Last Sunday it was Amsterdam’s annual Sinterklaas parade, when the Saint and his ‘helpers’ arrive on the boat from Spain and parade through the streets of Amsterdam distributing sweets and biscuits to the children lining the route. As Nicholas is the patron saint of the city (as well as children and sailors) there is an… [read more]

Well, that sucks. Facebook are currently displaying a notification at the top of my News page informing me that they will no longer support blog RSS imports as of November 22. I can’t really see what the benefit of this decision is to Facebook. They will be losing a huge amount of content, all of… [read more]

I was recently asked whether an online portfolio is a must-have for web designers and front-end developers applying for work. I thought it was an interesting question, and deserving of further examination. One of my responsibilities at Booking.com is hiring new design talent, and inevitably part of that involves reviewing applicant CVs. The job description… [read more]

I cycled past the #OccupyMuseumplein “protest” this morning; looks like they have a ways to go before they reach the scale of #OccupyWallStreet or #OccupyRome…