Sleeping Monkey Speaks

Fones, Fonts and Forms

Heads up on the mobile front - I’m now using my old phone, so I have most people’s numbers in there still just not the new people I’ve met since I had the Smart Phone. It is kind of nice to get back to a keypad and everything, but I miss the wireless capabilities and everything else that the SPV could do.

Going all design-y now, I’ve found a good website that collects together nice fonts. I’ve always like a good typeface (I’m sad, I know) and Fawnt seems to showcase some of the best. I particularly like the Fertigo one that’s listed there currently - I just need to find some work to use it on - maybe it would look good in a logo, but I have a feeling it might look quite nice as a header or title text on some Web 2.0 - style website. I just have no web work to do at the moment, so if you know of anyone who needs some done then please don’t hesitate to nudge them in my direction! Photoshop seems to be feeling a bit left out recently. My most recent work is actually an entry in a Worth1000 competition for Stallion Investment, but I don’t want to reveal it until the competition’s over, lest someone from W1K bumbles along here and gets an idea! Unlikely, I know, but still a possibility…

Speaking of Photoshop, I’ve been trying to use Illustrator more, getting used to a vector based drawing program is a challenge! I wish Adobe would be sensible and keep the shortcuts the same across both programs (they are both members of the same CS3 family after all) instead of making us new comers learn a whole new shortcut set. Anyway, I drew my first image in Illustrator the other day - three birthday or christmas presents:

Not too shabby for a first attempt?

Oh and can anyone answer this quesiton for an IBM Placement Application: “Describe one occasion where your original plan hasn’t gone as it should. Describe your reaction and response. (200 words)” - Help! There’s 5 questions like that!

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