Autumn Part II

Autumn Part II March 2004 | Filed under Melbourne, Photos | Comments (1)

Last night, disappointed by my team for the umpteenth time, I came home, downed the dregs of a bottle of wine, and went to bed. But all night, my brain churned through Geelong's mistakes and weaknesses; and so it was that I was awake just before seven, and heard the intermittent roar of burning air balloon fuel, and smelt its dizzying smell.

I pulled on my dressing-gown and went outside with my camera (I may yet end up added to this gallery) to get some shots, and although the balloons were a little too high for my 3x zoom, I felt the need to record the scene anyway. Another of the joys of Autumn in Melbourne.

Views from the Floor

Bec says:

Wow! I thought this was Jeffery Smart painting at first. :-)

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3 February 2009
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I’ve just paid for and downloaded a PDF book by Mark Boulton called Five Simple Steps: Designing for the Web. It’s a really nicely-designed publication, and although I’ve only glanced through it so far, it seems to be chock-full of great advice and examples. I’m also really impressed the way Mark’s gone about promoting it via his networks over the last six months or so.

The only sticking point for me is the application of a software-license-style fee structure: 12 pounds1 for ‘one user’, 25 pounds for five, and 50 pounds for a ten-user license. I haven’t really got that much to say about this, other than that books are surely meant to be shared, and in their sharing gain all kinds of attributes not as easily quantifiable as cash – influence over a broader audience, for example.

Compare Mark’s payment structure with that of Massimo Vignelli, who recently released a book-length PDF of his musings free of charge - I’m not for one second suggesting that Mark shouldn’t profit from his book, but rather that it may be interesting to try to gauge the comparative merits of reach and profit, to determine whether over time, reach leads to greater influence, and therefore – presumably – more demand for your services, and thus more money). Of course, Vignelli’s got both reach and (one assumes) cash in bucketloads, so perhaps he’s not the best example.

1No, I can’t be bothered finding the pound sign

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