Scary enough its that time of year again where I pack my bags for Las Vegas to meet up with friends and watch technology demos on new and upcoming technology at PhotoshopWorld West.
As usual I will post a recap once I return, but hopefully this trip I can post nightly or from my phone as I am learning about different things. Maybe even shoot some video and upload that as well. I know one thing I am looking forward to is the annual PhotoshopCafe photo walk with some of the most amazing people in the photography world.
If you will be at the show take a moment to stop by the PhotoshopCafe Booth and say hi, we have roughly 11 new titles covering various topics and i’m sure you will have a blast with us. The booth will even have some speakers where you can learn a thing or two live, on the floor.
I am sure you are thinking to yourself did he really just misspell “little” in the subject of this entry? Well the answer is no I didn’t. What I am speaking about is hardly little. I am officially announcing that I am working with the team at Litl in Boston.
For those that don’t know Litl is an intuitive webbook that runs Flash Player and is built around a community of apps “cards” for the user to download with ease.
I actually learned about Litl from Scott Janousek and other Flash enthusiasts about a year ago. Well a few months ago an offer was presented where I got the chance to work with Litl (freelance basis) and I am thrilled.
While I can’t talk about specific projects or concepts I can say its a freaking blast. The Litl team instantly made me feel at home and all of them are a thrill to work with. Stay tuned for more details and of course lots of great tutorials on Litl development over at Scriptplayground in the coming months.
That post title may come as a bit of a shocker to some but its the truth. I am currently in talks with a company (to be disclosed at a later date) which I will be working freelance with. The idea is to “test” the project flow and team where I may very well become an employee.
The company is working on some great stuff that I can’t wait to be a part of. In fact I will start freelancing with them once I return from my Florida vacation later this month. To say i’m excited is an understatement. I am freaking thrilled.
Once I learn more about the company and projects I will make the “tough” decision of actually hanging up my freelance hat, at least during the day.
I will leave you with a clue of where the company is. Lets have some fun with this, first person to leave the correct company name in the comments gets a $20 iTunes Gift Card courtesy of me. I will not give additional hints or acknowledge incorrect/correct answers till I announce the company later this month. Good luck.
The phrase “Hold it different” (loosely quoted) is probably burning in your ears if you follow the technology world. That is the phrase read in an email from none other than Steve Jobs in response to the iPhone 4 reception issues caused by human touch.
Well enough is enough, after numerous dropped calls and spotty reception I have decided to start something, maybe it will have an effect on the issue. Head on over to freebumper.com, leave your twitter username and share it with others to get some exposure on this issue with an otherwise awesome phone.
All told the site from registration to uploading took about 2 hours, I love how fast DNS propagates these days. Anyways, back to the point, go and sign the “petition”.
As most of my followers and friends know I love freelance work, its my life, passion and has been my career direction for just over 8 years. Just as most things in life change I have found myself slowly gravitating to a partial office job. I am not talking 9-5 everyday, ideally my “dream employment” would be a creative studio that has flexible hours and is fun to work with.
Well as luck (even though I don’t believe in luck) has it I may have possibly found that company or at least a very ideal candidate. Now of course I have many freelance opportunities remaining and will never truly leave the profession. I am just thinking a slow fade to a onsite job could be in my near future.
I am not one to count my chickens or celebrate too soon, but my gut has me thinking this change is exactly how I can refresh my creative juices. Maybe it will last 6 months or maybe 6 years, I just don’t want to ever miss an opportunity for the fear of the unknown.
All this being said, what is your opinion on freelance vs. full-time? How do you define your “perfect job”?
