I've been talking to an overseas company that's trying to help reduce poverty in countries like India, Kenya, Mexico.. about doing some web design work for them. Talk about actually flying to India to which would be totally mind boggling. But yeah all talk atm.

But am just reading into global poverty at the moment and the statistics are just gut wrenching.

"Half the world, — nearly three billion people — live on less than two dollars a day."

"The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the poorest 48 nations (i.e. a quarter of the world’s countries) is less than the wealth of the world’s three richest people combined."

"Nearly a billion people entered the 21st century unable to read a book or sign their names."

"* 10.6 million children died in 2003 before they reached the age of 5 * 1.4 million children die each year from lack of access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation"

8/26/2006 04:16:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|I've been planning on setting up a php photo gallery.. will get round to it one day.. but yeah.. this is tokyo.. taken on my last trip there. and that's only in one direction..|W|P|115657690938767824|W|P|tokyo|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/26/2006 02:44:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|Ever accidentally come accross something that sends you on a whole memory trip? I was cleaning out my bedroom and come accross this old polaroid. It's me with an old friend taken a day or two before I flew to America for my working holiday. She'd probably hate me for posting that. haha.. But it's a sad feeling to look back at these photos and see close friendships that aren't there anymore (mainly) because of distance. Not something you want to be thinking about when you're about to move O/S. Memory trip got me side tracked and ended up finding some others: Brandon, Ryan and Justin (LA + Hawaii) Le + Arun (Melb) Fongy + Kim (WA) Fahud (Maldives)|W|P|115657549481069822|W|P|memory lane|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/26/2006 07:22:16 PM|W|P|stella|W|P|That was so damn sad. Yet I completely empathise with it rudder.8/25/2006 07:35:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|I get that question a lotfrom friends and family about work . Here's a good example for those who've asked that question. Should acknowledge it was done through Newgency. I designed the site based on a current campaign HP is running. The hand and plane were what I was given to work with, along with a HP corporate style guide. The three bottom sections were brought in from a pre-existing site and didn't have to do much on them. Layout took a day and actual build was about 3. I had a bit of fun making the clouds animate and making an interactive map to show where you can fly. And another one.. Work I'd rather be pursuing: An illustration job I've got on at the moment for an accounting firm (got it through a friend at a marketing company). The client wanted 2 versions of a 4 headed dragon, one fierce and uncontrollable and one quite tame. While I think it's a lame concept it was fun to draw. Both dragons were sketched out and signed off by the client before jumping on the computer. All up it was about 20 hours work for both dragons (still not signed off on though).|W|P|115650350037766093|W|P|"So what do you actually do"|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/22/2006 08:36:00 AM|W|P|tim|W|P|For the self portrait I based it on a photo I took on my laptop. Couldn't help but playing around with the camera settings. |W|P|115620353779993099|W|P|Nothing like humiliating yourself online|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/25/2006 07:24:42 PM|W|P|Oli Sansom|W|P|Bwahahaha :D

Best Mac cam shots i've seen yet...

I want to see a cartoon made outta the first one.

