I’ve found my new desk
Firstly, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. We spent the time with my parents, sister and her boyfriend and with my wonderful partner Kate (emphasis for Mr Lewis) :-p
The woeful BT broadband was a little annoying, but they are pretty remote! I spent a lot of time planning, deciding on 2010 focus and noting down a number of things I really need to do….
One of the projects I’ve put down on the list for early 2010 is to sort out the office, affectionately known as the “command bunker”.
The main objectives are to declutter, get more usable space, better lighting, better filing, and more deskspace. Currently I have an old, rectangular Ikea desk, and this is going to be replaced with a corner one. I also have the old G5 here next the MacPro, so that is going to go downstairs (maybe a nice exhibit for the lounge) 
You don’t want to waste such nice design, do you?
Some decent shelves are also needed, so I’m hoping to get some custom fitted by a chap in the village. Not sure what else is really needed, so if you have ay suggestion, do let me know! What do you think is essential for a small home office?
Talking of which, desks and design is a tricky beast. I have not seen many I really like. Until now. Just check this out. Amazing. A perfect match for the Apple gear and lots of features built in. I wonder if it will go into a production!?
Calculator showdown – Windows vs OSX
What do you get when you take the Windows and OSX calculators from the desktop, and actually make them real?!
Well, this great post shows the 2 new calculators, and I know which one I want on my desk Speaking of calculators, I cannot remember the last time I used a traditional one. It is either via the dashboard or the iPhone. Are they becoming extinct?
Jonathan Ive talking about design
From the excellent documentary film, Objectified.
Resume infographic
What a superb way of showing your resume / CV! Interesting, draws you in, and is beautifully presented. Kudos!
Thanks to Ryan over at Think Vitamin for his post on rocking an interview here.
Objectified film
If, like me, you love design, the new film Objectified is going to be right up your street.
Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.
If I use something every day, it is SO much better to get pleasure from it. From the look. From the feel. From the usability. From the ease of use. From the design. My mobile. My computers. My house phones. Light switches. Lamps. The list goes on.
What do you covet in terms of design?
OfficePod
I’m in the market for a home office sometime this year. The command bunker is rather small and I can barely stand up to be honest. Not the best space for creative work. (I must not complain too much as I do love working from home and sure beats the “Dilbert” cubicle with people you would not give the time of day too outside of work)
Having had a good look around for home office solutions, I was very excited to see the OfficePod this evening, picked up by the excellent twitturly (tracks links which are being tweeted).
Lets get the good news over with. It looks FAb. Great design, well thought out and the website is very nice indeed. Really focuses on both employee and emplyer benefits. In fact the site and company seem very geared up to encouraging working from home.
Ok, the bad news. Apparently they are rental only. Yep. How about £5K per year? Err. Nope. This is a real mistake IMHO. If priced well, these would sell like hot cakes. But 4 years at £5K, and you are in the realms of Garden Lodges and the Qube. SO back to square one.
What do I need? Well, space for one (the OfficePod is VERY small to be fair). Has to be well designed and a reasonable price. I really need to separate the home and the work life as they all too frequently merge into one. (Not too much to complain about though, as I love my work) 
What do you think guys n gals? Any top tips for home / garden offices?!
