March 2010
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WatchUlule
Ulule is a new platform that allows you to promote, fund, and develop your ideas. The animated opening title is by Julien Nantiec with music by Thomatome.
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“I was never afraid to hire people better than me and let them do whatever they...”
– Hartmut Esslinger, co-founder of Frog Design
I’ve personally seen situations where an organization becomes brave and hires talent doesn’t quite fit into the style and approach of the organization. It is always unfortunate when it ends up not working out because the organization tries...
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WatchFlame It
StruckAxiom just launched a new campaign, Flame It, for DreamWorks new movie “How To Train Your Dragon” that lets users unleash a firestorm of attacks on their friends Facebook page or any website.
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“In most agencies, account executives outnumber the copywriters two to one. If...”
– David Ogilvy
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Why we are getting rid of our hourly rate →
Value-Based Billing
User experience agency Teehan+Lax published a post that explains why they’re moving from time-based to value-based billing for their agency. For years I have been charging value-based, and it’s incredibly rare that I personally or my agency New Ezra bills by the hour. I really like the way they explained their reasoning for the switch to value-based.
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“Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things....”
– - Erik Adigard
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Books in the age of the iPad →
“Print is dying. Digital is surging. Everyone is confused. Good riddance.”
Excellent article by Craig Mod on the future of books in a digital world, content forms, sustainability, and book layout design. Plus, the layout of the article is fantastic!
Take 10-15 minutes to read this article & reblog it. I highly recommend it.
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Three universal truths for why projects are not... →
Clients are never as prepared as they say they will be.
Clients always change their mind.
People always underestimate the amount of time it will take to do something.
- unclutterer.com
Often understanding what causes the problem is enough to figure out how to prevent problems.
via The 99 Percent
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“A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective...”
– - R. Buckminster Fuller
via Surfstation
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Workaholism
From 37signals’ book REWORK, illustration by Mike Rohde
Our culture celebrates the idea of the workaholic. We hear about people burning the midnight oil. They pull all-nighters and sleep at the office. It’s considered a badge of honor to kill yourself over a project. No amount of work is too much work.
Not only is this workaholism unnecessary, it’s stupid. Working more doesn’t mean you...
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WatchLongboarding at Goat Hill
Brian Freeborn and Mammoth Media took advantage of the first nice day of the year to longboard down Goat Hill capturing it all on their Nikon D90. The color grading and track fit the video perfectly.
Reblogged from Matthew Buchanan
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“The real world isn’t a place, it’s an excuse. It’s a justification for not...”
– Rework: A Better, Easier Way to Succeed in Business
37signals posted excerpts of their upcoming book Rework on ChangeThis.com. I have Rework pre-ordered, and can’t wait to read it when it comes out on March 9th.
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“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without...”
– Sun Tzu
via Mark Gallager @brandexpression of Black Coffee
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