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	<title>jm- designer,enthusiast,entrepreneur,tattoo-freak</title>
	
	<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com</link>
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		<title>I’m off to Zante.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, this is a just a quick blog post/reminder that as of July 12th i&#8217;ll be away for two weeks on holiday. I am off to the lovely Zante in Greece. So during that time I will obviously not be working or responding to any emails rapidly. I&#8217;ll try checking my emails every 2-3 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone, this is a just a quick blog post/reminder that as of <strong>July 12th</strong> i&#8217;ll be away for two weeks on holiday. I am off to the lovely Zante in Greece. So during that time I will obviously not be working or responding to any emails rapidly. I&#8217;ll try checking my emails every 2-3 days though to keep up to date with things.</p>
<p>When I come back I plan on starting a few projects, one being an iPhone/iPod touch app that I have recently been researching and brainstorming recently. So I am looking forward to that. If there are any app developers reading this and are interested in working with me on this I&#8217;d be more than happy to talk to you! Another project that I am still hoping to get online in the foreseeable future is <strong><a href="http://www.thevbexpress.com">vBulletinExpress</a></strong>. It&#8217;s a project thats been lying in the dustbin for a while and is just needing tidied up in areas. Myself and Gary have been talking about the project and we are positive we could get it online before I go on holiday. We&#8217;ll see how things turnout.</p>
<p>Anyways, that&#8217;s all I have for now. If you have any question, queries, suggestions any that sorta stuff just shoot me an <strong><a href="mailto:letstalk@flockey.com">email</a></strong>.</p>
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		<title>Invitation Design</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/05/07/invitation-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 19:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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Hi everyone, head over to my Dailybooth and check out invitations that I had to design for a portfolio hand-in I have for university. If you want to comment there by all means, if not let me know your thoughts here!
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<p style="text-align: left;">Hi everyone, head over to <a href="http://dailybooth.com/jm/303223"><strong>my Dailybooth</strong></a> and check out invitations that I had to design for a portfolio hand-in I have for university. If you want to comment there by all means, if not let me know your thoughts here!</p>
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		<title>Thoughts on the MTV Movie Awards 2009 logo?</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/05/06/thoughts-on-the-mtv-movie-awards-2009-logo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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Hi everyone,
I thought I would do a little blog since I haven&#8217;t done one in a while. I was watching this video on Phillip De Franco&#8217;s website and I have to say the MTV Movie Awards 2009 logo caught my eye out of everything! It&#8217;s so beautiful, the typeface used is SO delish. What do [...]]]></description>
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>
<p>I thought I would do a little blog since I haven&#8217;t done one in a while. I was watching <strong><a href="http://www.phillyd.tv/2009/05/06/best-fight-scene-ever/">this video on Phillip De Franco&#8217;s</a></strong> website and I have to say the <a href="http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2009/"><strong>MTV Movie Awards 2009</strong></a> logo caught my eye out of everything! It&#8217;s so beautiful, the typeface used is SO delish. What do you guys think? Honest opinions in the comments below please, thank you!!</p>
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		<title>The meeting…</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/21/the-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, today is the 21st April 2009 and like I said, I had a meeting today with a Glasgow based creative agency called JamHot. So, I met Drew for lunch then kicked about for a bit then headed over to the west end to find the place then just chill &#38; relax before it. I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So, today is the 21st April 2009 and like I said, <a href="http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/20/when-a-company-contacts-you/"><strong>I had a meeting today</strong></a> with a Glasgow based creative agency called JamHot. So, I met Drew for lunch then kicked about for a bit then headed over to the west end to find the place then just chill &amp; relax before it. I found this little cafe so I went in there and used their wireless for a bit and thought i&#8217;d organise some of the images I was going to show them. So, the Macbook gets turned on. I&#8217;m sitting for five minutes and BAM! My macbook turns off randomly. Battery is full powered.</p>
<p>Luckily I have a full directory of work on my server, but I was really looking forward to showing them most of my stuff from university. But as a whole, that really does sum up the luck I have. The worst bit about it is this. After the interview, I went back into town and straight to the Apple store. Soon as I got there I asked one of the staff for an appointment for the genius bar. Soon as he booked me in, he said &#8220;Why don&#8217;t you show me whats up with it now quickly&#8221;. So I take my Macbook out and what happens&#8230; IT TURNS ON!!!</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t have any luck at all. BUT on a brighter note, it&#8217;s been a great day. Really nice meeting them and lets hope this is the start of something!</p>
