Desktop Wallpaper – Fly Away Free

I admit it – I’ve been remiss in updating this blog over the past few months. Part of the issue is just that I’ve been very busy. But of course that’s not the entire problem, as I am always very busy. I’ve also been having a hard time coming up with topics that are really crying out for analysis, or that warrant a full post. During the time I’ve been away from the blog, I have been more active on Twitter (follow @Rocdove). Twitter has proven to be a useful way to quickly get out a thought or share something interesting, but I’d also like to create content that goes a bit deeper than what I can manage in 140 characters.

So now I’m back, and returning with renewed vigor! I’ve decided to use the blog to not only write about design, but also to share small creative projects. I’m happy to post the first of these today – a new desktop wallpaper. I’ve been doing a lot of cycling over the past 6 months or so, and wanted to create a design that captured a little bit of the joy I feel on my bicycle.

Somehow the association between bikes and birds feels very natural to me. They’re both quick, they’re agile, they’re a little bit delicate, and they have hollow bones. It’s a very liberating feeling to know that I can get anywhere I need to go under my own power on a bike. That degree of freedom they impart reminds me of a bird on the wing.

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BrendanMarnell.com Updated

I just finished taking down my old portfolio site – from here on, Rocdove will be the one place to find all of my design work. I liked the old site’s design (especially the interactive flash on the homepage), so I kept a little bit of it alive here.
I replaced the site itself with a brendan-locator. It’s got links to all the places people can find me (for example, this site). I’m pretty happy with the design of the page – check it out!