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Quote of the Week:

GeoCities, we hardly knew ye (really, does anyone remember GeoCities?)

...I do!

Back in the day, there was a lot of cool content there. It was easy to set up a page and show the world how much you loved black backgrounds (wait...if you're seeing this blog in its native state, um, I guess you see how much we still love black backgrounds. Anyhoo....)

Well, xkcd is commemorating the closing of GeoCities, and you should check it out. It's brilliant.

Labels: humor, usability, web design

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10.20.2009

A List Apart waves red flags on your potential client

In "Getting to No", Greg Hoy (of Happy Cog) outlines five items worth thinking about when considering a new client relationship. Even with all my years behind the wheel of my own design practice, it was nice to see these pitfalls elucidated so clearly. As the spouse of a project manager who is on the client side of a client-designer relationship, I see the value in this article for potential clients as well.

For more on The Vanishing Boss, The Prospect With Ants In Their Pants, and more, check out Hoy's article over at A List Apart.

image of the Dada Crypt via Ed_45 on Flickr.

Labels: advice, b2b, b2c, work

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10.05.2009

Soft vs. Hard in the Entertainment/Design mega-complex

My old school chum Jason Apollo Voss has some interesting things to say on the value of good design and art in business today over on his blog.

a snippet:

It used to be that good art and good design were the exclusive purview of the wealthy. Now good design is everywhere and accessible by everyone. Look at the packaging on products, look at the shape of the toilet, look at the lamp options at Target, etc. The public loves what they love. And that comes courtesy of an artist. In short, art is everywhere.

Check it out.

Labels: art, b2b, b2c, craftsmanship, design

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