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Published on: February 29, 2008 by Paul Boag

Boagworld has moved, the forum is back, Headscape has rebranded, our product is shaping up, the book is progressing and I seem to be speaking loads.

Wow! Life feels like it is moving at 100 miles an hour at the moment. I am busier than I have ever been, but it is all incredibly exciting.

Here is a random collection of the cool stuff that is happening.

The Boagworld website has moved

For a while now we have had problems with the hosting of boagworld. You may or may not have noticed it depending on how you use the site. However, the forum was particularly bad.

Well, we have now moved over to Media Temple and the site is flying. Check out the new enhanced forum and add yourself to the boagworld listeners map.

Headscape is rebranding

Setting up Headscape was an unusual process. We took a number of clients from our previous company and so was busy from day one. However, like any company, we needed things like letterheads, business cards and branding. The result was that I threw together our logo in under an hour and moved on with the next thing.

Well it is 6 years on and we are still insanely busy. However, it is time to finally get a professional to produce our brand identity. The obvious choice was Mr Hicks and what a stunning job he has done!

The new Headscape Logo

Unfortunately, because we are still run off our feet we haven't managed a proper launch. Although Jon has provided most of the marketing material we need, the website is still down to us (we thought it wouldn't look good if he designed that!)

However, rest assured we are working on it and it should appear before too long! What is more, this has spurred me on to look at redesigning boagworld. We will see!

Our product is coming

Part of the reason things are so busy is because we are developing a web based application. It is looking pretty good and it won't be long before we start a closed beta. However, if you are coming to SXSW then grab me and I'll show you a sneak peek to whet your appetite.

For now all I will say is that it will "make getting design sign off a breeze".

The book is progressing

A number of you have been asking how the book is coming along. Well, after stalling for a while it is moving forward again. Best of all we are reaching the point where I am able to release some of what I have done for you to check out!

Also my publisher run a special scheme which some of you maybe interested in. Although we intend to give the first chapter away for free, you can also sign up to receive draft chapters as they are written. You do have to pay for the privilege but will receive the final book at the end. Think of it as being a beta tester for the book.

I'll let you know more as things progress.

Speaking

Not that I have a lot of time for writing at the moment as I seem to spend half my days preparing presentations. Here are just a few of my upcoming speaking engagements. If you happen to be attending any of these let me know (especially if you are coming to the Great British Booze-up). I would love to hook up!

So in short... I am busy! Despite that, its loads of fun.

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  • Post by Dinu on February 29, 2008 11:18 AM

    It's good to see the forum in good health again. Nice logo there, however, the time may not be right for that particular one eh?

  • Post by paul Boag on February 29, 2008 11:33 AM

    @dinu lol. Oh well I will just have to sue Mr Hicks :)

  • Post by MikeG on February 29, 2008 2:19 PM

    I've seen (and studied) Mr. Hicks' work, so I know he's capable of some very diverse and interesting art. This one, although it looks nice, is too much like his own brand (I think).

  • Post by Lee Wilson on February 29, 2008 3:11 PM

    Seem a little busy, takes a minute to digest it, 2 colours would be better IMHO.

  • Post by Dave Redfern on February 29, 2008 4:02 PM

    how do you find media temples hosting? i have heard mixed reviews about them.

    the logo looks nice :) although is there any meaning to the 8 shape logo or was it a case it just looks nice?

    also damn it doesn't half look like the fedora logo...is mr hicks getting short of ideas :P lol

  • Post by paul Boag on February 29, 2008 6:04 PM

    @Dave... MT have been good so far but its early days :)

  • Post by James Tryon on March 1, 2008 8:48 PM

    i like it but i do not think it is his best work. also it is all most to web 2.0ish. i feel a logo should be great, and time spading. unless you are going for something like that.

    Now it is good for a starting point. but not to talk about my business (Easily Amused, inc.) but we do about 75% of all of our work is overflow work from other studios. Designing for a designer is one of the hardest things you will ever have to do. its almost harder then designing for your self. so i give him that.

  • Post by Simon on March 5, 2008 1:12 PM

    Not feeling all this negative feedback for the logo! I think it's quite appealing. I especially like the wordmark element and think if anything it doesn't really need the continuity loop/figure of 8 symbol, but it's fine. I don't think that the use of colours on the logo are such an issue when it's to be used primarily online.

    Cool. Looking forward to seeing the site - although I'm not really in a position to say that myself given that we've had a holding page for ever and ever ; )

  • Post by KatieK on March 14, 2008 7:26 PM

    Re the logo, it looks fine to me. Whimsy-fessional and web 2.0y seem the right tone to strike.

    I'm very intrigued by this "breezy sign off" web app. If you need more testers, give me a shout.

  • Post by philldo on March 22, 2008 6:24 AM

    i like brown too. Nice logo.

    I have been pondering switching web hosts for a bit. How did you end up deciding to go with MediaTemple? If you mind sharing, what were the runner ups? I am also searching your forums but would like to hear from Paul himself.

    thanks for the great show. I will have to catch up on old ones for the next month. Have fun speaking and such.

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