75% of the UK surf the Web whilst watching TV– how do can brands monetise this? Is it about monetising? Or is it actually about creating a ‘360’ brand experience?

I was watching Jamie’s 15 minute meals, during the programme, I used my mobile to look up the recipe he was making – I didn’t need to search the site for the recipe– – the recipe he was making was the first thing I saw on the page. The information was a given, I like that someone had thought about the user experience in this instance, helping me the media consumption ‘transit’ seamless.

My folio was updated about 1 year ago. I chose a grid style portfolio as I wanted people to immediately get a sense of my design skills from the instant they landed on my website. I was reasonably pleased with my portfolio, however it wasn’t totally mobile optimised. The grid style was good for rearranging itself on different devices, but fonts were still rendering tiny. So recently I’ve been updating my CV and folio, attempting to create consistency between the two. The folio section works functionally, however there are some improvements I will carry out over the next few months. I have found as a designer, creating a brand for yourself is probably one of the most difficult things to do!

I managed to do it…. 🙂 

Last night I had my first Cirque du Solei experience, the show was Saltimbanco,  and I was stunned.

It seems with little technology these guys are able to completely captivate an audience, it has opened my mind about entertainment – it doesn’t always need to flash cameras, surround sound or 3D – a simple mime will do!

This is my first experience in using word press. Although it’s just a ‘blogging’ application I am amazed at how easy it is to use in comparison to these other tools you pay masses of money to use!

Adding plugins, version control it’s all so user friendly…I have a feeling this is the beginning of something special!

Compared to other CMS’s I have used I can now see why WP is so popular – it’s the simplicity.

I just did a quiz on ‘my dosha type’…

According to Ayurveda, each of us has a unique mix of three mind/body principles which creates our specific mental and physical characteristics. These three principles are called ‘doshas’. Most of us have one or two doshas which are most lively in our nature, with the remaining one(s) less significant.

This quiz reminded me of personality tests I’ve done at work. I wonder if anybody has ever done an comparative study on the role of the different doshas in comparison to the western worlds ‘personality type’ e.g. Myers Briggs, Belbins etc..