tekArtist

I’m not an illustrator, but if you are and are interested in moving to Singapore or Jakarta (Indonesia), this might just be a dream job for you.

Imaginary is a studio created by artists for artists. We are looking for people who work hard and play hard, and who have the talent, experience and passion to take things to another level.

One thing’s for sure, their work is beautiful enough for me to feel compelled to point to their job posting even though I really know nothing of them as a workplace. ;)

Well, I’m sick as h*ll today, but one thing that brought a ray of sunshine to my day is Radiohead’s latest album: In Rainbows.

The album is revolutionary because of its distribution method, if nothing else. Radiohead decided to bypass all the middle-men and release it on their own. For an added twist, buyers of the download-only version are prompted to name their own price!

I went with the principle that I’d give the same amount I’m charged on the iTunes Music Store, knowing that my money is actually going straight to the source.

Haven’t formed an elaborate opinion on the album yet, not being all there (nasty cold…), but so far, I definitely like it.

Hot on the heels of another match made in heaven, I too feel I have found a soul mate. The professional kind (I was lucky to find the romantic one early).

I am ecstatic to announce that I will be joining Plank Design’s wonderful team, as technology director, on October 29th 2007.

Co-founded in 1998 by Warren Wilansky, Plank Multimedia Inc. is an advanced website & digital creation company that focuses on developing websites, with one guiding principle – to do things differently.

Plank has been in a torrid love affair with all things digital for quite some time now, and helped clients such as Michael Moore blossom in their online endeavors. But more than a company, I am honoured and very much looking forward to work with some of the best professionals I have been given to meet.

Talking about great teams, it is not without a bit of sadness that I will bid farewell to McGill University, and most particularly its Web Service Group, another truly fantastic group of people. If you are in the academic sector, you can quote me on this one: watch them, they know what they’re doing.

So on this, 28 days to go (I’m not the 2-weeks-notice type), trying to complete as many McGill projects to try handing over the keys to a clean house, and I’ll be on my way to what promises to be professional bliss. Joy! :o)

I couldn’t let this go unnoticed. :p mwah…

I just noticed that CBC Radio 3 has finally upgraded three massive sites for which I designed the backend software seven years ago, while living in Vancouver.

Mind you, they did also run the innovative Zed site in the meantime, but the latter has now passed on after four TV seasons. On the other hand, 120seconds.com, newmusiccanada.com and justconcerts.com have all been consolidated as sections of their main site.

My team and I built all the software used to run and manage the three sister sites, while the interface design was handled by a stream of super creative artists. Features included audio streaming, Flash-based UI (120seconds) and components, admin tools up the wazoo (for admins, DJs, artists, etc) and quite a bit more.

I think six years worth of use isn’t a bad ROI. If nothing else, I can’t be blamed for not designing and writing long lasting software. And it did score them a Webby nomination (though heavy.com wan this one).