Enhancing Productivity By Communicating Effectively
Untold hours of productivity are lost every month due to simple misunderstandings and communication breakdowns. For some reason, many people seem to have a tough time organizing their thoughts and communicating their desires to their ...
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"Ability may take you to the top, but it takes character to keep you there." ~John Wooden
Chicago Event Tomorrow – AIGA – Friday Night Speaker Series
Friday, February 11, 2011 - Free Event BILL ROSEN, Chicago Portfolio School Bill oversees the entire Arc organization and is responsible for leading the evolution of the company's strategy. As chief creative officer, Rosen is ...
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Seattle Event Tonight- AIGA Shmooze on the Eastside
Thursday, February 10, 2011 - Stop by and make connections with other Eastside designers (of all kinds) at our casual get-togethers. We’ll swap ideas, vent about impossible deadlines, share inspiration, and have a laugh. This ...
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Employment Background Checks: What They’re Really Looking For
Great article on the reality of background checks, it's worth checking out! I have heard rumors that employers somehow snag your IP address from emails and can use that to track online activities. I have ...
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"Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art." ~Susan Sontag
Tough Interview Questions: Misjudging a Colleague
(hollaforthatdolla.com) - Today’s question comes from an active job seeker who was recently asked a difficult but very clever question while on the hunt: I was recently asked in an interview to desribe an instance where ...
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"Inspiration grows into full-scale creation through persistence and imagination." ~ Carol Lloyd
45 More Creative and Interesting Business Cards For Your Inspiration
Traditionally business cards were simple black text on white stock. Today that has drastically changed. It is clear that the more creative, unique and interesting your business card is, the more it will set you ...
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Why Designers Should Learn How to Code
There’s a never-ending debate about whether web designers should be able to code. Web designers who can’t code their own designs still exist. When the web first took off, the designation “web designer” was limited ...
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"Creativity is an advertising agency's most valuable asset, because it is the rarest." ~Jef I. Richards
How to Write a Resume: 6 Steps to Take Before You Write
There is a lot of advice out there about how long a resume should be (depends on the job), whether you should mention short term jobs (depends on the job) and if you should proofread ...
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Are We In or Outside of the Box? Who Put us There?
Check out this great article, written by one of our talented candidates in Seattle! (Susan Straub-Martin on biznik.com) - We give away our knowledge, and we just assume that everyone knows everything we know. STOP! You ...
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"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." ~ Albert Einstein
How’s Your HTML5? App Skills in Demand
Times are good for Web- and mobile-application developers. The number of online listings containing the keywords "HTML5," "Mobile app," and "Android," have skyrocketed over the past year, making them the fastest growing keywords in jobs ...
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Chicago Event Tomorrow – Friday Night Speaker Series
Jason Fried, Chicago Portfolio School Jason Fried is the co-founder and president of 37signals, a Chicago-based company that builds web-based productivity tools that, in their words, "do less than the competition -- intentionally." 37signals' simple ...
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smartdept Client in the News – read what Lou Maxon is up to!
Seattle 100: Portrait of a City book Publications, Consumer Seattle creative director Lou Maxon provided editorial art direction and design for independent photographer Chase Jarvis’s Seattle 100: Portrait of a City project which included a ...
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"Design, in its broadest sense, is the enabler of the digital era - it's a process that creates order out of chaos, that renders technology usable to business. Design means being good, not just looking ...
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How Social Media Has Radically Altered Advertising
Social Media started out as a bit of a novelty — a playground for the “geekerati.” But it has taken hold as a game changing force that will reshape advertising at its very core. It’s ...
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"Mistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them." ~Salvador Dali
Groupon-Like Site for for Creative Professionals?
According to designmodo.com; "This is a website offering exclusive one-day deals for web designer tools. It can be an e-book, icons, designer software, templates, membership to a professional resource etc. Each deal lasts limited time and ...
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