I found this lovely book (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and instantly fell in love with the cover.

I need more good looking covers like this one, Ponto Pocket.

School, vacation & good stuff

A little roundup of what’s happening in the next two weeks.

School

My final week in school is coming up and for me that means: tests (math and physics), bowling and cake-eating. I’m graduating on the 15th so be sure to send me some more cake.

Vacation

I love vacations and I love work.

BBQ. And that’s all I’m gonna say about my vacation.

I will be freelancing this summer, via Pico and as myself, so if you’ve got any projects or know of any, you should let me know.

Good stuff

My iPad will be here within a week, I recently launched a studio & I’m graduating. I’m super excited about all of these things so I wanted to do two things in between these events.

Launch a realign of my website and this blog. Nothing too fancy, just some ‘quick’ fixes.
Lower the price of Spik from $25 to $10. It won’t be on sale for a limited time, it will receive a permanent price drop.

Well I better brush up my BBQ’ing-skills, get a drink and enjoy the weather.

I’ll see you guys later.

Hiatus + Pico

I’ve been ignoring the internet for almost two weeks now and only done something online if it was really necessary. It has been great.

Now the good news: Me and Raj started a studio together named Pico and we are already available for work. This is one of the most exciting things this year for me.

Crafting Subtle & Realistic User Interfaces

Mike Rundle’s (old) article on creating subtle and realistic interfaces made its way into my feed reader, thanks Neven, and I enjoyed it. A good read for anyone who considers themselves an interface designer.

I love pixelated art

It’s true. Whether it is the isometric art that eBoy creates or the kind of art that was featured in games during the late 80’s and early 90’s.

I am far too young to remember the games that ran on the SCUMM engine but that does not mean that I have played in more recent years. One of my favorite SCUMM games is the first Monkey Island game: The Secret of Monkey Island.

It is about Guybrush Threepwood (and yes, that is one awesome name) and his quest to become a pirate. To do this he must complete three challenges; defeat a swordmaster, steal a statue and find a buried treasure.

This game is better than most of the games that have come out in the last five or ten years and it is a game I would gladly pay for if I found it somewhere. I’m currently keeping my fingers crossed that Good Old Games will get permission by LucasArts to distribute the old SCUMM games.

Those who follow me on Twitter may have also seen my new avatar and another image I posted. I found these icons on an old magazine cover of mine, so I won’t take credit for the design. I did however make these from scratch, pixel by pixel, so I did actually do something.

Oh, and you should follow me on Twitter.

Bye!