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A blast from the past for "November, 2006"

1. Will video kill the editorial star?

   Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 | 5 Comments

   Many of the companies I’ve worked with on the web have depended highly on editorial content for survival. The golden rule has always been, “content is king” – but ‘content’ was always silently understood to be written content; should it be? Since its mass adoption, people have been trying to figure out how to relate […]

2. An empty design portfolio, where to start?

   Monday, November 27th, 2006 | 12 Comments

   As a hiring manager and creative director, I’ve often been asked by young talent, where do I start? Everyone wants to see a portfolio and no one will hire you without one; so how do you get a portfolio if the only way to build a portfolio is by having a portfolio? My advice is […]

3. Contributing to the community – blogs, photos, comments and news!

   Wednesday, November 22nd, 2006 | 6 Comments

   Staying active in this industry is something I view as important, fun and down-right necessary. We are a community and many of us get much value from those who contribute to it. Many of you probably started reading my blog from a community site such as CSS Beauty, Flickr or Newsvine. Now you will be […]

4. Where to begin building your website – answer these three questions first

   Tuesday, November 21st, 2006 | 17 Comments

   When creating a website, I often get asked, where should I start? Everyone has an answer; some say they start coding, others open Photoshop and those with a bit more patients will proclaim that wire-framing is the first step. Information Architects and User-Experience Designers will all have different answers as well – however, I feel […]

5. Web Designers, Photoshop and the Missing Link

   Monday, November 20th, 2006 | 13 Comments

   Most of us learned Photoshop much the same way we learned HTML; we went in knowing nothing and played around until we figured it out — in my opinion, the best way to begin learning anything! However, there is one fatal flaw that I am guilty of not rectifying; staying on top of enhancements created […]

6. Stock Photography: A designer’s best friend or worst nightmare?

   Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 | 14 Comments

   To use stock or not to use stock, that is not the question. What we need to understand is how to use stock photography responsibly. We need to utilize our creativity to ensure the purchased elements are appropriate and elegantly integrated into our designs. Just because anyone can purchase stock photography doesn’t necessarily mean anyone […]

7. Why the internet is an amazing place to work

   Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 | 5 Comments

   The internet is the best place to work simply because of its infancy and extreme potential to mature. It is a unique time in our industry and the simple fact is that while everyone races to produce the next big thing, no one has yet to perfect anything. From writing e-mail to buying movie tickets, […]

8. When websites attack! Worst website ever; hands down!

   Wednesday, November 1st, 2006 | 25 Comments

   If content is king then Robert Falls is the farthest thing from Royalty. Mr. Falls has created dozens of “landing pages” for editorial content that are nothing more than links to Google Ads. He has touted the Google links as his “Top 4 … picks” of the day for a variety of different market segments.