Are you waiting? How does it make you feel? Do you feel like you are accomplishing something? Good. That’s exactly what the web designers want you to think. (more…)
Designers are making you wait?
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Facebook is now your banker?
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Here’s an idea : if you know your customer’s bank account amount and activities, you are better able to set your prices. If they have a lot, and they spend a lot, then they’ve got the cash to pay your highest rates. If they don’t have much, give’em the low rate to entice buying! Welcome to the future!
Here’s the rest of the story on my Medium feed!
If you use CNN.com you should see this
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Yesterday, someone on Facebook pointed out an article on CNN that related to a discussion thread. I thought I’d take a look. I usually try my best to avoid sites like CNN, FOX, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and the likes because they are so bloated, slow loading and so loaded with predators, stalkers and spam.
What happened next is rather chilling!
Five tips for writing in a literary collaboration
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ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT RETIREMENT is getting rid of the publishing pressure, and being able to have a little time to discover new talents both in the art and design worlds as well as journalism, cinematography and so froth. Bénédicte Rousseau is a new rising star with her head on straight and she provides us with some essential tips about collaboration . . . give her a read: (more…)
Justin Helton takes Serigraphy over the top!
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As a youngster, Justin considered himself an artist, “Yeah when I was a kid I used to draw stuff all the time.” And as he grew, so did his love for art, design, and music. (more…)
Type Directors Honor Fiona Ross
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The Type Directors Club is honored to announce that the TDC Medal is being presented to UK typographer Dr. Fiona Ross, who has been responsible for some of the world’s most influential typefaces for over five decades.
Ross is the thirty-first recipient of the TDC Medal, which was first awarded to Hermann Zapf in 1967 to honor his contributions to typography. Ross joins a prestigious list of medalists that include Paul Rand, Matthew Carter, Erik Spiekermann, Adrian Frutiger, Gerrit Noordzij, Paula Scher, Louise Fili, Ed Benguiat, Matthew Carter, and most recently, Gerard Unger.
How GDPR Kills The Innovation Economy
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John Battelle has written a most thoughtful essay on the GDPR that opens questions that, so far, nobody wants to answer. (more…)
Are you okay with Google, Amazon or Apple in your bedroom?
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What do you want to trade for listening in on you at home? A woman in Portlan found out the hard way. (more…)
Did you think Amazon was honest? No honor among thieves
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You should read this if you use Amazon. We are beginning to see that the true fabric of the online commerce industry is all about making a buck. It’s not that different from the brick and mortar world, but now on a grand scale, requiring no work. The leading tech mongers have programmed themselves into deliriously extravagant profits with fewer and fewer costs — and they don’t mind whose backs they stab in the process. (more…)
Calling all dog lovers : Photographer Andrew Knapp
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Wow . . . the photography is striking, and the images of Andrew Knapp’s dog will thrill everyone — but most of all, dog lovers! (more…)
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