There’s a lot of buzz in recent months about “crowd-sourcing” design. Some companies are making big bucks on providing a service that allows what they call “communities” to submit logos in the hopes of getting a cash reward. This isn’t new of course, it’s basically the same thing as doing a design contest, or what...
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One of the perks about teaching a college course in new media is that you get to use the latest software. Well, there’s no choice really, you HAVE to learn the latest thing otherwise the students you have lose out on the experience. About a couple months back the latest Adobe Creative Suite software came out for CS5. As is typical of every upgrade...
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Twelve days into this crisis experience – Kingston’s still in the hospital but at least he seems to be out of imminent danger. He’s got a fever that constantly hovers around 102F – 104F which is alarming to us. But the nurses and doctors who keep checking on him don’t seem overtly alarmed. The problem now lies in trying to...
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One thing I discovered about having my own business in the midst of a personal crisis — the advantage of being my own boss allowed me to respond to my son’s situation really quick. From the time I got the call he was hurt till I was standing there next to the ambulance by his side wasn’t more than 4 minutes. Precious minutes I’m...
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What’s a guy to do at the hospital when he’s not trying to calm a scared child, soothe a protective mom, apologize to insulted doctors, dodge attending nurses, explain to anxious grandparents, and direct visiting guests? Why he’s admiring the hospital’s logo that’s all. I haven’t found out who designed this logo yet, but...
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