Creative

Table of contents

• Jump to 2023 (2)
• Jump to 2022 (2)
• Jump to 2021 (4)
• Jump to 2020 (21)
• Jump to 2017 (2)
• Jump to 2015 (2)
• Jump to 2013 (17)
• Jump to 2012 (9)
• Jump to 2011 (19)
• Jump to 2010 (11)
• Jump to 2009 (14)
• Jump to 2008 (1)

2023

• Screenshot Sunday

  12:59 · 27th Aug 2023

  In which I let you know that I’m still alive, and what I’ve been doing lately.

• Melodies with Stories

  08:34 · 13th May 2023

  In which we listen to the 20-plus-years of singing, songwriting and playing the guitar that I’ve done.

2022

• Reboot: The Terms of My Engagements

  09:47 · 16th Jul 2022

  In which I change the terms of my relationship with Instagram by thinking about how to build the upcoming Photos section.

• Reboot: Too Far Down the CRUD Hole

  19:34 · 12th Mar 2022

  In which I take a very scientific approach to research only to make decisions based on vague feelings anyway.

2021

• Reboot: Incident Report II

  13:48 · 19th Dec 2021

  In which correct protocols and procedures must be maintained, following an incident of this nature.

• Reboot: Spacing and Layouts

  17:46 · 28th Jun 2021

  In which I move things around to make way for old and new content.

• Reboot: Deprecation Notice

  20:00 · 6th May 2021

  In which correct protocols and procedures must be maintained, following a scheduled deprecation and its subsequent notice.

• Reboot: The Terms of My Distractions

  08:43 · 13th Mar 2021

  In which I review the new-ish Notes section to determine if I’m going to keep it.

2020

• Reboot: Type Scale, No Really

  18:00 · 27th Nov 2020

  In which I actually design the type scale, no really.

• Reboot: Type Scale-ish

  07:00 · 22nd Oct 2020

  In which looking the type scale sends me down a rabbit hole of the origin of heading sizes, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Web Standards.

• Reboot: The Other Type

  15:00 · 15th Sep 2020

  In which I look at the typography for the display text.

• Reboot: Just My Type

  06:00 · 10th Sep 2020

  In which I look at the typography for the body text.

• Reboot: Accessibility Strategy

  12:30 · 26th Aug 2020

  In which I learn how inaccessible my old site was so that I can make the reboot better.

• Reboot: Raw Data II

  12:00 · 26th Aug 2020

  In which I publish the accessibility results from Pa11y and Google Lighthouse.

• Reboot: Performance Budget

  09:00 · 1st Aug 2020

  In which I do a systemic analysis of the past performance to define the practical budget for the reboot.

• Reboot: Raw Data I

  06:30 · 27th Jul 2020

  In which I publish the raw Pageviews data from Google Analytics.

• Reboot: Intention and Strategy, Part II

  17:30 · 23rd Jul 2020

  In which I finish making a strategy for measuring what and how I’ll determine the usability and web best practices.

• Reboot: Intention and Strategy, Part I

  17:00 · 22nd Jul 2020

  In which I make a strategy for measuring what and how I’ll determine the success of the reboot.

• Reboot: Incident Report

  18:00 · 9th Jul 2020

  In which correct protocols and procedures must be maintained, following an incident of this nature.

• Reboot: New Content Outline for Entries

  17:00 · 8th Jul 2020

  In which I we review the purpose of the Journal Entries page, its content outline and any outstanding structural housekeeping tasks.

• Reboot: Cleaning the Meta Stuff

  08:15 · 27th Jun 2020

  In which I clean up the mess that is Topics and Themes.

• Reboot: Minimum Viable Experience

  07:30 · 28th Mar 2020

  In which I get frustrated about how weird my site is to read.

• Reboot: The Design Process

  06:30 · 11th Mar 2020

  In which I get frustrated about people telling me the site looks weird.

• Reboot: Feed the Machine

  09:10 · 8th Mar 2020

  In which I fix the mess that the RSS feed was.

