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Aesop on client focus

Published on July 1st, 2011 Read the 3 comments »

Dog hand silhouette

Don’t spend time dreaming of clients you might have when it’s better to focus on those you already do.

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Aesop on design contests

Published on June 30th, 2011 Read the 6 comments »

Lion stone carving

No matter how much you have, never argue with quality.

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Aesop on hiring a professional

Published on June 29th, 2011 Read the 6 comments »

Aesop the Greek

Last week I read a collection of his short stories, and as many of them relate to the business of design, I’ll share a few in a mini-series of posts. Here’s the first.

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Using Twitter in the information (overload) age

Published on June 13th, 2011 Read the 26 comments »

information overload

As someone who does almost 100% of my business online, a need to filter the bombardment of info ranks highly when it comes to paying the bills.

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Archived under Business, Web.

Design on the side

Published on June 9th, 2011 Read the 29 comments »

Stapler

You might know something about root canals, but I know what I like, and that’s more important.

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Too many ideas

Published on May 25th, 2011 Read the 35 comments »

white circle black background

Any one of these mistakes would be enough to hinder a project’s completion, let alone all three combined. Needless to say, I never did finish that logo.

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If design was an iceberg

Published on May 4th, 2011 Read the 23 comments »

Baffin Island iceberg, Canada

Multi-million dollar investments in contest-listing websites will inevitably prompt a more aggressive marketing push, but as long as self-respecting designers continue to differentiate themselves this won’t affect client acquisition.

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Tell your story

Published on May 1st, 2011 Read the 16 comments »

ABC collage

You’re what makes you different. Tell your story.

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Archived under Branding, Business, Writing.

“The Coca-Cola Conspiracy” and ethical design

Published on April 26th, 2011 Read the 63 comments »

Coca-Cola logo

Where’s the line between a focus on your career and the impact of your work on society at large?

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Archived under Branding, Business, Personal.

Let respect follow your actions, not a wish for respect

Published on April 13th, 2011 Read the 10 comments »

Siddhartha

Here are ten basic character traits that I remind myself of now and again, believing that if they can be adopted, the path I create will be much smoother than most.

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