What is a raster image? What’s the difference between raster images and, um, the other kind? Meet JPG, PNG, GIF, TIF, RAW, PSD and their hidden superpowers.
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Don’t try to saturate your audience with your content. Instead create social media channels so your audience can find content that’s relevant to them. (This is the second in a series of articles called On Being Social.)
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This is the first in a series of articles called On Being Social. The goal is to think about how individuals and brands should approach social media in a way that is authentic, healthy and beneficial. I’d love to hear your thoughts on these topics as I’m thinking through them–send me your comments through your social channel of choice or contact me directly.
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This is a continuation of an earlier post, The Creative Process, Part I: The Myth of Orderly Progress. Creative work is non-linear Some work follows a clear path. Step 1 is always followed by Step 2, and if you know how many steps there are you can have a pretty good idea of how the […]
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I don’t always know what I’m doing When I worked as a house painter, it was easy to figure how the work would go and how long it would take. You have a 2″ brush and 300 feet of trim to paint. There were occasional problems but for the most part the goal was clear, […]
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Why read books? Books take us beyond ourselves and give us access to experiences, thought and wisdom that we could not otherwise reach in our short time.
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“A chart showing the percentage of excellence in the physical properties of books published since 1910.”
Infographic c. 1920
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Try this next time you’re at a restaurant: –What can I get for you, sir? –Well, I’m hungry but I’m not sure what I want. –Do you want me to give you more time with the menu? –No, why don’t you just make some things and bring ’em out. I think I’ll know what I […]
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Just for fun, here’s a new logo concept for Apple’s recent acquisition of Beats by Dr. Dre, “Beets by Apple.” The $3.2 billion deal was announced last week, and is Apple’s largest investment to date. It’s harder to draw a recognizable beet than I thought it would be.
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