Gmail does it again — say hello to Tasks!

Just as I was heading to bed last night, I spotted a new link at the top of my Gmail page announcing the arrival of Google Mail Tasks under the Labs programme.

Obviously I couldn’t go straight to sleep without checking this out first, so I spent a few minutes having a play around with it. [...]

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The Graphic Artists’ Advent Calendar: Day 3

Why was Santa’s helper depressed? Because he had low elf esteem!
Day Three, and today we take a short detour from the festive theme to showcase a website design by MCG Studio. Why? Because it’s a pretty site! Take a look, and maybe let Josh know what you think of it.
There are still spaces left in [...]

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The Graphic Artists’ Advent Calendar: Day 2

“On the second day of Christmas…” Welcome back, everyone! Thanks to all of you who Dugg and Stumbled yesterday’s opening post. I’ve had some great illustrators get in touch today for later in the month, but for now let’s open our next window!
Oh, if you’re a fan of The Hobbit, make sure to check out [...]

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The Graphic Artists’ Advent Calendar: Day 1

Pinch, punch, first of the month! December is suddenly upon us, and only 24* shopping days left until Christmas Day!
Join me every day in the run-up to the big day in revealing a fantastic designer or illustrator in each window of my advent calendar…
* Yes, ok, 23… I had some Illustrator problems earlier, so this [...]

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Call for Designers’ Advent Calendar Illustrations

I’m planning to make an online advent calendar for December, and I was thinking it would be a good chance to provide a showcase of illustrators’ and designers’ talents.
Basically, the first 24 people to commit to this (I’m having spot #25!) will have their image displayed on the calendar, along with their bio and contact [...]

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Rob Barrett Introduction