One of my projects is something insanely complicated that I need to come up with a visual solution for.... If I were to show all segments of this project's 55 workflows at once, I'd have something like this.
Read Morepay the writer
Ostensibly because I'm their friend; because I'm the friend of one of their friends; because I did them a favor once, and now I should apparently always do things for free; or because it's for their particular pet cause....But it was when the writer said, 'Well, I'm having this design contest for all the interested artists, where they draw the couple, and then send me the drawing, and whichever one I like best, I'll pick for the comic,' that I excused myself and said goodbye, and wished the writer luck.
Read Morethe closing of tabs
One to change the lightbulb, and thirty-nine to stand around at Mullah's coffeehouse and talk about how much better the lightbulbs were at Agoura. From Rands in Repose, a post on jargon-as-fashion , with this gem: " Future Proofing -- Architecting a product so that it accounts for things that don't yet exist and can't be predicted."
Read MoreThe Details That Matter
Clients feel free to send you work rife with typos, poor grammar, and bad code, but you'll be expected to fix their mistakes; and may all the gods help you if you make new ones.... So if you're also bad at proofing your work, and details elude you, here are some of the things I do to get around it: First, if at all possible, I pressgang someone else into proofing it for me.
Read MoreI'm in love with this layout.
This answers so many of my current work problems, that it's literally the answer to my prayers.... But still, it's good to know that Titivillus, patron demon of the design profession, answers impassioned pleas.
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