Rant

Time to Reflect. You’re soaking in it.

April 1, 2010

In today’s information overloaded, fast paced, digital lifestyle there can be little opportunity to pause and reflect. The mindset of “just have to keep up” can dominate one’s thinking if your are not careful. Every once and a while I get present to the fact that I spend too little time “reflecting” on things be [...]

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Paying the price. One way or another.

July 27, 2009

Today I was reflecting upon a common occurrence among people that I talk to with regard to their website(s). The people I talk to either want a new website or they have one and want to update/add/delete a design or function of the site. These conversations either happen through email or in person and become [...]

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Drowning in Packaging

December 27, 2007

The things I buy typically have too much packaging. I am usually aware of this and when dealing with one or two items purchased at the store it is not too big a deal. There is a moment that the thought goes through my head… “Man, this is WAY too much packaging for just this [...]

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Advertising Agencies need to wake up

October 3, 2007

A blog post on NussbaumonDesign at Business Week hints that corporations may be beginning to get savvy about the future of marketing and PR on the web. Corporations are realizing they are literally wasting money. It is simply a matter of time for them to wake up and realize they are spending millions on a [...]

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A million different directions

September 18, 2007

I find the limitlessness of possibilities to any given situation both exciting and maddening at times. I’m not talking about your run-of-the-mill situation like choosing between gala or granny smith applies at the supermarket. I’m thinking more in terms of running a small business. I’m talking about making larger decisions such as what form should [...]

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Rock-em Sock-em Information

September 14, 2007

I have two pieces of conflicting information that are applicable to my business life right now. It’s time for Rock-em Sock-em Information. Representing the blue robot is this blog post from Tim Ferris author of the 4-Hour Workweek (which incidentally is a great read and comes highly recommended). His post gives this post gives five [...]

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A brief rant. Design is an industry dammit!

March 15, 2007

Initially when I started writing to this blog, my intention was to avoid ranting. However, today I experienced something while filling out a form online that is a common experience for me. I was on some website filling out a form where they ask you a variety of questions about your occupation, how big is [...]

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Most wonderful time of the year, the trifecta.

December 25, 2006

It really is for me. I have noticed this holiday season that I am truly blessed in so many ways. I have many things to be thankful for (sounds like I’m talking Turkey Day here). The combination of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s is interesting in what it causes me to do.

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