Journal
Welcome to my Journal
I try and write articles from time to time. Most cover aspects of design or web-development but I occasionally tinker with hardware and have even been known to write book reviews. I also like to create the odd guide or two, detailing the things I'm learning or mistakes I've made.
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Parallax City
February 13th, 2021
It's time to pick up where we left off with our vectorised vintage travel poster. Last time, we discussed vector graphics and how…
Cyberpunk 2077
January 6th, 2021
This is the first game review I've written for the site. It hadn't occurred to me to write reviews for anything other than the…
Home Server - Part Two
August 28th, 2020
Several months have passed since I last wrote about the home server. It's been running smoothly for a while now but that hasn't…
Writing a novel
July 28th, 2020
Does anyone ever spontaneously decide to write a novel? I doubt anyone would suggest 'spontaneity' as a key factor in any task…
Player of Games
June 28th, 2020
Okay, so the last science-fiction novel I reviewed here, Snow Crash, was written in 1992 and I was blown away by how relevant it…
Snow Crash
May 21st, 2020
I often ask people for book recommendations. I end up reading all sorts of things I wouldn't have otherwise discovered, but every…
Vector Travel Poster
April 25th, 2020
There's a list of topics I wanted to cover in this journal and working with vector graphics is an interesting one. So today we'll…
Home Server - Part One
March 28th, 2020
I've always liked the idea of having a home server. Conventional wisdom says not to bother, but a lot of the reasons for hosting…
Shoe Dog
February 26th, 2020
When I was initially planning this website, I looked at a lot of other sites for ideas and inspiration. Several of my favourites…
Jurassic Park
February 3rd, 2020
Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park is one of my all-time favourite films. I'm actually a fan of the sequels too (despite falling far…
My Front-end Development Setup
February 2nd, 2020
I'm a designer and self-taught web developer who has been working professionally in the field since June, 2014. I'm going to write…
Bash Profile
January 21st, 2020
Okay, currently my bash_profile is in serious need of a refresh. This thing has been following me around for years, from job to…
First Post
November 23rd, 2019
I've had many personal websites over the years, but none of them are still live. This time I aim to build one that will last. One…