Keeping First Things First
When I was working a regular day job, some years ago now, I read a book by Steven Covey called "First Things First". I really enjoyed the book and totally agree with the principle that in order to be successful, you have to continue to make the most important things a...
How to style images in your blog posts
Do you ever have a need to override the way that your theme styles images? Maybe your theme is set to put a border around images in your posts, or float them over to the left, etc., and normally you're okay with that, but for certain posts/images, you'd like them to...
Ad Lib Group Writing Project Winners
The entries are in for the Ad Lib group writing project! Connecting People at Inspiration Bit What is the Best Social Media Marketing Website at Just Creative Design Probably the Best IR Site in the World at Corporate Eye Good to the Last Drop at Wash the Bowl Aye...
Don’t Forget the Ad Lib Group Writing Project
Reminder: just one week left to get your posts up for the Ad Lib group writing project! At this point entries are little light, so you have a good chance of winning your choice of a $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com or iTunes. Char and I are both giving one of these...
Font choice- does it matter? Your opinion please.
I am working with some great guys at a company called Forest for the Trees on an update of their current web site. They wanted to maintain their color scheme and not stray too far from their logo, as it was already in print several places. We are still in the process...
Group Writing Project: Ad Lib
Sometimes it can be difficult to find inspiration for blog posts... I loved Brian's recent Cosmo Headlines idea on Copyblogger for coming up with blog topics, and recently as Char of Essential Keystrokes and I were discussing ideas for a group writing project, we...
How to set up a sideblog
I like the idea of a sideblog- there are always little things that I think are cool, or posts I've written for other sites that I'd like to link to here, but they're just not worthy of a full post. I know quite a few people put asides in the main body of the blog, but...
Blogger’s Guide to Unhappiness
Blogger's Guide to Unhappiness - the title says it all. Check out my tongue in cheek post at the Blog Herald.
What is graphic design?
What is Graphic Design? Check out the entries in Veerle's poster contest. Here's my favorite.
What sets you apart?
What Sets You Apart? - what is going to cause you to stand out in the sea of millions of bloggers?