Matthew Buchanan

"I know this may sound oversensitive, but if you’re a maker, think of your own case...."

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:03:57 +1200

“I know this may sound oversensitive, but if you’re a maker, think of your own case. Don’t your spirits rise at the thought of having an entire day free to work, with no appointments at all?”

- Y Combinator’s Paul Graham eloquently explains the dichotomy between the manager’s and the maker’s schedules. We mostly have the ringers on our phones turned off for this reason — that frequent din is a subconscious disruption to designers and developers alike; handling client communications on our own terms helps us focus on the work for more extended periods. (via John Gruber)

"We celebrate influence in the arts, we think it’s important and essential. But imitation we have..."

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:20:07 +1300

“We celebrate influence in the arts, we think it’s important and essential. But imitation we have some ambivalence about, especially because it involves property rights.”

- Milton Glaser comes down somewhat harshly against what he terms Shepard Fairey’s “appropriation” of photographic works in the creation of his iconic poster art.

Jason Santa Maria’s latest post on career paths and our...

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:37:00 +1300

Jason Santa Maria’s latest post on career paths and our continued quest to be “good at art”.

"The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first."

Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:23:00 +1300

“The last thing one discovers in composing a work is what to put first.”

- T.S. Eliot