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		<title>When a company contacts you.</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/20/when-a-company-contacts-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t it the best feeling ever? Last week I got an email from a guy called Graeme at a creative agency called ThisIsJamHot. Luckily, the company office is only about a half an hour drive into town, so it&#8217;s not miles away! I was so grateful to know that a good friend of mine Drew [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isn&#8217;t it the best feeling ever? Last week I got an email from a guy called Graeme at a creative agency called ThisIsJamHot. Luckily, the company office is only about a half an hour drive into town, so it&#8217;s not miles away! I was so grateful to know that a good friend of mine <a href="http://revgoomba.tumblr.com"><strong>Drew</strong></a> actually forwarded my name to them, so again thanks Drew!</p>
<p>I have a meeting with Graeme on Tuesday (tomorrow) so lets hope it goes well! I&#8217;ll be <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jamesmcdonald"><strong>tweeting</strong></a> about it tomorrow, so stay tuned!</p>
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		<title>So today is the day.</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/14/so-today-is-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, so today, the 14th of April 2009 is the day where my pricelist changes. I have been thinking about my prices forever and it&#8217;s time for a change again. Every year like I said, I change my price list accordingly. I take generic topics into consideration such as freelancing in general, how business is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, so today, the 14th of April 2009 is the day where my <strong><a href="http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/05/pricelist-revision/">pricelist changes</a></strong>. I have been thinking about my prices forever and it&#8217;s time for a change again. Every year like I said, I change my price list accordingly. I take generic topics into consideration such as freelancing in general, how business is at the moment, the market etc.</p>
<p>So, if you would like to check out the <a href="http://www.flockey.com/contract.doc"><strong>new pricelist</strong></a> by all means do so.</p>
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		<title>Pricelist Revision @ FWD</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/05/pricelist-revision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, this was actually a thing I was planning on discussing for the &#8220;Plans over the next few months&#8221; post, but I totally forgot. Anyways&#8230;
Every year, I tend to do a little report for myself and compare my pricelist to how the market is at the moment. Like everyone knows, the economic downturn has [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi everyone, this was actually a thing I was planning on discussing for the &#8220;<a href="http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/02/plans-for-the-next-few-months/"><strong>Plans over the next few months</strong></a>&#8221; post, but I totally forgot. Anyways&#8230;</p>
<p>Every year, I tend to do a little report for myself and compare my pricelist to how the market is at the moment. Like everyone knows, the economic downturn has had a massive effect globally on everyone, so this will come in to play for my pricelist revision. However, I have considered myself pretty lucky during this recession. Work has been flowing &#8211; <em>probably better than ever</em> &#8211; and I am really enjoying my freelance work. So, considering this and having to compare it with the market at the moment has been quite difficult. As of right now I am still chopping and changing prices on my pricelist so nothing final has been produced yet.</p>
<p>I have decided that as of April 14th my pricelist will be refreshed and ready for the rest of the year ahead. This is the first time really that I have really thought about this thoroughly and I am really looking forward to it taking place. I would just like to say quickly that I wouldn&#8217;t be here blogging at the moment if it wasn&#8217;t for all of my brilliant, amazingly spectacular clients. You mean so much to me and I appreciate every single one of you who come to me for work. I love my job and love you guys, so thanks again!</p>
<p>If you have any questions or suggesstions surrounding my pricelist, by all means <a href="http://www.james-mcdonald.com/get-in-touch/"><strong>contact me</strong></a>. I would love to hear what you have to say!</p>
<p>Kindest regards.</p>
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		<title>I love Quantam of Solace</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/04/i-love-quantom-of-solace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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So, I&#8217;m a really big James Bond fan and hadn&#8217;t yet saw the new movie Quantom of Solace until a few weeks ago when I bought it from the iTunes store. Since getting a new iPod Touch, I decided to put that on it and was watching it earlier. I took some screengrabs of some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-42" title="qos" src="http://www.james-mcdonald.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/3412340568_383c1e8f2a.jpg" alt="qos" width="480" height="320" /></p>
