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How my first Sabbatical Week went...

TL;DR - it was well worth it. Looking forward to the next one and the next one and... you get the idea. 😎

The Seventh Week Sabbatical – Part 2 | Block 81 With it also being my partner’s birthday week, I had more to look forward to than just some time off. In a way you could say that the time off started on Saturday, in which case Monday just felt like an additional day off. Tuesday ended up being a little different, mainly because I didn’t have.....

Awesome clients + hard work = awesome feedback. 😎

Started working on a logo/monogram for someone near and dear to me. First logo project in a looooong time. 😄

Wrapped up a second website for IIA last week! 🎉 This is a client portal used by IIA clients to get exclusive client-only content.

This project was less heavy on UI design and more so on the development side. Read more about it on our portfolio: https://block81.com/work/international-institute-for-analytics-client-portal

New blog post: The Seventh Week Sabbatical – Part 1

The Seventh Week Sabbatical – Part 1 | Block 81 Prioritizing rest and time away from stress triggers, be they client work, personal projects, or something else. Time blocking and the Seventh Week Sabbatical I’ve written about time blocking before , so I won’t go over that in detail again. I’ll just add that time blocking really helped in se...

New blog post: The Iron Triangle (of Web Design Project Expectations)

The Iron Triangle (of Web Design Project Expectations) | Block 81 Scope, time, and budget = quality The principle behind the Iron Triangle is that the quality of a project is constrained by its scope, timeline, and budget; any changes in any one of those constraints will directly affect the others. No matter how you affect any one constraint, if you don’t adjust...

Recent feedback from a new client on the first UI designs for their website. This is just a small taste of the stuff that makes me look forward to work every weekday. 😊⁠

New blog post: Why I Ditched Basecamp

Why I Ditched Basecamp | Block 81 Basecamp made a huge mistake and lost Block 81 as a customer. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

New blog post: Thoughts on 2021

Thoughts on 2021 | Block 81 Thoughts on 2021 and a look at 2022.

New blog post: Why I Don’t Do Unscheduled Phone Calls

Why I Don’t Do Unscheduled Phone Calls | Block 81 Sticking to scheduled phone calls only was one of the best decisions I've ever made in my business. Here's why.

New blog post: Why Your Website Needs a Privacy Policy

Why Your Website Needs a Privacy Policy | Block 81 If you run a website pretty much anywhere in the world, you’re going to need a privacy policy that complies with the regulations and laws where your websit

New video: How I manage fonts on my Mac

https://youtu.be/a0nY1GOhBR4