alex canning // sparetimedesign » cheese http://www.sparetimedesign.co.uk/wp Alex Canning's design blog Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:29:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 2009 Wrap Up. http://www.sparetimedesign.co.uk/wp/2009/12/2009-wrap-up/ http://www.sparetimedesign.co.uk/wp/2009/12/2009-wrap-up/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:00:02 +0000 Alex Canning http://www.sparetimedesign.co.uk/wp/?p=424 2009 has truly been a rollercoaster ride for me and it feels odd that it’ll soon be over (only for a new ride to begin, no doubt). The year started with the threat of redundancy, which was soon rendered a reality when in March I lost my job. Some six weeks later, I’d be starting >>>]]> 2009 has truly been a rollercoaster ride for me and it feels odd that it’ll soon be over (only for a new ride to begin, no doubt). The year started with the threat of redundancy, which was soon rendered a reality when in March I lost my job. Some six weeks later, I’d be starting a new job which would give me my first taste of working in a studio. Things have more or less turned out alright, and losing my job earlier in the year really gave me a kick I needed to reboot my career.

Whilst I’ve had some great support from family and chums, there are a few guys I’m indebted to, namely: Aron for his unparalleled HTML/CSS assistance and for being an awesome sounding-board, Huw for giving me career advice throughout the year, Jon for giving me the job at Mobstar (and saving me from further dole-queue perils!), Simon for all kinds of worldly/design advice and keeping me working and Lisa – it’s been a pretty tense year for us both and she’s been super supportive through it all. Also, cheers Sam and Nick at BPWEB – these guys very graciously provide my web hosting.

Also, thanks Mum!

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