Why zig when you can ZAG? Marty Neumeier in ZAG teaches us how to be radically different in an age where keeping up with the competition is a strategy not worth holding onto. Another enjoyable book on brand - I really enjoy the written style it’s easy-to-read. 17 Checkpoints to design your zag.
This Friday is the deadline for the earlybird pricing for Semi-Permanent Sydney. If you haven’t been before, it’s a great way to find inspiration and learn from some of the best creative minds.
We listen to a lot of various music in the office, there’s plenty of ELO and Supertramp, and days when we won’t listen to any band that isn’t named after an American city (Chicago, Boston, Kansas etc). But we do spice it up with some new music and at the moment The Whitest Boy Alive album, Rules is on high rotation.
For all you nerds out there, if you hadn’t already realised, jQuery 1.3.2 has been released… so go get it and love it. It’s pretty much the choicest JS framework available at the moment, all the cool kids are using it. Also worth a mention is the new jQuery UI 1.7 framwork… it’s not here yet but will be soon, so look out for it.
FYI… Ajaxian is a top place to geek out to the latest web dev news
Started watching a new T.V. series on the weekend called Eastbound & Down and stars Danny McBride. You might remember Danny from Hot Rod and Pineapple Express. So if you liked either of those movies, i suggest you watch this.
Lamrock supports the bushfire appeal to help those left homeless after horrific bushfires engulfed hectares of rural Victoria over the weekend - our heart go out to those who have been effected.
You too can make a donation @ www.redcross.org.au/Donations