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My name is Tony Ballinger, and I'm a web designer living in Oak Park, Illinois.
When I'm not designing for the web, I enjoy music, go to concerts and play with gadgets.

Archive for August, 2005

Brushed Aluminum iPod Mod

Monday, August 29th, 2005

My iPod sees a lot of action. I take it everywhere. Between the iPod and the cell phone, I don’t even use my Palm 505 anymore (except for on trips – Vindigo rules!). The thing is, I don’t really like iPod cases. I love how sleek and slender the iPod is, and a case [...]

Threadless.com

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

I love the shirts at threadless.com. I visited their Ravenswood office during the HOW Design studio tours, and had to buy two shirts before I left. I bought "Permafrost Pollution" because I like the polar bear at Lincoln Park Zoo, and "Who I Am" because it’s a great design on a light shirt. In addition [...]

Just Another Day

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

After mostly being cooped up in the house for the last week and a half, I got out into the city for the day. First, I had an interview. I enjoy meeting people, seeing people’s offices, and talking about my work. But I wouldn’t say I enjoy interviews. Interviewing is a lot like presenting a [...]

Just Another Day

Saturday, August 27th, 2005

After mostly being cooped up in the house for the last week and a half, I got out into the city for the day. First, I had an interview. I enjoy meeting people, seeing people’s offices, and talking about my work. But I wouldn’t say I enjoy interviews. Interviewing is a lot like presenting a [...]

In Other News

Thursday, August 25th, 2005

Since the drama of being laid off by you-know-you has dominated most of my conversations for the last week, I’m going to post about something else entirely. A topic that brings me pleasure whenever I think about it: my iPod.
iPod Subway Maps
This sorta makes me wish I had a color iPod instead of my [...]

You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

It really started out a lovely day. I chose a different way to walk to work and picked up a chocolate frosted donut on the way. Nice. But when you sit down to your computer, you don’t have internet/email access, and you’re greeted by your boss from another office who you’ve only met three times [...]