• Reboot: Information Architecture

  07:20 · 7th Mar 2020

  In which I review how URLs should reveal the underlying structure of things and allow people to explore.

• Reboot: Multitudes

  10:35 · 29th Feb 2020

  In which I add a new section to my site to showcase my selected work.

• Reboot: ‘Business’ Goals

  16:50 · 26th Feb 2020

  In which I want to add a bunch of new stuff but I want to make sure that stuff isn’t there just for the sake of it.

• Reboot: Taking Stock

  19:00 · 19th Feb 2020

  In which I take stock of the pages I’ve gathered over the years.

• Reboot

  07:00 · 16th Feb 2020

  In which I begin rebooting this site.

2017

• That Story on Drury Lane

  20:00 · 21st May 2017

  In which I manage to put the final touches to A Rainy Night on Drury Lane and release it. For free!

• In Memoriam: Swansong

  20:00 · 21st Apr 2017

  In which I, after many failed attempts, manage to record the song I wrote for Amanda.

2015

• Back to the Past

  16:29 · 21st Oct 2015

  In which I travel to the past to see what carloseriksson.com looked like 12 years ago, to the present to look at where things are now and to the future to talk about what’s just over the horizon.

• Nibble - The Joys of Miniature Projects

  11:30 · 24th May 2015

  In which I remember that I really enjoy making little things to make our lives easier or better.

2013

• The “Could Have, But Didn’t”

  21:58 · 26th Nov 2013

  In which I get the flu instead of managing to release the novella I’ve been talking on about.

• A Rainy Night on Drury Lane, Part VII — A White Blanket of Forgiveness

  10:00 · 19th Nov 2013

  In which I finish the multi-part short hardboiled noir story about our very softboiled detective.

• A Rainy Night on Drury Lane, Part VI — Dem Dee-licious Golden Pancakes

  09:00 · 12th Oct 2013

  In which I give you the sixth instalment of the multi-part short story about an ineffectual detective with a lisp.

• The Great Reveal

  22:34 · 26th Sep 2013

  In which I keep one of the many promises and actually reveal the plans for my upcoming book.

• Instead of Being Sneaky And Shit

  21:43 · 18th Sep 2013

  In which I reveal the plans that I’ve made for my multi-part short story. Spoiler, I’m making it a book.

• A Rainy Night on Drury Lane, Part V — Nothing but Yellow Newspapers

  22:53 · 31st Aug 2013

  In which I give you the fifth instalment of the multi-part short story about an ineffectual detective with a lisp.

• How Long Can You Stay Positive?

  18:00 · 22nd Aug 2013

  In which beije and make a game called Monorun! that is now also available on Windows Phone.

• A Rainy Night on Drury Lane, Part IV — Leering Pale Green Eyes

  15:44 · 6th Jul 2013

  In which I continue part four of the multi-part short story about an ineffectual detective with a lisp.

• A Rainy Night on Drury Lane, Part III — Underneath a Turquoise Sky

  22:57 · 25th May 2013

  In which I continue part three of the multi-part short story about an ineffectual detective with a lisp.

• Ladies and Gentlemen, Monorun!

  22:23 · 20th May 2013

  In which Beije and I design and make our own browser-based game.

• Following in the Handsteps of Greatness (Hanna-Barbera)

  22:12 · 21st Apr 2013

  In which I redesign my own avatar in the style of Hanna-Barbera.

• A Rainy Night on Drury Lane, Part II — The Brown Note

  18:23 · 25th Mar 2013

  In which I continue part two of the multi-part short story about an ineffectual detective with a lisp.

• I Write Titanium, Not Tragedies (It’s A Sin)

  19:11 · 22nd Mar 2013

  In which I finally manage to record and upload a couple of songs.

• The Logarithmic Love/Hate Chart

  11:35 · 17th Mar 2013

  In which I make a chart, looking how people feel about different thing such as love, hate and Marmite.

• Designer != Artist

  23:42 · 13th Mar 2013

  In which I invite you to join me in the messy process that is the redesign of my personal brand.

