http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/ work inspired en-us Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:46:02 EST Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:46:02 EST http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Movable Type Pro 4.33-en 60 http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/02/a_veritable_bounty_of_events.html Valentine's Day. Mardi Gras. Chinese New Year. Black History Month. President's Day.As far as months go, the especially short month of February seems to be pretty well packed.In case you hadn't scrolled that far down on this blog, or like... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:28:52 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2286 Tim Donnelly Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/12/banking_the_karma.html Over here at Aquent we value the amazing Talent we represent and we also recognize that they in fact are the true experts in their fields (SME, if you must) and are far more connected than we can ever... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:31:11 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2237 Shelli Gutholm Aquent Aquent News At work Blogging Candidate attraction strategies Career Freelancing Hiring talent Interviewing Job Search Networking Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Practice: Marketing Practice: Online Marketing Practice: User Experience Recruiting Social Networking Talent careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/11/its_not_what_you_know_-_its_who_you_know.html Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:15:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2230 Karen Thompson Career advice Communication Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/10/la_web_design_development_group_meetup_1008.html In exactly one week, the LA Web Design + Development Group Meetup will be holding its third meetup at Busby's East in Los Angeles! This is a great event hosted by the LA Interactive team (*cue biased opinion*) - but... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:25:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2199 Jenn Tran Interactive Design Networking Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/09/flashapaloozastock_iv.html Yes, there's still time to register for the Aquent-sponsored Flashapaloozastock IV, in Venice this Saturday.Just hit the FITC site and register.Flash and Flex presentations. Street party. Workshops.All for free!If you're going, we'll see you Saturday!... Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:45:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2197 Tim Donnelly Aquent Aquent News Events Flash Networking Practice: Interactive Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/09/better_world_by_design.html You know, it seems like we're seeing more and more design-related conferences like the "A Better World by Design" one being held in Providence, Rhode Island this weekend.Here's the pitch from their site: "The conference will focus heavily on design,... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:31:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2194 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Ethics Events Networking Practice: Graphic Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/09/tweetup_chicago_style.html If you happen to be in the Windy City (or, if you must, the City of Big Shoulders or the Second City) next week, you're in luck! Aquent will be partnering with @chicagotweetups for a, well, tweetup.I don't know if... Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:25:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2182 Tim Donnelly Career Events Food and Drink Job Search Marketing Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/be_a_panelpicker.html Those folks at SXSW are so clever. Since 2006 they've let the online community vote on the panels they wanted to see for interactive portion of the event.And we'd be daft if we didn't tell you we wanted you... Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:01:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2150 Tim Donnelly Advertising Agencies Career Communication Digital Film Interactive Design Local Networking Events Marketing Movies Music Networking Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Social Media Social Networking Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Viral Marketing Web Design Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/ugh_resumes.html Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:16:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2151 Joe Rinaldi Aquent Career Career advice Communication Design Freelancing Graduates Interactive Design Interviewing Job Search Networking Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Practice: User Experience Project Management Resumes Trends Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/summer_aint_over_you_still_have_events_to_attend.html When you have kids you know when fall is coming - even in Southern California. I'm lucky enough to have a wife brave enough to take the children to Target for the yearly trip to pick up backpacks, crayons, pens,... Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:44:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2141 Tim Donnelly Advertising Aquent News Design Events Experiential Marketing Food and Drink Local Networking Events Marketing Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/tonight_linkedin_networking_event_-_twitter_101_la.html This looks like a great event for anyone interested in learning more about business strategies involving Twitter. This event will be held at the lovely Covel Commons area at UCLA. They will have several speakers on social media strategies large... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:12:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2130 Jenn Tran Interactive Design Networking Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/tonight_linkedin_la_networking_event.html Other LinkedIn networking events bring in upwards of 500 people in various cities around the country, and this event is expected to have a similar turnout! PLACE: Busby's East: 5364 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles 90036 TIME: July 14th from 6-9pmCOST:$20... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:54:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2113 Jenn Tran Interactive Design Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/los_angeles_interactive_meetup_is_next_week.html Just a heads up: on behalf of the L.A. Interactive Team (Meri Gulyan, Theresa Murphy and Yours Truly)... you are cordially invited to our 2nd Los Angeles Web Design and Development Meetup! We got a 4/5 star rating on Meetup.com... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:46:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2109 Jenn Tran Networking Practice: Interactive Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/05/twitter_the_next_bubble_to_burst.html Do you tweet? Like MyFace, Spacebook and LinkedIn before it, Twitter is the new 'micro-blogging', social-networking phenomenon that has taken on a life of its own over the past few months. Millions of people worldwide are literally falling over themselves... Fri, 08 May 2009 01:08:42 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2052 Tim McNamara Blogging Networking Social Media Social Networking Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/swagger_with_your_meet_greet.html From our Are You There Aquent? part of the blog (you're welcome to ask your own questions!)Hi guys,I found this blog very useful and it inspired me. I do have one question related to the topic of networking: As a... Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:25:09 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2029 Tim Donnelly Are you there Aquent? Career Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/whiter_shade_of_board.html The folks at Tuesday Creative were nice enough to extend us an invitation to their inaugural Tuesdays@Tuesday Happy Hour.Mmm, tacos, margaritas, Rock Band (complete with fog machine), clever signage, and something that almost made me drop my rice and beans:... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:57:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2026 Tim Donnelly Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/social_re-media_or_the_importance_of_networking.html (from guest Blogger, Jenn Tran)As one of the Interactive Account Managers in the LA office, I manage Talent and client relationships. This means I am constantly talking to Talent about their job search and clients about their current and future... Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:28:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2023 Tim Donnelly Career Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/more_characteristics_of_viral_marketing.html In a recent post I introduced the concept of Viral Marketing ... Just a quick recap: Viral marketing is an online tool which plants the seed of an idea, product or service which later on spreads virally through social networks.... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:04:27 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.2021 Mahalakshmi Blogging Digital Networking Social Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/twitter_talk_exploring_market_research_and_consumer_intelligence_in_a_digital_age.html Imagine this ... you've just been to the movies and seen ... either the best spine tingling, edge-of-your-seat, popcorn spilling cinematic block bluster, or the worst and most painful sleep inducing insult to the silver screen ever! As an avid... Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:22:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.2020 Rowan Haylett Blogging Digital Generation Y Market news Marketing Networking Trends http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/landing_yourself_a_job_during_these_tough_times_dont_lose_your_stiff_upper_lip.html Although warmer temperatures have been reported in the UK recently, (a whopping 15 degrees!), more and more of you Brits are leaving your local shores for a new life Down Under. You have heard tales from various folks about how... Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:18:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentoracle//6.1993 Vicki Bainbridge Career advice Job Search Networking careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/an_inside_job.html We got some Addys, we got some Addys!Okay, when I say "we" I'm not actually talking about the folks here in the office (we do a good job with streamers for birthday desks, but POPs? Not so much).Meri and the... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:41:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1991 Tim Donnelly Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/im_so_pasted.html Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:53:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1940 Tim Donnelly Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/take_em_to_the_mat.html Speaking of contests, there's been a flurry of activity (that's my hat tip to the frigid East Coast) in my in box about ones either around town or online.I thought I'd let you know about the more nail-biting ones.Let's... Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:38:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1871 Tim Donnelly Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/online_anti-social_networking.html (From Interactive Account Manager Jenn Tran)Even the most social butterfly like myself will have those days where it's basically all about finding the nearest rock to hide under. Now thanks to an article on Fast Company's Website I found out... Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:30:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1854 Tim Donnelly Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/83_more_accurate_than_the_magic_8_ball.html You've Asked Annie, appealed to Miss Manners, and even gotten Hints from Heloise, but it turned out none of these folks knew a damn about creative or marketing careers. (In fact, Heloise told you to use mineral oil to remove... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:11:43 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1827 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Marketing Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/all_i_really_need_to_know_i_learned_without_wifi.html You know there's so much to be learned when you're without WiFi for 7 days.One, that many friends no longer use phones to arrange evenings out (or if they do, it's to send an email to arrange it). Two, it's... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:52:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1819 Tim Donnelly Networking Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/at_last_an_award_show_you_can_stay_awake_through.html Let's face it, people in Advertising are ten times funnier than the people in the movies or on TV when they get their awards.I'm thinking Alan Alda, Sally Field...The Belding Awards will be more fun to watch. Especially if... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:25:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1798 Tim Donnelly Career Celebrities Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/dropping_the_ball.html You know, some people wait for January 1st to watch the ball drop, but you can have it right here on this blog! "When's Tim going to do another entry?", "Why am I still seeing Thanksgiving stuff?"We're just finishing, if... Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:35:12 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1783 Tim Donnelly Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/whew.html You know, every morning NPR wakes me up (well, my clock radio is set to NPR... but you get my drift) and over the last several months it hasn't been incredibly happy news.Which is probably not news to you.In light... Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:19:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1774 Tim Donnelly Charity Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/theres_gold_in_them_thar_social_media_hills.html You know, when I see a title of a blog like this, I wonder why someone doesn't come over here and fire me.Well, the day's not over yet.All I wanted to do was call your attention to the fact... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:32:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1744 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/the_50_year_old_virgin.html I guess it's appropriate that so close to Halloween we raffled off tickets to see Madonna's Hard Candy tour at Dodger Stadium (complete with a visit from Britney and Justin).I think everyone's still recuperating from getting home back to the... Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:23:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1730 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Music Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/longer_than.html As long as we've been hosting the LA Aquent Talent Holiday Party, our NYC office has been throwing their Halloween Party.Okay, longer.10 years? 12 years?You should check out this year's invite, created by an Aquent Talent.Wow.Looks like we'd better get... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:46:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1704 Tim Donnelly Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/in_our_face.html Now we've gone and done it, we've created our office Facebook page.I guess it shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as the blog is already 3 years old (which is something like 25 in blog years).Tony, our Interactive Recruiter... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:20:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1662 Tim Donnelly Career Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/flash_ahhh_aaaahhhh_1.html If you're in the Print world and haven't made the jump to Web yet, you may be sick of hearing and sicking the words Flash, ActionScripting, and AS2/AS3.And, yes, there may be some fear about this unknown territory now... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:47:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1633 Tim Donnelly Career Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/making_a_smooth_career_transition_some_final_tips.html Making a successful career transition will be far easier for you if you can meet with key people already in the field you are hoping to move into, or perhaps by simply talking to people doing a similar job to... Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:35:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentoracle//6.1599 Paul Slezak Career advice Interviewing Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/hell_is_for.html Spencer Cross from Kernspiracy isn't giving too many hints about what he has up his sleeve for the current meeting of Designers this Wednesday, but he's assured us: He'll be showing a film for free at BETALEVEL This is... Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:48:06 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1574 Tim Donnelly Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/eventually.html Those of you who've been visiting this blog for awhile may have noticed the sidebars that went missing a few months ago. First off, congrats to you for noticing! And secondly, yes, I'm working to get them back. For... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:15:27 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1538 Tim Donnelly Charity Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/sign_of_the_mar.html In case you've been away from your email for the last month or so (and, curiously, are visiting my blog) you may not have heard about SoCalAMA's Red Hot Marketing Connections 2008 being held next Tuesday at the LA... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:31:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1531 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/its_not_what_you_know.html We all know them ... those people that get tickets to sold out concerts, or invitations to the hottest party in town, or better still... that dream job that never gets advertised. How do they do it? Nine times... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/aquentblog//11.385 Karen Thompson Aquent Interviewing Job Search Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/inspirational_o_2.html Flashforward2008 is rapidly approaching. Well, not exactly approaching, as it will be in to San Francisco, but you know what I mean. As ever, Aquent is sponsoring, along with Lynda.com. During the event Lynda's company is premiering Creative Inspirations:... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:34:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1521 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/heads_up_summer.html If you're currently on assignment through us, you probably get a number of emails from your Agent about what's going on around town during the summer, but I've been WOEFULLY poor at keeping up on events on this blog. I'm... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:02:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1494 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/aiga_la_goes_ho.html To my home, apparently. The 2008 AIGA Leadership Retreat was held in my home town of Omaha, Nebraska for "three days to connect with and be inspired by other chapters across the country." And it's odd to think of AIGA... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:25:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1490 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/what_is_that_tw.html I'll admit it, I don't quite get Twitter. But then again, I'm still fuzzy on the whole Starbucks Drive-Thru concept. And the bidet. But I digress. And I'd hate to pass along something others may find useful that I... Fri, 30 May 2008 21:12:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1467 Tim Donnelly Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/google_gets_in.html By guest Blogger, Jenn Tran: (A Lego depiction of what it’s like to be bloggin’ in a coal mine.) I don't know about the rest of you, but the first thing I try to do when looking up an old... Mon, 19 May 2008 14:10:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1452 Tim Donnelly Networking Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/design_your_own.html Our good friends over at Kernspiracy are holding a Designer Garage Sale. You can never have enough Pantone books, can you? A great place to pick up those and some tasty bbq. The deadline is Monday if you want to... Fri, 02 May 2008 21:20:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1429 Tim Donnelly Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/like_a_bridge_o.html Sometimes relationships with vendors (that includes staffing agencies) don't work out the way you like. When you're counting on someone to provide so much, having them fall far short is enough to make you pick the phone up and... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:00:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1413 Tim Donnelly Career Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/a_break.html Sorry for the massive break in blogging, we had our Q2 Staff Meeting last Thursday (pictures to come), ran our Annual April Fool's Day client newsletter, revamped our ASAP Job List to (hopefully) work better, and took some time... Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:35:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1394 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/go_bama_1.html Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:45:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1341 Tim Donnelly Networking Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/12/oh_the_tangled.html Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:11:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1290 Tim Donnelly Career Design Movies Networking Television Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/11/were_on_tv.html Well, our booth is. And, wow, what a booth! If you're into the Flash world at all and missed this year's FITC Hollywood, you can get a flavor of the event through this clip from blip.tv. (I don't quite... Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:56:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1284 Tim Donnelly Networking Television Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/10/the_final_cut.html Wed, 10 Oct 2007 20:46:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1245 Tim Donnelly Career Design Food and Drink Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/09/forget_about_da.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:51:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1230 Tim Donnelly Art Celebrities Music Networking Science Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/09/not_a_flash_in.html If you're thinking about improving your Flash skills, then you might want to start bugging your boss now for two days off in October. That's when FITC Hollywood, the Rich Media Entertainment Festival will be happening in Universal City.... Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:05:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1215 Tim Donnelly Career Design Film Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/08/shook_me_all_da.html AIGA OC and Adobe are presenting OC/DC, a one-day CS3 training Saturday, Sept. 22nd down in (where else?) Orange County. If you're unable to Aquent Graphics Institute's three-day CS3 event in LA on September 11-13 (I can pass along... Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:41:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1209 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/08/you_me_cs3.html Oh the promises of CS3! Smoother layout and production workflow,new Find/Replace capabilities, and importation of multiple files at the same time... Problem is, how the heck are you going to learn all the new bells and whistles when you actually... Fri, 10 Aug 2007 14:01:11 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1193 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/08/lets_take_it_fr.html Whenever we get together for our Back to School Training every year or so, there's a theme party at the end in which offices are encouraged to dress up. Previous year themes have been: Dress to Represent Your City. College... Mon, 06 Aug 2007 20:29:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1187 Tim Donnelly Games Networking Personal Blogging Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/08/where_is_tim_to.html Tim is right here, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Boston, MA with 200 of his favorite colleagues! It's Aquent's annual group hug with half of the company participating in learning, eating, camaraderie, and the kind of silliness mixed with... Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:14:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1185 Tim Donnelly Career Food and Drink Networking Personal Blogging http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/07/truckin_taco_tr.html Thanks to everyone who attended our first ever Aquent TACO TRUCK FIESTA last Thursday. If you can believe it (and if you came here you can) we're still eating the Southland's finest pollo, asada, carnitas, and al pastor tacos. And... Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:56:59 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1175 Tim Donnelly Career Food and Drink Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/07/shes_crafty.html He's Crafty, We're Crafty... I could go on and on (and on) with outdated Beastie Boy references, but then I wouldn't be able to tell you about the Craftivism event being hosted by AIGA/LA. Encouraging artists to get out from... Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:48:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1173 Tim Donnelly Art Design Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/06/it_must_be_vide.html Once again, has to be seen to be believed. If you have 8 minutes (exactly) you will see an amazing Photosynth demo from Blaise Aguera y Arcas at Microsoft Live Labs, that will blow your mind. Watch how far he... Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:34:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1146 Tim Donnelly Art Design Networking Science Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/05/cover_me_1.html Here's a fact I didn't know, and me a UCLA Extension student (from AIGA's site): In 1990, UCLA Extension creative director InJu Sturgeon approached a 75-year-old Paul Rand with a request to design the cover of their winter quarter... Tue, 22 May 2007 12:40:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1125 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/05/cre8_conference.html Aquent's Marketing Director just sent over some pictures from the Aquent Graphics Institute's well-attended CRE8 Conference in Florida last week. Since I'm guessing I can't run the Mickey Mouse ones without trademark infringement, I'll post some other ones. Not sure... Wed, 16 May 2007 21:10:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1121 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/05/man_the_portfol.html Thanks to all who showed up at the Kernspiracy Portfolio Review that we sponsored last night. Far as we can figure, 60+ people were inside and out of the newly expanded Machine Project in Echo Park for two hours... Fri, 04 May 2007 18:45:14 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1107 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/04/portfolio_revie.html Thought I'd let you know about this Aquent sponsored happening as it's next week! Please use the RSVP address on the invite below if you want to have your book reviewed. Even if you don't want your book reviewed, feel... Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:31:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1098 Tim Donnelly Career Design Food and Drink Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/04/camps_for_coder.html Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:10:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1090 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/02/2_fers.html Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:07:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1013 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/12/badda_bing.html Seems like it was just last week that we moved in and had all the Aquent Talent over for food and drinks. Wait, it was last week. I should be thankful, because I hadn't put up the pictures yet.... Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:28:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.973 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/the_apala_strik.html If you weren't one of the 100+ people at APALA's Bowling night at Lucky Strike Hollywood, I'll have to say you missed out on a pretty good time. Well, aside from the abysmal Hollywood traffic. The food was plenty and... Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:33:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.953 Tim Donnelly Career Food and Drink Games Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/spare_me.html Hey, Hey, Aquent LA,How many events haveyou sponsored today? Well, that'd be one. And, to be honest, it's not today. But come next Tuesday, November 14th, we will be sponsoring the Advertising Production Association of Los Angeles' first ever Turkey... Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:42:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.941 Tim Donnelly Career Food and Drink Networking Recruiting Sports http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/11/aquent_20_blogs.html Looks like I've got company in the Aquent blogosphere. Finally. Honestly, I was feeling a bit lonely. Next month we'll be revealing (uncovering? unveiling?) our new Website. As a part of that rollout, Matt Grant, Aquent's resident Minister of Enlightenment,... Fri, 03 Nov 2006 20:53:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.938 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Networking Recruiting Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/art_is_subjecti.html Just in case you missed all the orange that used to be on this blog, here are the results of last night's Aquent Staff Pumpkin Carving Night. Don't forget to vote for your favorites by e-mailing me!... Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:44:07 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.928 Tim Donnelly Art Games Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/were_looking_fo.html If you've been hearing a lot about Flash lately (and hearing and hearing and hearing), that's because it is a very in demand skill these days. Anyone who thinks I'm just making up this stuff as I go along (Mom...),... Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:07:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.920 Tim Donnelly Books Career Design Games Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/because_you_don.html Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:35:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.912 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Food and Drink Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/i_thought_you_m.html Wed, 11 Oct 2006 15:26:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.908 Tim Donnelly Career Current Affairs Design Marketing Networking Recruiting Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/im_not_a_flash.html You know, I must have said that 26 times at the FITC Rich Entertainment Festival on Saturday and it never got a laugh. I think it was my timing. No, I did not attend any of the seminars, as they... Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:49:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.905 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/10/flash_ah_ah.html If you're a Flashee (not a Flasher, I'm guessing) we may be seeing you in luscious North Hollywood tomorrow. Yes, the Flash Festival has begun! FITC Rich Entertainment Festival, to be exact. You can still get into tomorrow's events if... Fri, 06 Oct 2006 21:32:09 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.904 Tim Donnelly Career Design Film Games Networking Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/09/as_in_free_to_b.html I'm sorry to throw in a Marlo Thomas reference so late in the day, but I just had coffee. But I'm sure you'll be danged glad Marlo and Friends will not be at the FREE Adobe Flash Seminar next week... Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:20:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.885 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/09/but_you_have_to.html We just got the coolest piece of swag, Aquent branded Silly Putty! I mean does it get better than that? It's kicks the proverbial butt of those squeezy balls because, let's face it, a lot of us remember a time... Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:11:59 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.871 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Networking Recruiting http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/09/plugging_away.html Meeting with Spencer and everyone at Kernspiracy last night generated tons of good ideas (as usual), and I'm sure everyone left with little notebooks full of magazines they need to read, blog they need to comment on, and beers they... Thu, 07 Sep 2006 20:43:06 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.870 Tim Donnelly Career Design Food and Drink Marketing Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/09/david_letterman.html Oh, the Top 10 List. My friend once asked a writer who worked on Letterman's show why #2 was always funnier than #1. The writer told him they needed a not-so-funny #1 so they could go into commercial break... Wed, 06 Sep 2006 20:44:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.869 Tim Donnelly Art Books Cars Celebrities Current Affairs Design Ecology Film Food and Drink Movies Music Networking Religion Science Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/08/because_kcrw_is.html You may be looking for something to do other than sit inside and listen to Jason Bentley ask for your pledge money (which you should give him, btw, before promptly turning him off). As luck would have it, I've just... Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:50:14 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.845 Tim Donnelly Art Career Celebrities Charity Design Food and Drink Marketing Networking Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/07/adobe_roadies.html Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:50:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.817 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/06/so_in_review.html Thanks to everyone who attended our Kernspiracy Portfolio Review at Machine Project last night. Never have so many tried so hard to make a left turn onto Alvarado. But the 50 or so who did make that turn (and I'm... Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:42:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.784 Tim Donnelly Art Career Ecology Networking Recruiting Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/06/prep_in_time_wi.html We'll be seeing a few of you tonight at the Kernspiracy Portfolio Review Night we're sponsoring. Though it's too late to nab a spot to be reviewed, there's free drinks to be nabbed until everyone's nabbed them. Not to mention... Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:56:59 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.783 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Food and Drink Networking Recruiting http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/portfolio_revie.html Tue, 23 May 2006 21:37:54 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.768 Tim Donnelly Career Design Food and Drink Networking Recruiting Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/you_could_proba.html Thu, 18 May 2006 19:55:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.762 Tim Donnelly Art Career Current Affairs Design Film Food and Drink Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/05/art_for_dinner.html There's something very confusing about this year's AIGA Patron's Night. For one, it's called Dinner Party at the LA Design Center: Patron's Night 2006. So when I told everyone in the office we got a table (meaning a booth) it... Wed, 10 May 2006 20:15:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.753 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Food and Drink Networking Recruiting Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/03/flashers.html A few of us went Wednesday night to LA Flash's 3rd Anniversary and JobStock '06 (you can see a picture of Karin and the back of Regina if you need proof) and it was a whole lot of all right.... Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:03:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.696 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Recruiting Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/03/dance_the_freel.html Thu, 09 Mar 2006 21:59:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.684 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/03/rats_letters_le.html Karin and Regina from our office went to the House Industries lecture at the Apple Store at the Grove yesterday and were very impressed (except, of course, that they had to stand for an hour and a half). She was... Wed, 08 Mar 2006 21:31:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.683 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Marketing Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/button_button_w.html Kernspiracy has the button. And you can have the button, too. Besides the usual design discussions downtown at the Brewery next Wednesday, Spencer is bringing out the button maker (should that be one word?) and you can make your own... Mon, 27 Feb 2006 19:45:25 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.672 Tim Donnelly Career Food and Drink Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/look_ma_im_invi.html If you're one of those Marketers wondering how blogs are affecting the marketplace (I know I am), then you'll be happy to hear the American Marketing Association is hosting a free (yes, free) Webcast this Thursday at 10am just for... Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:43:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.665 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/02/one_isnt_the_lo.html One of the problems being a Department of One is how lonely it gets during lunchtime. (I'm not speaking about me, here. My Department of One is always very lively with non-stop banter between myself and myself.) Another problem, if... Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:45:49 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.663 Tim Donnelly Art Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/cheapless_than.html Sure, you could pony up the dough to attend the upcoming FLASHFORWARD 2006 in Seattle or you could attend a great (and much less expensive) two-day Flash 8 Workshop this Friday and Saturday run by the folks at LA Flash... Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:50:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.632 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/nextworking.html Tue, 17 Jan 2006 21:14:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.625 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Food and Drink Marketing Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/last_day_to_fla.html Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:56:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.624 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/eventfull.html Man, there are a lot of events this Wednesday. Seems like everyone wants to get 2006 started with a bang. IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) Los Angeles is holding a luncheon this Wednesday at Toyota down in Torrance. UPDATE:... Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:36:53 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.622 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/flash_of_the_ti.html LA Flash along with Almer/Blank are offering a two-day workshop with Flash Bible author Robert Reinhardt covering features and functionality of Flash 8. It's about the cost of a UCLA Extension class ($425), but obviously, taught by someone who knows... Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:50:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.621 Tim Donnelly Career Design Networking Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/the_sound_of_on.html Though I've been up since 2am with Abby tossing her little cookies (only to be followed by Ryan at 5am), the day seems sunny and bright and there's so much to post about. Many of our team is just back... Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:17:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.620 Tim Donnelly Networking http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/see_what_happen.html Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:20:35 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.615 Tim Donnelly Art Networking Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2006/01/secret_sharer.html It's easy to get lost in LA, even with a Thomas Bros. Guide. But woe is the lone Designer working at a small company without the creative support (I mean, besides whatever is playing on their iPod). There's a new... Mon, 09 Jan 2006 21:01:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2006:/butlessaboutme//7.612 Tim Donnelly Design Food and Drink Networking