a little about me...
Any body that knows me will tell you I am complete geek. For a while I tried to deny it but, in the end... I am. I love what I do and I don't believe you can excell in the web industry without that extra passion for the job you do.
In 2000 I completed a BA (hons) in Media Studies at Swansea Institute of H.E. Some of the subjects I studied included, Art History, Advertising, Film Theory, and Visual Communications. My final dissertation was a study of the role S4C had in the rise of the animation industry in Wales.It also included a critical analysis of the animated film 'A Girls Night Out' by Joanna Quinn and 'Under Milk Wood' by Dylan Thomas and narrated by Richard Burton.
I love graffitti art (something I have tried to reflect in the design of this site) and have been a huge fan of the work of Banksy for a long time. I am also a huge fan of alternative animation so when I recently stumbled across a video on youtube that combined them both, I had to share. The amount of time taken to create this is staggering.
Outside of work I try to break away from the 'geek' stereotype and have a well rounded life. I live in a stunning part of the UK, right on the Welsh border, and go walking as often as I can (have a look at my flickr stream at the bottom of the page).
Some of my other interests include watching films, my all time favourite being Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Marilyn Monroe. I also like to read and my favourite author
at the moment is Kim Harrison. As well as this I enjoy socialising with friends and family.
If you are familiar with me around the net you will recognise my avatar and know that I pop up all over the place!
I realised that I don't have one central area for all of my online profiles so this area is exactly that.
I am an active twitterer and through Twitter I hear about all sorts of tips, tutorials and blog posts, if I find them interesting I bookmark them to my Delicious account. Check out my tag cloud to find a subject of interest.
I have started to upload some of the photos I have taken to my flickr account now, and I am also on facebook.
Find me on facebookMusic is a huge part of my life. I listen to music at work, at home, in the car, pretty much anywhere I can. Recently I came across a new music player called Spotify.
Spotify is essentially an online music library which you create an account for. What I like about it is that because everything is stored online it means that you can access your playlists from any computer that has Spotify installed just by signing in.
The other thing I like about Spotify is you can share your playlists with other people, I am rubbish at creating my own playlists so I find websites like www.sharemyplaylists.com great. Here are some of my favourite playlists. Enjoy!
- Kirsty's music to work to - by me!
- Ultimate Grunge Playlist - by ZepHead
- Guitar Hero Smash Hits - by olegafx
- Rock Band 2 - by codeeater
- 80's - by christianse
- Chillout - by ryanajarett