• The Three Designs

  22:28 · 9th Mar 2013

  In which I show some of the designs I’ve been working on lately.

• The Incoherent List of Things

  00:18 · 25th Jan 2013

  In which I ramble to myself about things I’m doing and going to do.

2012

• A Rainy Night on Drury Lane

  22:42 · 26th Nov 2012

  In which I start writing a multi-part short story about an ineffectual detective with a lisp.

• This Is the Post Title

  22:53 · 8th Nov 2012

  In which I almost forget to write an entry for the day but end up talking about the re-branding I’m doing.

• The Bird in the Hand Is Dead

  20:01 · 29th Oct 2012

  In which I change the much-loved Fiinix Design name in favour of something a little easier to spell.

• The Sittingbourne Sessions, Part II

  15:09 · 27th May 2012

  In which I record a a few more songs just before we move from our self-catering accommodation in Sittinbourne.

• The Sittingbourne Sessions

  15:24 · 21st May 2012

  In which I record a few cover songs, including the one I auditioned with for Idols months ago.

• Cutting Into the Swiss Design

  19:12 · 26th Mar 2012

  In which I think I am smarter than, Paula Scher, the designer of the new Windows logo.

• Three Point Three

  12:44 · 2nd Mar 2012

  In which I update We Play NHL to 3.3.

• Imagine That My Rank Is Higher

  11:30 · 28th Feb 2012

  In which me and Mr. Cruise rething the ranking symbols used in our We Play NHL website.

• The Frustrations of Web Design

  23:49 · 16th Feb 2012

  In which I’ve started hunting for a job in the UK.

2011

• Code Twice, Upload Thrice

  17:33 · 5th Dec 2011

  In which the 37th version of my website is finally ready and live.

• Have You Seen My Goblin?

  17:23 · 11th Nov 2011

  In which I show you the latest in the line of the dolls I’ve created, my goblin doll.

• The End of Tees

  20:01 · 3rd Nov 2011

  In which I decide the keep the design rights to my t-shirts and stop selling my 13 Icons of Horror through shotdeadinthehead.com.

• Inflammable!

  16:32 · 10th Oct 2011

  In which I reveal a design concept for merchandising opportunities for my board game Island of Eternity.

• Magic 45

  17:27 · 7th Oct 2011

  In which I receive the latest tally of how many T-shirts I’ve sold.

• People Love My Stuff!

  17:55 · 24th Sep 2011

  In which I show the series of media genre posters I designed for XBMC Media Center.

• The Process

  14:36 · 23rd Sep 2011

  In which I reveal the present I’ve been making for my wife’s upcoming birthday.

• Don’t Tell My Wife

  08:39 · 18th Sep 2011

  In which I reveal the present I’ve been making for my wife’s upcoming birthday.

• Post-Launch

  07:00 · 17th Sep 2011

  In which I make some updates to our brand-spanking new version of our NHL statistics tracking tool.

• Why So Secretive?

  20:44 · 8th Sep 2011

  In which I reveal the next, brand-spanking new version of our NHL statistics tracking tool.

• My Undying Love For You Will Never Decompose (But My Body Might)

  09:18 · 19th Aug 2011

  In which I perform my new song, a delightful little thing about zombies and love.

• Under The Weather

  12:53 · 13th Aug 2011

  In which I feel a bit under the weather but still manage to perform at this year’s Night of Arts.

• However Busy Bees Are

  23:04 · 7th Aug 2011

  In which I’m really busy doing lots of different things.

• Quarterly Sales

  15:26 · 4th Jul 2011

  In which I receive my quarterly sales report for my 13 Icons of Horror t-shirts.

• Illegal Mushrooms

  18:23 · 28th Jun 2011

  In which I dig through the embarrassing archive that is a shitty song I created in FruityLoops years ago.

• Fuck Yeah, For Tees!

  15:28 · 18th Apr 2011

  In which I receive my first sales report on my 13 Icons of Horror T-shirts.

• More Tees, Please

  07:44 · 28th Jan 2011

  In which I reveal the entire collection of T-shirt designs that I’ve made. And they’re all for sale.

