A List Apart posted an excerpt from Mike Monteiro's book titled "Design Is a Job". It's about Getting Clients. Rather than blockquoting the things that I liked from the article (which is a lot), I recommend you go through the piece. It's rich and well worth it.
Bear in mind that it applies to more than just the design industry.
The site is now responsive and I'm quite pleased with the result. You'll have a wonderful experience when you visit it on an iPhone, iPad, or any other device with a browser. I encourage you to do that.
With just a few days to go, the Pebble Kickstarter project will get more than a hundredfold it's $100K pledged goal.
Adobe's software for photographers hits the Mac App Store. Version 4 to be more specific. I could never figure out why certain apps are not available in some parts of the world.
Benjamin Brooks points out:
buying the Mac App Store version only grants you a license to use it on a Mac, whereas buying the downloadable version from Adobe (same price) grants you a license to use it on Mac or Windows.
Snack vending machines serve an amazing need, a temporary hunger buster. We've seen this happen either to us or someone else, where the wrong combination is entered followed by disappointment.
Ever since iOS apps were introduced to the world, we see a growing number of applications that make true life situations easier. Picture this, instead of having the usual number-pad on a vending machine, why not substitute the selection medium to an iOS device. With a proper UI and UX, wrong selections will be a thing of the past.
Remember when telephones had those rotary dials, then transitioned over the years to dial pads? I believe it's high time vending machine manufacturers follow the iOS path as an easy-to-use easy-to-choose alternative.
"That's my secret Cap, I'm always angry"
— Bruce Banner
I liked this TV Ad.
Determined, all the time. Radical, not as much as Sven Fechner was in his OmniFocus spring cleaning. I didn't go for that drastic measure, instead, it made me go through some of the entries that's been stagnant and do what was necessary.
If there's one thing that attracts me, it's white space. Although white space is associated with visual art, I use the term for blank, clutter-free space. For one thing, it can been seen on my site, but the topic of this piece is my desk space. Technically speaking the gain is not the whole area of the Wacom which is 143 (sq in), it's only 116.5 (sq in) because I replaced it with an Apple Magic Trackpad which is 26.5 (sq in). Nevertheless, it's substantial.
Putting the tablet aside has increased my productivity, by giving me more space. Not only that, but freeing up my right hand brings me closer to my goal of becoming a better power user. How? By freeing up the hand that had the pen in it literally at all times. This forces me to use keyboard shortcuts extensively, which is faster than any pointing device. And then there's the cable connecting it to the Mac. Without it, the desk looks a lot neater.
On those ocassions where I need to do work that really requires a graphic tablet, I know it's there and it's only then that I'll be using it.
What if it has nothing to do with money earned, equipment used or the set of rules we’ve all agreed on?
If you photograph, you are, by definition, a photographer.
Well said. It's definitely not about the gear.