After a year of compromising, I purchased a Macbook Pro to allow portability for design work. Both the hardware and software are above satisfactory and performs well as a desktop replacement and portable computer, however the hefty price that comes with it can outweighs the convenience it provides.

The new additions to Leopard includes “spaces” which allows multiple desktop spaces. Dreamweaver and Photoshop can each have their own space, where music and recreation have another. The light weight makes it easy to bike around with and the battery lasts five hours, making it great for portability. The screen and keyboard detect light and will adjust to an appropriate lighting; however, the sensors are inside the speakers which often detect your hands slightly over them, and dimming the screen undesirably.

Despite the horrible name, the “Mighty Mouse” works well with the MacBook. Using Photoshop with the 360 degree scrollball and Control+scroll zooming allows that ideal zoom level and movement without scrollbars.

In an Apple-dominant industry it’s important to be familiar with the OSX interface. It was a fair buy, however not a need for graphic and web designers. It’s top-notch for work, and not to mention will support the new Diablo. Sweet.

I added a new business card to my portfolio page. The idea was to focus on integrating two inanimate object and broadcast it as a business, so I created a highly saturated tropical colored logo with a clean minimalistic design. Click the image or head over to the portfolio section for a better picture.

Montreal’s politically-charged A Silver Mt. Zion adds a new title to their discography. This time the inspirational post-rock group yields a more firm, angst-driven method of delivering their words of enlightenment.

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The idea behind “Ocular Harmony” is taking components out of the two primary categories regarding the subject matter of this blog. As “Aural” is the action word of hearing, “Visual” is the key term for something that is observed with the eye. “Ocular” and “Harmony” are terms targeting specific areas of these subjects. I concluded the website regards the artistic portion of the two senses “hearing” and “seeing”, transforming them into ear pleasuring music and visual arts.

I have been requested by numerous friends to compose a mix featuring different electronica artists. After a few weeks of gradually piecing it together, I finally now have many completed packages to distribute to whoever wants a copy.

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