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September 5, 2012
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A few thoughts on the Creative/Project Manager relationship

There is a tendency among project managers who act as intermediaries between the client and creatives to pass information back and forth unfiltered. The creative (me) will submit the project …

Easter Candy

I’ll be the first to admit that over-commercialization ruins holidays, but I’m not sure that “Scripture Candy” is the answer. Are these colors supposed to represent ideas, or flavors? Does …

October 6, 2011
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That doesn’t sound delicious…

I was in a meeting with copywriter-extraordinaire Mimi yesterday when we found out about this: Now, when it comes to breakfast cereal, I’m normally a huge fan of Canada. After …

 
October 5, 2011
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Web work

While I will always have a special affinity for ink and paper, this “internet” thing isn’t going away. While I’ve designed sites for years, building them has been a different …

 
September 1, 2011
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Less is … less.

Marketing is storytelling. Too often, marketers, advertisers, designers and pundits give people just enough information to elicit an emotional response (usually something primal, like fear, greed, hunger or lust). They …

June 7, 2011
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Winning (easy for me to say)

To answer the big question, I believe I won. I was ahead by a decent margin (12+%) at the end, which generally means victory. However, as I haven’t received an …

Finalist! Please (continue to) vote!

I’m currently a finalist in the FluevogCreative contest (sponsored by John Fluevog shoes, the ginchiest shoemaker on planet earth), and I couldn’t be more excited. Voting began on Wednesday afternoon, …

 

Hugh Macleod on Mediocrity

“Mediocrity has had its day. That day is so over.”

 
May 5, 2011
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The for/with question

Who do you work for? The answer to that question isn’t as simple as it used to be. Once, I could name my employer, or my immediate supervisor. My boss, …

 

Customer disservice

“Believe it or not, human beings can tell when human beings are behaving inauthentically.” As usual, John Allison is spot on.