• Feed Me!

  22:21 · 20th Jan 2011

  In which I reveal the design of a T-shirt that is also available for sale, right fucking now!

• Flammable

  06:39 · 16th Jan 2011

  In which I talk about the aesthetic inspirations that formed the design of Island of Eternity.

2010

• Music and Me

  19:35 · 27th Dec 2010

  In which I talk about the some times confusing song writing process I have.

• Prototype #4

  20:04 · 10th Dec 2010

  In which I talk more about the board game Island of Eternity that I’m developing.

• P-P-P-Poker Table

  21:01 · 5th Dec 2010

  In which I design and build an octagonal poker table out of birch and European pruce.

• Petite Cuisine D’amour

  09:46 · 5th Dec 2010

  In which I make my own leather-bound recipe book.

• A Small Step for Carlos

  21:02 · 18th Nov 2010

  In which I talk about the board game, Island of Eternity, that I’m making.

• Phase One

  18:48 · 26th Oct 2010

  In which I show off the Fable-inspired creations I’ve been making.

• Unstabbable Feet

  17:24 · 22nd Aug 2010

  In which I write a song without a deep hidden meaning.

• Joel, You Douchebag!

  21:14 · 8th Aug 2010

  In which I pretend I had a shot at playing all the parts in Joel Schumacher’s Batman and Robin.

• Leo, You Bastard!

  09:30 · 15th Jul 2010

  In which I pretend I had a shot at playing Romeo in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet.

• I Made a Bored Game..

  18:34 · 22nd Feb 2010

  In which the development of my yet-to-be-released board game Island of Eternity continues.

• I’m Back Baby…

  21:03 · 15th Feb 2010

  In which I talk about testing my board game Island of Eternity.

2009

• Volume 4, Up And Running

  17:53 · 15th Oct 2009

  In which the redesign of 2009 is officially launched despite the lacking content.

• My Xbox My Way, Runner up

  13:11 · 4th Oct 2009

  In which I design a T-shirt and get featured on Xbox.com.

• Waiting For Inspiration

  19:44 · 1st Sep 2009

  In which I ramble incoherently. Something about not waiting for inspiration but just getting to work.

• Part III & IV, “Into The Night” And “Made of Glass”

  17:18 · 26th Aug 2009

  In which I upload the third and final part of four of the entire recording of my performance at Night of Arts.

• Part III, Interlude

  16:31 · 26th Aug 2009

  In which I present the interlude of the entire recording of my performance at Night of Arts.

• Part II, Most Lesbians

  19:57 · 25th Aug 2009

  In which I upload the second part of four of the entire recording of my performance at Night of Arts.

• Part I, Leap of Faith

  18:35 · 25th Aug 2009

  In which I upload the first part of four of the entire recording of my performance at Night of Arts.

• Performing And Having a Cold (Part II, The Videos)

  11:35 · 25th Aug 2009

  In which I introduce the entire recording of my performance at Night of Arts.

• Broken Promises And 15 Seconds of Shame

  15:26 · 24th Aug 2009

  In which I break a promise to myself and upload my first song to Youtube.com.

• As the Red Leaves Slowly Die

  10:05 · 15th Aug 2009

  In which I created a replica of Senet, the world’s oldest board game.

• Performing And Having a Cold

  20:03 · 6th Aug 2009

  In which performing and having a cold really don’t mix well… or do they?

• Project: Board Game (Status Update)

  14:23 · 29th Jul 2009

  In which I write the first blog post featuring Island of Eternity, the 1930’s styled adventure board game I’m creating.

• More Glorious Shots of Dolls

  12:58 · 29th May 2009

  In which I show you more images of the dolls I have created so far.

• Something to Blog About

  08:21 · 27th May 2009

  In which I mostly show a picture of the friendliest doll I’ve ever made.

2008

• Post #1

  08:35 · 18th May 2008

  In which I write the first ever post. Despite written in Swedish I decided to transfer it and its pictures across to the new Github+Jekyll combo for archival purposes.