Just the other day I received a question on Twitter from Adam at Design4Love:

"Hi.. how are you? Do you have any tips for me how to get into the UK design industry (Other than sending applications to agencies). Thanks!"

Which got me thinking about how difficult it was for me and some of the fellow graphic design students I studied with to get a job in the design industry back in 1999 (yes that long ago!) straight out of design college. I snapped up a job with a Central London design agency in Soho within 2 weeks of leaving college but looking back it wasn't really the right job for me then. Though just 13 months later I changed positions and worked for a great design agency based in London Bridge and learned a huge amount as well as working on lots of different types of projects as a designer.

Anyway competition was fierce then BUT the amount of graphic design and other design courses available in art colleges and universities up and down the college has grown hugely since then.

So here are a few tips on (like Adam asked) "how to get into the UK Design industry"

Read more: How to Get a Job as a Graphic Designer

Many people dream of building their own custom designed home but don't for a variety of reasons. The complexities of the construction process can seem overwhelming. Some people assume you have to be rich to build your own home, others just don't know where to begin.

Actually, building a home can be both fun and affordable. This is especially true for modern home buyers since there are a variety of high-quality, modular and prefabricated homes which can literally be had "out of the box". These prefabricated homes (often referred to as prefab homes, modular homes, or manufactured homes) combine the best of high-end architecture with eco-friendly living.

Read more: Six Steps To Building A Modern Prefab Home

Whoever thought that prefab homes could ever become a hot item, but that is what is happening with new modernist prefab home designs. Even ten or fifteen years ago, owning a claustrophobic plastic box home was not considered the height of elegance.

But that is changing rapidly, just like ‘red can become the new black’ modern prefab homes have become the latest chic, must have, in housing design. Many top residential architects are now trying their hand at designing eco-friendly, prefab homes.

Demand for these new designer, prefab homes is booming across the globe. Everywhere from Australia to Europe, to North America, people are now turning to housing that is built off-site then brought in to the home owner’s lot to be quickly assembled.

Read more: Modern Prefab Homes are Spread Across the Globe

kern⋅ing: noun; Printing.

the setting of two letters closer together than is usual by removing space between them.

As geeks, we love all things that design. When you're bored you can try and kern in space. You have to see what we mean.

Look at the existence of choirs, or groups of people who sing while someone else plays musical instruments. Choirs help to liven up the atmosphere and raise the spirits of every choir member, the conductor, the musicians and every member of the audience. Choirs present people the opportunity to express themselves, make other people happy and develop meaningful relationships with others.

How could we have something so wonderful as concerts without the existence of music? Concerts contribute to a boost in the economy through tickets that are purchased - society does not progress much when the economy does not progress. Choir members and musicians sometimes earn revenue through their concert performances. Additionally, concerts present all of us the chance to have a lot of fun and do something spectacular with our friends and family members.

Read more: How Plato Was Wrong that too Much Music Fiddles Away Social Progress

It all starts here.

Over the next couple of months we'll be posting regularly on the construction of our new home, deep in the suburbs of Montreal. We'll be chronicling the ups, downs and sideways happenings — from the planning to the final nail going in. At the same time we'll talk about the materials we've chosen and what to be careful of when building your own home.

First we had come up with a name. There was nothing more appropriate than Augustland. Since our lives revolve around everything August — including the start date of the construction — the name seemed apt. So over the next couple of weeks, we'll start laying out the details of the build and how are plans are progressing. Till then you can see we have a lot of work to do. This was a picture of the site — approximately 80,000 square ft. — in the middle of the winter. The trees are full of leaves now. Again it's just the beginning.