further gadget thoughts...

I'm a bit unusual, in that, I don't see the use of iPhones. There's an App for that , to me, is quite funny, as most of these 'Apps' have been available for Windows Mobile phone for many years, and in addition, Apple products are notoriously a pain at integrating with PC's and PC software (Outlook?).

However, as per usual, Apple make some pretty slick interfaces for their products, and it is good to see Apple doing something better than some of the Windows interfaces around, with one exception - the HTC 'cube' on my last HTC phone... very nice... Maybe the other windows and android phone manufacturers can get a handle on better UI's...

gadgets, gadgets everywhere...

I decided I needed a new mp3 player, so looked at the new iPods, but discovered that they've dropped the sleep timer, which is a shame as I really need this due to falling asleep listening to music.

So I decided on the new Samsung YP R1 16 gb player,a lovely bit of kit and reckoned to be as good as the iPod , but with a better interface .. well maybe.

Then I realised I have a state-of-the-art phone with mp3 player (good sound as well) with an 8gb hard disk.So I treated myself to a top-end pair of in-ear headphones, and hey presto...

how the other half live...

My partner and myself were at her sister's wedding last week at Gosfield Hall . Very beautiful place and amazingly well run by Jen and her staff.

Like most blokes, I don't particularly like weddings, however, this was different. Everything stunningly well organised, with no pressure to move from location to location (as with some other weddings I've been at), and every one was laid back and happy.

Well done Jen and staff...

plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose..

For those who don't speak french, basically it means - always change, but always things remain the same... I understood how wise the French were to come up with that saying when I realised, during a week off last week, that myself and the whole team are working flat out, and have been for several years now.

So to cheer them up, I'm a) looking for some new people and b) taking them karting in a few weeks (this is before their sky-dive for charity)...

Should be fun...

addendum...

We've been keeping an eye on the AIFF website to ensure that it's behaving properly (in SEO terms), and it's now number 2 in 'international football festivals' on Google after 2 weeks.

Needless to say, the whole team's chuffed...

mad few weeks...

Well, we did the international football festival branding, and were bowled over by how well it was received. Working right up to 15 minutes before the launch party, we actually managed to get a 40 page website up and running (though there will be a lot of content amends coming due to a lack of time to produce this by the content providers) . It was a buzz seeing our work going out, yet again, to the international market.

And to cap it all, we got this incredibly nice email from the chairman, singing our praises and complimenting the team.

football... mad?

We have had quite a few interesting briefs recently, not least being the Aberdeen International Football Festival. We've been asked to come up with fresh branding, printed products and a website.

What makes this quite ironic is that, this is the 2nd football branding in a month, and I have never followed the game, yet, a junior I had a number of years ago was football-crazy and would have given his right nut for a job like this.

Weird how it works...