<p>So, I&#8217;m a really big James Bond fan and hadn&#8217;t yet saw the new movie Quantom of Solace until a few weeks ago when I bought it from the iTunes store. Since getting a new <a href="http://dailybooth.com/jm/145989"><strong>iPod Touch</strong></a>, I decided to put that on it and was watching it earlier. I took some <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/starberry/3412340568/in/set-72157616346044960/"><strong>screengrabs</strong></a> of some of the graphics that feature in the intro of the film. I have to say, it&#8217;s probably the most beautiful intro to a film I have ever seen! The typography, colour, animation, everything about it was so sexy! If you haven&#8217;t yet saw QOS, i&#8217;d totally recommend you do <img src='http://www.james-mcdonald.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>PS- I know it&#8217;s been out forever! But, I hardly ever go to the cinema. I wish I did though, much better experience. Anyways, enjoy <img src='http://www.james-mcdonald.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Plans for the next few months.</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/04/02/plans-for-the-next-few-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.james-mcdonald.com/?p=39</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so your probably thinking what the hell? I thought this site was abandoned? Well, in actual fact its not (yay!). Recently, I have been absolutely pounded with design work and been keeping myself busy. It&#8217;s almost exam time at university so i&#8217;ve been starting to study a little bit aswell as time goes on. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, so your probably thinking what the hell? I thought this site was abandoned? Well, in actual fact its not (yay!). Recently, I have been absolutely pounded with design work and been keeping myself busy. It&#8217;s almost exam time at university so i&#8217;ve been starting to study a little bit aswell as time goes on. Over and all, things are pretty good.</p>
<p>So, like the title says I want to talk a little about what my plans are over the next couple of months. Recently, I have been getting some really amazing client work. Some clients that I am getting are phenomenol in terms of big brands. Right now, I am extremely happy freelancing and going to continue that up until I go away for two weeks to Zante with six of my friends (July 12th).</p>
<p><strong>A New FWD Rebrand &amp; Website</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve highlighted this in bold because it&#8217;s something that I have been meaning to start and get to for a few months now. Trying to juggle university with freelance work is hard enough, but one of my main objectives over the next couple of months is to get a completely new website done over at <a href="http://www.flockey.com"><strong>Flockey</strong></a>. I&#8217;m really excited about this as one of my project modules at University is to create a website from scratch, so I think this could fall into that category. So, it shouldn&#8217;t actually be that long before the redesign is done. More on this later&#8230;</p>
<p>Moving on. If you <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jamesmcdonald"><strong>follow me on twitter</strong></a> then you&#8217;ve probably saw alot of tweets about my other project <a href="http://www.thevbexpress.com"><strong>ThevBulletinExpress</strong></a>, that I am collaborating on with <a href="http://www.twitter.com/garyrae"><strong>Gary Rae</strong></a>. We&#8217;ve been honestly trying to get this project online now for almost a year but we just keep missing deadlines and we are just so busy with client work and other things. So, in the next couple of months we hope to get back on track and get this launched with some amazing vBulletin skins for you all.</p>
<p>Speaking of my holiday previously, I will be absent from freelancing for two weeks from the 12th July to the 27th of July. I will be checking my emails, but not every day! When I am away I will be trying to keep track of things and whats going. Obviously, if I have client work I will do my best to get it all completed before I go away, because no one likes waiting <img src='http://www.james-mcdonald.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>So, I think that&#8217;s about it for now. Just updating everyone on whats happening. You&#8217;ll no doubt have come here from Twitter so thank you for reading if you have! I am open for freelance work at the moment if you are in need of anything. Just simply send an <strong><a href="mailto:eatfruitplease@gmail.com">email</a></strong> my way or use the contact form on this blog.</p>
<p>Kindest regards.</p>
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		<title>New Monitor is delish.</title>
		<link>http://www.james-mcdonald.com/2009/02/18/new-monitor-is-delish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JM</dc:creator>
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I am not all for massive monitors, I am a very detailed, concise person and like to work in confined spaces. So when I saw the Samsung SM226BW 22&#8243; Widescreen LCD Monitor up close, it was far too big for my liking. What I went for was the Goodmans 19&#8243; HD Ready TV which I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-32 aligncenter" title="best-rated-tv-models-with-hd-support-under-800-dollars-goodmans-ld1945wd" src="http://www.james-mcdonald.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/best-rated-tv-models-with-hd-support-under-800-dollars-goodmans-ld1945wd-300x300.jpg" alt="best-rated-tv-models-with-hd-support-under-800-dollars-goodmans-ld1945wd" width="162" height="162" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I am not all for massive monitors, I am a very detailed, concise person and like to work in confined spaces. So when I saw the <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-SM226BW-Widescreen-LCD-Monitor/dp/B000MRVBF4">Samsung SM226BW 22&#8243; Widescreen LCD Monitor</a> up close, it was far too big for my liking. What I went for was the <a href="http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/product/434183/GOODMANS-LD1945WD?cm_sp=RecentlyViewed-_-Product-_-434183">Goodmans 19&#8243; HD Ready TV</a> which I bloody love! I&#8217;ve just gotten round to setting it up (unfortunately can&#8217;t hook it up with my PC at the moment as I need another cable) and it looks brilliant.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">The great thing about this monitor/tv is that I will be able to use it for more or less everything. I can watch TV from it, I can link it to my PC if I ever want to work from there, I can also link it with my macbook using the DVI-VGA cable and dual screen and lastly I can sync it with my PS3 (HD aswell&#8230; YUMMY).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">For a bit of discussion, what screen do you have and what is it you love most about it? Please write your responses in the comments below!</p>
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