I didn't forget - a book update.

I didn't forget about my plan to do a book cover a week. Unfortunately for anyone looking forward to it, last week I was swamped with freelance work (and my day job was busy), and this week has just been busy at work.

The current list of covers to do:

• Cryptonomicon (Neal Stephenson)
• Stardust (Neil Gaiman)
• Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)

And, because I need to, the rules I'm setting for myself:

• 1 cover per week
• 2 hours per cover, preferrably in one night
• No sketching on the train - though making word association lists are ok
• Upload wherever it's at at the end of 2 hours
• If I really hate a book, no cover.
• If I really like a cover concept and think it deserves more time, then I will skip a week to create a 'nicer' version.
• Maintain a backlog of good books, in case I get a string of bad ones.
• If must work as a book cover - the title and author must be clearly visible (Cryptonomicon inspired this rule).

My Next Project.

I'm always looking for something to do outside of work. Haven Skate Park is still going forward, but short-term projects are always fun.

I have an hour commute to work (each way) on the train, so I get alot of reading done... about a book a week (though Cryptonomicon is taking 2 weeks, because it's huge). One week is a pretty good timeline for something small... how about book covers? Ought to be fun.

Apple? Are you there?

I waited a day to type this.

I'm glad to see the iPhone is reasonably priced now... but what about the nano?

The Yankees

Gasp – a design related post on my design blog. Up now: The Yankee's All-Star Game logo.

You can find a quick dissection here (via Daring Fireball)

Yes, it sucks. Yes, it's boring.

No, it's not Trajan's fault. Trajan is innocent here. Comic Sans is a crime against humanity (or at least Typography). Trajan is simply overused. There's nothing wrong with the letters in Trajan, or any quirks that make it impossible to set legibly. Rather, it's just...everywhere. Trajan doesn't need to be taken out to the field and shot, it just needs a nice break in the country and maybe some yoga classes.

Boredom.

If you ask me how I'm doing, there's a very good chance you will hear the word bored. While I have a very well documented case of Nerd ADD, that's only part of it. Oh, sure, part of it is because I might be a little bit off (to quote my wife), but there's something deeper than that.

(In case anyone from my day job happens to read this, it's not about job satisfaction.)