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Seventh time lucky?
Only a matter of days before Windows 7 is released. Oh, the anticipation.
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Strictly Speaking
Does anyone actually watch Strictly Come Dancing any more? I have watched it in the past and enjoyed it, but this year I haven’t been—and I’ll give you three guesses why not.
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Language barrier
When I first went to Les Aliberts in 2003 I was eleven years of age and we met a couple of Belgian families with children of about my age. One girl in particular, Margaux, and I got on really well and despite not speaking the same language we managed to communicate and I would say that a large chunk of the French that I know I picked up from her in those two weeks.
About Hagablog
Alex Clarke studies geology at the University of Leicester, coaches people how to kayak, designs websites and is obsessive about typography.
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Recommended reading
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Mixing Fonts
21st Apr 2010 Alex Clarke 105 commentsA brilliant article by the masters, answering a question I think we have all asked ourselves: Do you think this font works with this other one?
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Vector Polishing Techniques
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Adobe Illustrator Mesh Reshape
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How to Get a Professional Look With Color
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Harry Potter enters the Twilight zone
8th Dec 2009 Alex ClarkeThe Guardian does have a point. I can’t see Twilight being anywhere near as successful if half of the worlds female teenagers didn’t fancy Edward Cullen.
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Grammer for geeks
30th Nov 2009 Alex Clarke