Jobs: designer and traveler Oxanna Aejiou

Today our guest Oksana - the designer and creator of the site sansara.net.uaWhich will be interesting to all fans of this travel. The story tells of the interesting "casual taymmenedzhmente" and with regard to the programs and platforms for Mac (now no one will reproach us that we share makintoshniki :).

I want you to confess, this interview was conducted almost a year ago and I lost it, and then somehow forgotten. But here it is found. Enjoy reading!

What do you do in your work?

All that interesting to me. All that comes to mind. Regular income from the rental of apartments is good not only because it can simply not live, doing nothing (it's just extremely boring) or travel (it's tedious and boring too), and the fact that you can only do what want. On my list of tasks has a story, a guide, an online game concepts for the production of things, articles, pictures, translations, I want to do one's own clothing and jewelry, I have routes and travel concept, finally, but most of the time it takes until photographing, photo editing and updating site. Once or twice a year I organize group travel. Sometimes I am doing Web Design and Custom. First announced in his blog readers and base, which is produced in a result of the travel stories, the result gives the future tourists. Each year, with the organization of the groups I want to tie, because it is very tiring, especially for such a social phobia like me, but Every year I am asked again and I agree, because I do not do it for money, but to help people start their own space. Web Design and doing mostly those whom I know personally: they find me and ask. If you happen to clouding of the mind, and I take up some work just for money, you fall into a terrible depression and about a hundred times regret it. Often depression is so severe that even I can not finish the order. Fortunately, I already know myself well enough to refuse time.

The money concern, as water or energy. That's the thing, which in itself is absolutely useless, and finds value only in conjunction with the goal that you want to reach. From this perspective, money - embodied the potential means of implementation capacity. The most important thing - to do what is in harmony with your nature and its inclinations. If the implementation of this you need money, then they will catch up. On the other hand, if you constantly save and think only about how to have enough for food and shelter, the flow of money will gradually dry out, tapering to a bare minimum. The internal state of poverty leads to poverty, inner wealth leads to wealth. Spend more, longer afford to allow more to invent, to bring more joy to the world, to be generous in every sense - and there will be no problems with money.

My main project site http://sansara.net.uaWhere there are pictures and travel, plus a section on Buddhism. And in sansara.net.ua/art/ Some old-timers of the Internet can find the work, which I knew before - a graphic designer Roxana.

How does your workplace?

That is, perhaps, an almost perfect job.

I am trying to settle in the beautiful places that, raising his eyes from the screen, it was something to rejoice. My favorite working position - prone, pillow under his head, laptop on his stomach or chest. Sometimes I sit on the bed in front of a table with his legs crossed in a pose similar to meditation. Do not use a mouse, almost perfectly mastered the touchpad. If you need something to draw, then pull from the depths of the backpack tablet Wacom Intuos 2 A5. Those two or three times a year, when I use it, appear to be so in the subject, that all the rest of the lazy do not carry it on your back. Laptop I was 3 years Samsung Q35 13.3 »with Windows XP, I still think its size ideal for travel, combined with the work, but now gradually getting used to the new Sony Vaio 14" with Win7. It is more difficult, but the faster and higher resolution screen. Ever since I acquired the Nokia E71, from which can be constantly in touch, there is no need to carry a laptop anytime and anywhere. The main thing - to bring it to your home or hotel, so 14 "seems to me a reasonable compromise between portability and usability.

Nokia E71 is selected as the most reliable phone. I especially liked the crash test in which the device moved the car, and he continued to work. Here is the thing for me! He drops it on various surfaces many times, and is still alive. I love the things of the serviceability of which can not be afraid. By the way, this is the first phone that I have lived for more than a year. Not only like a small screen, it would no doubt so that the replacement will buy exactly the same.

My first attempt was to photograph on the film, and I did not agree with the idea of ​​kropnutyh matrix. When she found out how much it costs... fulfreym shrugged and recorded a Nikon D700 in the task list. There also in the list of tasks recorded good optics, and while going from strength to upgrade, bought at the Bombay fotobaraholke very old 28mm lens. At first it was very unusual to shoot on full manual mode without auto focus and no zoom, but gradually got used to, it was involved and now recognize only manual'nye fixes. They make me think more of each frame, where the zoom I would have just turned it up and pressed the button to go to further, I have to stop, focus, look for the angle and position that very effect on the quality photos. In addition zooms too complicated and noisy, but I like the simple things in moderation. Simple, but high quality. Once I had the Hasselblad, then it is too difficult in the camera, especially I do not mastered Shaft Viewfinder - I have poor eyesight, plus I always get them mixed up right and left - the result could not do focus. But those few pictures I took them, made irrevocably in love with optics Carl Zeiss. In fact, two of my fixes - 18mm and 35mm - just this company. Third - Nikkor 105mm - bought on the same Bombay a flea market, and, strange to say, as long as I like. Someday he will give way to something more quality because of my perfectionism, but another year its capacity will be enough for sure.

