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The longest nap

Sadly, after a severe injury to his tail, our adorable cat Clyde has been put to sleep.

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Just when I thought a bad week was finally behind me, our much-loved cat Clyde was hit by a car.…

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Going through my site stats this morning I found a link to someone ripping part of my site... and owning it up to it!…

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They're so cute I just had to make them into a T.…

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Another free papertoy for you to download and assemble. …

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Jasmine the Weimeraner is a dog of very little brain but big personality - download and assemble her and she will adore you…

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Thanks to the traditionally inclement weather in the UK, the Easter holiday was spent largely indoors spotwelded to the…

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Rusty Dogbot is a free papertoy for you to download and assemble. …

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Some colouring-in fun for a colleague.…

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Back in January I announced a that I'm working on a new site where you can download loads of crazy papertoys. FFings is…

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To a designer, copyright theft is never welcome. The nature of the internet however is that it is practically impossible to…

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I don't know about you, but for me time has flown since the start of 2008.…

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Always looking to improve what my site has to offer, I'm working on a number of extra features to for 2008 ...…

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Ever since my first freelance stint several years ago I have advocated that clients shouldn't expect anything for free, and…

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Even if you don't design or build CSS-based websites, galleries can be a rich source of inspiration. Many designers will have…

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Spotting a dodgy client isn't as easy as you might think, and it pays to do your homework before entering into any form of…

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The prospect of having your creative or coding work plagiarised or stolen by another is something many designers worry about.…

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Tired of the "web 2.0" look - big buttons and even bigger fonts - I thought it was time to do something different.…

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They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery.. but ripping a design and hotlinking to code and CSS is theft.…

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A common misconception among web designers is that good design delivers good user experience by default. Too many of us…

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If you live in the UK and own a home, you will pay Council Tax - a large proportion of which goes towards the upkeep of the…

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Before the advent on on-line recruiting it was the norm for employment agencies to interview candidates face to face. Yet no…

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Even the simplest of projects can go horribly wrong when you're at the mercy of an incompetent and uncooperative client.…

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Over the last couple of days I've had quite a few requests for the Wordpress theme that I use on this site. I'd like to…

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On a wall in the office where I work there's a sign that reads "It always takes longer than think, even when you take…

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Typical. Someone always turns up when I'm not quite ready. You know the sort of thing - no lipgloss, hair a mess, and still…

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Test your layout across multiple browsers and platforms without the hassle of multiple set ups or asking friends to…

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From the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside to the heart of Bracknell town centre wasn't the most romantic of relocations -…

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Now I don't want to brag, but……

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One of the joys of working for a creative agency was the ability to flex my Flash and actionscript muscle as well as having…

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A few years ago — before the explosion of forums and social networking — there was only one Flash community worth…

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An experiment in mathematics leads to a most unexepected accolade.…