{recent background}

i would mostly desribe my situation as "struggling designer", yep that's about it. of late i have not been that well in body and mind - got dumped with no job, had to go into hospital to get my thyroid removed, now on the dole looking for a job near the worst time of year to try and get a job - so a bit down to say the least. feel as though i'm losing out on something but i hope some jobs come up in the new year to apply for otherwise prospects are looking pretty thin and the freelance thing is not really something i want to enter into.

anyhew, five years working within the print industry or should i say working in print companies i learned graphic design from scratch really coming off doing a degree in interactive media in uni. obviously i got the basics, but needed to learn it all again when i got into a job and damn have i learned stuff and doing quite well in my designs up until the point of unemployment. I absolutely love and admire the stuff you guys do, looks great i love all different styles of design and photography.

{i am}

witty, charming, kind, humourous, down to earth, talkative, chatty, helpfull, unique, artistic, creative, old school, classy, classic. friendly, non smoker, non drinker, practical, realist, relaxed, layed back, opinionative, materialistic, fun.

{interests}

music, walking, travel, culture, internet, community, forums, design, art, typography, movies, anime, mac, sci-fi, vintage stuff, freeware, gadgets

{fun forums}

http://www.graphic-design-forum.com/index.php
http://www.fazyluckers.com/discussions/

{i'm at these places}

http://www.last.fm/user/middigit/
http://www.flork.com/ianm.html
http://osx.iusethis.com/user/middigit
http://middigit.stumbleupon.com/about/

{cool design stuff}

http://www.dexigner.com/directory/
http://www.bauhaus.de/english/
http://designorati.com/

{stuff i'm listening to}

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buena_Vista_Social_Club
http://www.timba.com/artists/cubanismo/index.asp
http://www.jeffjonesband.com/
http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/
http://www.thearrow.co.uk/