The adventures of mole child, and the deadly chin of doom...8/25/2006 08:08:57 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|does the first one not remind of you Syndrome (the incredibles)?
:|8/20/2006 02:12:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|Such a busy week. I've had some illustration work come in which is fantastic. But meant last week was a 60+ hour working week. :| Seems the "hey you're leaving let's catch up"s are starting to happen this week. Will try and make an effort to see everyone. I've pencilled in a bar for a farewell (just need to pay the deposit) so people leave SAT SEPT 2ND free! Anyway theme on the AIF sketch thread was self portrait. I can see where I've gone wrong but as mentioned don't have much time right now.. |W|P|115605108499200472|W|P|AIF sketch thread|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/20/2006 08:52:34 PM|W|P|phoreal|W|P|hmm that looks like u timmy.8/14/2006 08:35:00 AM|W|P|tim|W|P|Bit different.. -- Sparky here can't help but feel the emotion when playing his favourite Bette Midler tracks. Wind Beneath My Wings and the soundtrack to Beaches is what really gets him going. |W|P|115551225350367397|W|P|Illustration Friday - Play|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/14/2006 09:33:25 AM|W|P|atomicvelvetsigh|W|P|ha! ha! LOL
cool..8/14/2006 10:05:55 AM|W|P|Rory|W|P|lol, great illo. and such a fitting story!8/14/2006 10:22:23 AM|W|P|Tim|W|P|ha ha love it!8/14/2006 01:19:56 PM|W|P|rottentuna.com|W|P|nice, you're scaring me Tim :)8/14/2006 05:20:12 PM|W|P|Detlef|W|P|"Nice" interpretation.8/15/2006 04:38:15 AM|W|P|Penguin|W|P|Entertaining!8/15/2006 05:40:30 AM|W|P|Jeff|W|P|Wow! Look at him hit that high note! And with feeling! :o) Nice work!8/13/2006 11:10:00 AM|W|P|tim|W|P|because I am. but Sept 5th is like.. 3 weeks away. Only 3 weekends left. I feel I should be doing something.. but don't know what.. hmm.. I'm going to go have lunch with my family now.|W|P|115543520551982819|W|P|call me slow..|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/13/2006 01:08:32 PM|W|P|phoreal|W|P|Did u feed ur cat today?8/12/2006 03:59:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|this week: Big N Small I call this one "you call that a knife.." |W|P|115536603651239745|W|P|AIF sketch thread|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/11/2006 09:11:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|5 out of last 6 posts have been illustrations. Not sure whether that's a reflection of me not having anything interesting to say.. or just not enough time to bother saying something. Have been flat out with work the past couple weeks and will be like that for the next couple. Often that's a bad thing seeing I don't particularly have any aspirations to stay in web design (apart from supporting myself in japan) but it's actually been really great. The place I'm at now has hired a new junior, so all of a sudden I've had some seniority bestowed upon me. I can focus on doing more layout/design work and not worry so much about the actual production side of things.. My flight is booked for September 5th and will be picking up my visa in the next few days. I've also changed places in where I'll be living in Tokyo. Will now be a bike ride away from Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya which is perfect. Currently looking into how long I want to spend in Thailand. Not sure about a farewell yet. Social front has been a bit of the same old same old. Just got back from an exhibition opening which I was really impressed by. Usual swans match last saturday, life drawing monday, muddled the times up for a film I was supposed to see tonight however.. Was invited last night to a fund raiser auction night/dinner at the Sheraton (bling bling x2) through work. Was organised by HP and think it was really for managers/big wigs who have money to splash on Don Bradman cricket bats and the like. Seeing the studio I'm at is so small compared to most other companies there most of the team were able to go. Watching a bunch of suits get hypmotised was amusing. In a sad, sad way. Night ended up raising $30,000 for the Starlight Foundation so it's all good I guess.. Could really do with another bourbon and coke right now. oh.. and if i had a cat i would've fed it. ;)|W|P|115530074180444542|W|P|ding dang dong|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/10/2006 08:38:00 AM|W|P|tim|W|P|one for drawing board.. photo referenced. can you tell who of? will do a proper colouring job on the weekend.. |W|P|115516674238115330|W|P|guess who|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/10/2006 10:54:06 AM|W|P|phoreal|W|P|Angelina Jolie.8/19/2006 02:57:07 AM|W|P|Oli|W|P|I likes it muchly.8/09/2006 03:05:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|Yessssss.. Timo's touring Thailand before tantalising Tokyo. Apparently all 3 are guys.. : ||W|P|115510368861157429|W|P|side trip|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/09/2006 04:49:41 PM|W|P|phoreal|W|P|They're not hot anyway....8/09/2006 04:59:56 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|mm..
one on the right looks like colonel klinger8/06/2006 11:36:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|was in two minds whether to post this as I'm not sure if I like it. Original idea was based on David Hicks and wrongly holding someone captive.|W|P|115487517332625840|W|P|Illustration Friday : Capture|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/07/2006 01:02:31 AM|W|P|L. A. Stern|W|P|oooooh.... this is wonderfully creepy!!! You've 'captured' the feeling of are really bad dude waiting for final judgement -- unrepentent.

great work!8/07/2006 02:34:06 AM|W|P|Alina Chau|W|P|great mood!!8/07/2006 04:07:13 AM|W|P|claudine hellmuth|W|P|great illo. love the lighting!8/07/2006 05:42:27 AM|W|P|Da Ghost Prod|W|P|you're right i don't like... I LOVE ! Very very great rendering, the dark makes an invisible prison all around the charactere... impressive !8/07/2006 11:30:46 AM|W|P|phoreal|W|P|beauty.8/07/2006 12:58:21 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|haha.. well thanks for the nice comments.8/07/2006 05:22:19 PM|W|P|Lu***|W|P|worrying! ;)8/08/2006 09:38:06 AM|W|P|Tony LaRocca|W|P|That is just too damn cool for words. I love it.8/08/2006 03:48:23 PM|W|P|Naru|W|P|touching. great illo.8/08/2006 06:27:21 PM|W|P|Detlef|W|P|I wouldn't complain about this drawing. Very well executed, ditto for the mood.8/09/2006 02:17:56 PM|W|P|illustrationblog|W|P|Hesitant to post? This is a very striking image! I love the stark expressiveness. I post my work, no matter what...I just need to keep pushing myself.8/10/2006 12:51:16 AM|W|P|Zara|W|P|Amazing atmosphere in this image. Great blog you have here!8/05/2006 11:25:00 AM|W|P|tim|W|P|Bit of a weekly sketch thread starting up on the INfront forums. Hopefully it'll stick around. Topic this week was Mexican Wrestlers. |W|P|115474484989212938|W|P|el nacho grande|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/02/2006 01:02:00 PM|W|P|tim|W|P|Where would the world be without cleaners? Original sketch. hmm... think I it more like than the actual entry (except the legs): |W|P|115449150101108313|W|P|Illustration Friday : Clean|W|P|nospam@timrudder.com8/02/2006 01:14:06 PM|W|P|illustrationblog|W|P|Wow, that's nice! Very heroic!8/02/2006 02:07:39 PM|W|P|Jeannette|W|P|i like the background. i often end up liking my sketches better, too8/02/2006 04:29:26 PM|W|P|untamechildofnature|W|P|I like the outlines.8/02/2006 10:03:02 PM|W|P|Rrramone|W|P|Well done!8/02/2006 11:19:26 PM|W|P|phoreal|W|P|u advertising ur new business? ;)8/03/2006 02:28:56 AM|W|P|stacey m|W|P|really nice illo!8/03/2006 03:44:00 AM|W|P|Jeff|W|P|Isn't that always the case with sketches! I tend to feel the same way.

Nice work! Couldn't help but think of Ghostbusters!8/03/2006 08:49:27 PM|W|P|Anonymous|W|P|Hey timmo, you PIKER!!!

Really like it.8/04/2006 08:39:15 AM|W|P|tim|W|P|haha. who's that?? I was sick!! you want me to pass my rabies onto you?

thanks for the comments.