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.
Trust and Pricing
Without inherent honesty about accurate and fair pricing, someone’s getting screwed. Without trust, it’s only natural to assume you are the one getting screwed, even if this isn’t the case.