There are only three ways to differentiate yourself from other dumb hicks.
How Community Is Celebrated
LaidOffCamp Fort Collins #5 is just around the corner – March 29th, 2009, and if you’re wondering if you should attend or not, consider this.
I Am Not A Thought Leader
Thought Leaders, by definition, lead the average folk to the promised land and celebrate how much they know by imparting it on others. I’m more of a Thought F*ck-Up.
Grandma’s Job
If your Grandma had your job, would you be pissed off at her boss? At the company?
Spec Work or Celebrating Your Audience?
Art is subjective; but taste is also subjective. Designers have a responsibility for acknowledging both sides of the coin, just as clients have a responsibility to pay fairly for completed work.
From Old to New in 5 Steps
Let me know what you think of the new design!
Tons of Fail… Values, Branding, and Sheep
What kind of college student are you if you can’t ask -potentially- red flag questions at the risk of looking like a total ass? That’s what college is for. That’s how you learn.
Sometimes You Gotta Dive In…to the Trash
As Kim, the organizer, introduced yours truly to the 40+ attendees, I was elbow-deep in the trash pulling out anything plastic I could get my hands on and tossing it into the now-uncapped recycling bin.
The Hierarchy of Success as it Relates to Killing Kittens
How often do you start at the execution (Just Do It) phase for every-day tasks? Almost always, right? Some things just don’t need goals, a strategy, or tactics to accomplish – like feeding the cat.
When the “right” way won’t let you get it Right…
It’s hard to fight convention, the “right way” everyone knows (like play an E chord). Traditional wisdom demands you play the chord the right way. Traditional wisdom would have been wrong – 22 Grammys wrong.