The phone calls ran like this: —The intranet's broken. —When you say, 'broken,' can you be more specific? —It doesn't work. —Okay, which bit isn't working, exactly? —I can't get to [obscure page that by uncanny chance, was only ever used by this person]. —Ah. ... I don't suppose you had a chance to read that email sent out a couple of weeks ago, in which we let you know that you'd need to upgrade your browser in order to use the new site, did you? —Oh.
Read Moreworking in the big house
Many people think that my job as an art director is glamorous, which makes me spit coffee from laughing so hard. Mad Men gives the impression that my job consists of spending my days dreaming up witty copy as I order my fifth martini at lunch.
Read Moreassorted oddness
While I'm launching a new intranet today, here's some things to keep you entertained: It's one thing to know that green screens get used in movies and television to create images....It's most likely not design: In my case, I need a pie slice for Coffee Consumption.
Design Police
When I leave the Art Cave and go out into the world, I become nearly overwhelmed with the temptation to correct bad design, grammar, and typos. I might just have to make myself a set of these stickers and start leaving them on menus, ads, and signage.
Read MoreWhy I'm sometimes stabby after a day at work
But this cartoon from The Oatmeal, "How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell," has done the explaining for me.... But there's always a couple of clients who are just like this cartoon, and they can ruin my entire week's workload in a 30-second phone call.
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