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I got a tweet of the day! Thanks @sucittam!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:29:39 -0600

I got a tweet of the day! Thanks @sucittam!

Hey look, I am a pixel Philip Marlowe! (via doug with pixel pix)

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:16:30 -0600

Hey look, I am a pixel Philip Marlowe! (via doug with pixel pix)

And the mini cards arrived! Brand transformation complete!

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:02:16 -0600

And the mini cards arrived! Brand transformation complete!

Strange that they are all getting a needle in the butt at the...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:16:13 -0600

Strange that they are all getting a needle in the butt at the same time.

Messages on OS X Support in Call for Me

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:11:05 -0600

jakebilbrey:

My new web application, Call for Me, now supports the recently announced replacement to iChat, Messages. The new Messages beta for OS X combines iChat and iMessages together in one application.

On iOS to send an iMessage you use the URL scheme sms:Your-iMessage-Account. On this new Messages application on OS X it uses the URL scheme imessage:Your-iMessage-Account. Call for Me is now set up to detect what platform the visitor is on to give them the best option to contact you.

I just submitted my Tumblr theme, Jakeloo. It will be a free...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:27:37 -0600

I just submitted my Tumblr theme, Jakeloo. It will be a free theme. (Tumblr said no to it being a premium theme because it is a closed system.)

Wish me luck!

New business card day! Guys, guess the fuck what! I am a brand!

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:14:21 -0600

New business card day! Guys, guess the fuck what! I am a brand!

doug: As promised, DID is now available! DID is an app to help...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:59:51 -0600

doug:

As promised, DID is now available!

DID is an app to help you do more of what you want and less of that thing you’re trying to hide. It works on your computer and phone. You print out your plan, tape it to your wall, or keep it in your pocket and know day by day that you’re getting secretly closer to what you want.

I’d be over the moon if you find it helpful. Please give it a try, share it if you like it, and let me know if you have any feedback whatsoever. Thanks!

And apologies for the silly Tumblr ‘highlight,’ but it’s tough to have things get noticed here these days without being a tacky photo of a nearly nude woman, meme, or animated gif.

I did DID this morning from my bed to my printer and it was amazing. I like paper and I like my Uni-ball 207 gel micro noir pens, so of course I am using this.

Jake Bilbrey Blog: Send From Gmail Aliases on iOS

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:51:00 -0600

Jake Bilbrey Blog: Send From Gmail Aliases on iOS:

I just wrote this guide on how to send emails from aliases on iOS. This should hold you over until Sparrow for iPhone comes out.

Re: Hey, What’s Happening Jakey? Is that B.S. for bachelor of science or bullshit? ;) —...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:02:51 -0600

Re: Hey, What’s Happening Jakey?

Is that B.S. for bachelor of science or bullshit? ;)

— girl-detective

Yes. (It’s open to interpretation.)

My biggest gripe with Tumblr theme design was the requirement to support all seven content ‘types’. If you’re looking for a photography theme to beat, tumblr.com/theme/3… is the current king in my opinion.

— doug

Yeah, that does not make sense for a photo-specific theme, but I’ll tag it on and just hope no one uses it. I love the High Res theme.

Hey, What's Happening Jakey?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:39:48 -0600

Glad you asked! Well, I am working for myself. Yes, me. I am taking one simple online college class to finish up this god damn web design B.S. degree. While taking only one class, that only takes up fifteen minutes of my time on Monday, I find that I spend the rest of the days working harder than I ever have before. I have launched three websites this year and I have been a guest on two podcasts.

Here’s what I am currently working on:

a freelance gig designing a logo
planning out a potential premium Tumblr theme
thinking about a clean photography-based Tumblr theme

I am proud to announce the new Jake Bilbrey.com. It was created...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:28:00 -0600

I am proud to announce the new Jake Bilbrey.com. It was created to fit a more professional tone and to show off all of my hard work. With the redesign I have launched a new blog geared towards commentary on certain design aspects and what tools and resources I am finding useful.

