I’M NOT A MAC
I don’t use a Mac, I use a PC. Why? Because I don’t care. I’m used to working in Windows and I can’t be bothered to switch. I also don’t care if people may think it’s strange or uncool. Besides, Photoshop works just the same and nobody can tell the difference if it was made on a Mac or not.

I’m really interested in social media at the moment and I’m doing quite a bit of work in that field. However I don’t own an iPhone or any other 3G apparatus. Hell, my phone doesn’t even have a camera! This of course means I’m not hangin’ out with all the cool kids at Foursquare and frankly, I’m a bit annoyed by all the tweets and messages from people telling me were they are.

Adobe CS5 is out this week and I reckon I’ll get round to trying that by the time people are already bored with CS6. I really don’t use more than about 10% of Photoshop and it has become so bloated that I don’t really care what new cool but utterly useless feature they put in this time.

I CAN DO WITHOUT
I know this may sound like blasphemy to some of you but the point is that if you have talent, if you’re really good at what you do, you don’t need the props. And that’s what all these things I just mentioned not having or using are, props. Using a Mac does not make me a better designer and not owning a 3G phone does not hinder me in understanding the fundamentals of social media. Stefan Sagmeister is widely considered one of the best graphic designers in the world and he admits to barely knowing how to use a computer. You think he cares about the latest version of Photoshop?

I’m not saying technology isn’t good and that cool new gadgets aren’t fun. All I’m saying is that they shouldn’t define you or control you professionally or influence the quality of your work. That would be like being so hooked on social media that you couldn’t interact with other people unless you tweeted them or commented on their Facebook status.

Your thought? Ideas?

This whole thing kinda made me lose my momentum but hopefully I’ll get back to full force blogging mode over the holiday’s. Expect some quality music, more yummy design showcase’s and some thoughtful musings on social media.

Until then I’ll leave with this picture of my youngest, Veigar Lár.