Filming on fixes uncomfortable, but the picture quality redeems all. Let the majority of my photos are never printed in large size and never will demonstrate the potential of technology is completely, I get enough enjoyment of viewing and editing. Also with good technique just really nice to interact: you get a special tactile pleasure of material, by gently moving the focus wheel, the severity in his hand... When I do not have time to do this or that picture because that is not brought into focus, or because there is no time to change the lens, I say to myself, what is really interesting shots are rarely made with fly. And unless you're a field correspondent, almost always there is the very moment to configure everything. If not found, it is not so important. Photos on the network a lot of the world is not too much to lose if I deliver him from his next shot.

What software use?

I - a terrible reactionary. It is strange to hear this from a man who is almost always on the go? But it is on people like me, swear web developers when they look Statistics browsers. I never update the program, which I use as my life is not a force. I do not learn a new technology, yet there will be no other choice. I always go to the same shops, eat in the same restaurants and come back as a client to the same firms.

Sites do in Far Manager. The last 6 years. Before typeset in Notepad, but it is something incorrectly processed in the PHP code - a line break, which is not necessary - and I moved to Far. There used to be a plugin, the highlight code, then flew off system with plug-in, so it is not found and is not delivered. Blue screen, white letters, 2010. Let a tear drain IT specialist on your cheeks.

Some friends regularly try to transplant me something back, show me some new technology. One day in 1998, sunk in the depths of the Indian web designer miraculously persuaded me to go with PaintBrush on Adobe Photoshop. "Come on it! In PaintBrush have everything I need! "- I resisted. Later, however, I was very grateful. So, maybe someday I will be grateful to those who transplanted me on some other program to develop.

Operating system prefer the one that comes with a laptop, have a licensed version of their amenities. Wherever possible - an English interface. I hate localized programs. Also I do not like all these interface eye candy, everywhere and always unplug them, leading to the maximum window interface similar to the Win2000 mind. Especially strongly do not like Macs and everything connected with them due to the fact that they are imposed on the user to its own rules, but if Ever Adobe managed to cover up the opportunity to use pirated products, nothing will stop me from switching to Linux. I never beard grow, but the command line osvoyu with great pleasure. But only if no other choice!

Images are sorted into Adobe Lightroom 3. All the pictures of it are exported to the amount of web and bring to mind in Photoshop CS. For a long time was the 2nd, 4th set, I try, but most likely will be back again on the 2nd, because it is faster and more familiar, and for what I do, some do not need special functionality. If necessary, I use Adobe Illustrator version that comes to hand, if you need flash, then Adobe Flash. Files pour across FileZilla, sometimes Far (in Filezilla is inconvenient to edit them on the fly). Semagic, necessarily Punto Switcher and his diary of all dialed, Abby Lingvo. Browsers usually put all that I can find, then take one, then the other.

Mail for many years only in the network. I delivered mail from your domain to Gmail engine, very satisfied. I remember, when the transition to the e-mail program on the network mail, it was inconvenient that information is not available at any time. But now the internet on my phone, the phone is always with me, and this problem is eliminated.

I need a calendar just for reference, any case I do not plan strictly. Sometimes it is planned something like a sequence of affairs: that the sooner that later. Barely I can pozastavlyat myself to do something in life, if the customer needs it or if the publication of content on the site, but typically rigid planning with me does not work. The more cases I planned on a particular day, the higher the probability that the result will watch movies from morning to night, or go for a walk to the shops. Just a sense of the contradictions and love for freedom. Lists made up entirely for the pleasure of their constituents and striking of these items because it makes illusions that one day I will do my best and I will be free. Of course, this will never happen. Lists are constantly increasing, projects are swapped. Sometimes the problem is specially painted in great detail, to get more joy from the removal of stitches, as well, by and large, the planning is not particularly need. All projects are sitting in my head, regularly banging inside my whiskey and require implementation. If something is forgotten, I sigh with relief - less work! But the most interesting things I remember so.

I actually have a very good, but very selective memory. I do not remember the date, names, until we write them, I can be confused words, print or talking one over the other, but everything to do with vision, including imagination, recall perfect. In his youth, for example, I can recall a lecture on the exam through what is remembered how the page looks in my notes. If getting into it "zazumitsya" I could "read" the formula. Association also work very well - I can easily remember whether something similar elsewhere seen. Since I seem to be like people who do not seem to anyone else like. So I remember taking pictures there something similar at some time in another city.

Mail check is almost always - she's in my phone. And immediately respond. I'm going somewhere, going on a bus, train, bored if at a meeting with someone - take out my phone and leave the network. But she, no software to do this automatically, no. On a computer often run googletalk, who informs me of new messages.

Of messengers use only skype and google talk, but talk is mainly only on the case, no chats. Sometimes I call people whom I know personally.

Is there a place in your paper work?

Rarely. Sometimes I do a very simple outline drawings or patterns to make it easier to imagine what was going to do. In these sketches never will understand no one but myself.

Is there a dream configuration?

My dream is that all that I have is a perfect mix of design and color, ie, It was equally minimalist and monochromatic. And to all that I have is weighed in two, no, three times less. But, alas, it's impossible. And so I do not dream about the technique. If you feel that something is necessary, I put a goal and reach it.

Maybe I'd like to be less conservative and more easy-going in matters of new technologies, but it's already configured me, not art? ;)