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A blast from the past for "January, 2007"

1. Untapped Creative Talent in Washington DC

   Tuesday, January 30th, 2007 | 6 Comments

   Washington, DC isn’t known for its large and talented design community – but there is a strong force here and I think it has gone rather unnoticed. The DC metro area is comprised of some of the largest brands in the country and there is amazing talent behind each of them. I often hear how […]

2. Interview with the creative mind behind "design fckr"

   Thursday, January 25th, 2007 | 9 Comments

   He has done it again! Recently the creative mind that brought us CSS Beauty launched another online community and resource. Dfckr.com is my latest daily addictive community based source of inspiration, news and resources – this one with a ridiculously creative focus on design. Dfkcr is a publication created with the intention of keeping track […]

3. The 8 types of bad creative critics

   Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 | 6 Comments

   I was forwarded this hilarious illustration today that highlights the eight types of bad creative critics. This is such an exciting industry to be apart of – however, one of the obvious downsides is that since everyone uses the internet, everyone feels justified in being a critic. If you’ve been working in this industry long […]

4. Web Design Freelancers: The Psychology of your Rate

   Monday, January 15th, 2007 | 43 Comments

   The question I get asked most from fellow freelancers is, “how do you determine your rate”? It is a tricky question with no direct response that is appropriate for anyone one person in any one area. There is a lot of that goes into determining a rate – a lot of personal questions need to […]

5. 10 days of freelancing – creating a firm one day at a time, one client at a time

   Sunday, January 14th, 2007 | 2 Comments

   It has been a wild ride and I love every moment of it. I’ve connected with old clients, made new clients and seem to find myself networking even at 3:00 am during last call. My calendar has never been fuller and it seems as though I’ve got a client call scheduled daily. My fears of […]

6. You’re Time’s Person of the Year and no one seems to care!

   Tuesday, January 9th, 2007 | 16 Comments

   I subscribe to a lot of industry feeds and I am baffled by the lack of coverage on this years’ Time Person of the Year. For those out of the know, the person of the year this year is you! While Time described the person as generically as “you” — it is more specifically, “us”. […]

7. Talking with Dan Rubin of Pro CSS Techniques

   Monday, January 8th, 2007 | 4 Comments

   On Thursday Dan Rubin, of superfluousbanter.org and recent co-author of “Pro CSS Techniques“, came to Washington DC to speak to our local Refresh group. I had the privilege of meeting with Dan at the meeting and then later that day and the next over some drinks. Dan being a designer at heart and a fellow […]

8. An interview with Brian Suda of "Using Microformats"

   Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007 | 7 Comments

   Microformats: you’ve heard about them, you’ve seen them and you may even be using them – what are they, what are they going to become, where are they going and why do I care? I recently had the privilege of interviewing someone extremely knowledgeable on the subject to answer just those questions, Brian Suda of […]

9. A Little Less Foolish in the New Year

   Monday, January 1st, 2007 | 9 Comments

   Another year past and it seems as though so much has changed and so much more is to come. Starting the New Year with a fresh start is always rather refreshing – it seems as though “refresh” is going to be my theme for 2007. This year I will no longer be working with The […]