the new job, life, future

30th of Oct, 2007ce* in: diary

Well, I’ve been pretty hush about my new job here in Tokyo.

The first month is over and it’s time to shed some light on the proceedings. Hitting the ground running working on various projects, I do a mix of three different jobs: illustration, print design and website design.

Office is life is medicine for this jaded designer, who has been “on the road” for the past 2 years. With a plethora of new projects in the works, including my vision for the company homepage (something I often end up making when joining a new company!) this may well be a space to watch.
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Legend of Zelda DS: Phantom Hourglass

15th of Oct, 2007ce* in: blog

wow!

I cannot get enough of this game.

Imagine two whales. One whale is older, wiser and crusting with barnacles (the SNES whale). The other whale is younger, livelier and some would argue prettier (the game-cube whale). These two whales have had a crush on each other for quite some time, but have never been able to quite get it on. With a final push, the older male courts his younger female, knowing it’s his last chance to further his spawn before sinking to the whale graveyard. The younger female accepts, the two whales sing in delight, leaping from the sea and crashing it one another mid air the female is impregnated, whale spunk everywhere…

.. the spawn is zelda on the DS.

A truly majestic beast. Taking the best iso view and puzzle solving action of the “original” and marrying them perfectly to Windwaker’s style and grace.

Truly one of the most graphically stunning titles out there on the DS. The game-play is stunning. This humble writer has been stuck various times…