we are working with you on.

More info: http://thinktwo.ie/call-in-hours

I am doing a little research on productivity for one of our projects and I thought I’d ask you for a little help.

It’s really a question for those of you who use double (or more) screen setup at work. Do you find that you are more productive with two screens? Could you give some examples of how you use your two screens setup? Also, if you could let me know how your productivity was affected when you got the 2nd screen.

I know how it affected me but I don’t want to base this project on my own experiences. So any help would be greatly appreciated.

You can either leave your answers in comments or email me directly.

Many thanks for your help.

I take it that you are probably tired of reading or listening about new years resolutions, right? Let’s face it, we are bombarded with them and any advice on how to keep them from middle of December at least.