I have a lot of friends recording podcasts that I have yet to...

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:22:12 -0600

I have a lot of friends recording podcasts that I have yet to get started on. I feel bad. Some of these podcasts are saying really nice things about me and I am so far behind to hear it. I will catch up eventually, I swear! Then, eventually, I will subscribe to the rest of the podcasts my friends make.

Top 5 List of Top 5 Lists That Explain Why I Will Not Be Busy on Valentines Day

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:47:00 -0600

1. Top 5 Ska Bands

Less Than Jake
Reel Big Fish
Streetlight Manifesto
Dan P. and the Bricks
The Planet Smashers

2. Top 5 Books

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
The Big Sleep
Farewell, My Lovely
A Confederacy of Dunces
The Fountianhead (What? It has great design advice.)

3. Top 5 iOS Apps

4. Top 5 RSS Feeds

5. Top 5 Podcasts

I love this little guy.

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:02:36 -0600

Before

After

I love this little guy.

The New Crazy Irrational

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:57:43 -0600

“I am about to unfriend you for promoting your work” is the new crazy irrational.
— Jake Bilbrey (@ZicklePop) February 1, 2012

Because if I am passionate about something and your first response is to threaten me? As Calamity Jane would say, “be fucked!”
— Jake Bilbrey (@ZicklePop) February 1, 2012

For the last couple of weeks I have been working very hard to work on things that might help me get a job doing what I want to do. I am proud of my work. I have, in January alone: set up in a new office, built and shipped Call for Me, redesigned my main site, designed and started a blog about web design, and was supprisingly approached to be interviewed on my friends new podcast.

I take a lot of things jokingly, but not these things. These things show who I am and what I am capable of. I am proud of my work. That is why when people say to me, and I am sure they meant it in no disrespect, that they are going to or about to unfollow me because I mentioned once on Twitter the work I have poured my heart in to, I get mad.

Because this is not a joke. I even have had close friends tell me that they think my jokes on Twitter, Tumblr, and on my podcast suck without reading, understanding, or listening to them. That is painful enough, but those things, which I put no less effort in, are for humor and I can ignore it. When I am working on a serious operation to try to start my life as a young adult? Friend or stranger, I do not care. I have way bigger issues to worry with than what I can do to keep you as a follower. Be fucked.

Original Old Movie Trailers and My Dropped Jaw

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:56:16 -0600

The other night Dad and I were watching Deadwood on the Apple TV and I saw that Psycho was featured on the movies section. To my amazement there was an option to watch the trailer. I feared that it was some new ad that the studios made. It was not! It was the original trailer for the movie Psycho. So I started watching the original trailers to other such classics like The Birds, Citizen Kane, and The Big Sleep. I highly recommend going in the iTunes movie store and watching old movie trailers.

“THAT MAN and THAT GIRL are THAT WAY AGAIN” Oh, I love you Bogart and Bacall.

The Trouble with Shirley Maclaine

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:20:42 -0600

Julian Fellowes: You know who is a great actor?
Writer 1: The lady from the great Hitchcock film, The Trouble with Harry?
Writer 2: O! M! G! You guys I was thinking the same thing.
Julian Fellowes: Well what the hell are you waiting for? Get Shirley Maclaine on the line.

As of a few weeks ago I no longer eat Macaroni and Cheese for breakfast every morning. So I have...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:15:41 -0600

As of a few weeks ago I no longer eat Macaroni and Cheese for breakfast every morning. So I have that going for me.

establishedimage: Today I talk to Jake Bilbrey. We discussed...

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:35:59 -0600

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Today I talk to Jake Bilbrey. We discussed his interesting introduction into the world of Web Design and how that shaped his career. Jake is the creator of the community site Tellgram and the web service Call For Me. You can contact Jake at his website JakeBilbrey.com or at CallFor.Me/Jake .

So earlier this week I was interviewed about how I got started in web design and how I work. It was my first interview and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out.