In All Reality

I spend a lot of time reading through things on the interwebs. I’ve decided to compile the things I’ve found useful into weekly lists for the benefit of all (or possibly just my memory). For the acronym-savvy, I’m going to call these LUTs.

An examination of one of the perils of using social media at the forefront of corporate or personal branding. Cripsin Porter + Bogusky recently committed an industry faux pas that cost them credibility and disrupted their happy-times Twitter feed on their site.

We all have moments when we come to the realization that our heroes in life are, in fact, human. I’d recently experienced this sensation in regard to a professional idol. But it made me realize that I’ve grown enough in my career that I’m able to look at someone who was previously infallible in a more objective sense, and that is an emboldening feeling.

Part five in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. We explore a bit more about the alternate uses and definitions of design, specifically in regard to how it is used in propaganda, politics, and warfare.

Part four in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. Matthew Stublefield takes a look at how design affects communication – from a writer’s standpoint. “Just like in poetry, the goal of anything design-related is to communicate an idea. If you’re not communicating, you’re failing.”

Part three in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. In this article, writer Matthew Stublefield from SilverPen Publishing explores the relationship of design, architecture, emotion, and a deep satisfaction gained from a union of these areas.

Part two in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. In this article, writer Steve Moore from theSpigot talks about the purpose of design and branding, and the questions of subjectivity versus results.

Part one in the latest series of collaborative conversation exercises. In this series, we examine Design and all of the surrounding aspects that term brings to the table. What is it? Why is it useful? Where do we see it? How does it change us? I lead off with some thoughts on what exactly Design is, and why there is more to it than meets the eye.

We’ve all had bad work relationships with clients, but did you ever stop and think that it’s all your fault? Of course not, that would be silly… wouldn’t it? Read some of my musings from past experience and reflect on your own situations.

Organizational skills are very important in all businesses, but maybe none more so than when working in a creative or development environment. We lay out some good tips and rules of thumb to remember when organizing your resources, and reminisce of various situations where poor organization led to chaos or time was saved by good practices.