http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/ work inspired en-us Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:38:04 EST Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:38:04 EST http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Movable Type Pro 4.33-en 60 http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/03/inbox_zero_better_than_coke_zero.html Or this Zero.Whether you work in creative or marketing, if you're working in an office, you're going to get inundated by emails. It's just a fact of modern business life.As a staffing company that shares a lot of our up-to-date... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:33:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2308 Tim Donnelly At work Communication Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Work-life balance Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/03/biodegradings_in_the_bag.html Since the 1990's SunChips have been Frito-Lay's healthy option for their snack line.For years, however, the brand never really seemed to take off. In fact, sales seemed to stall over time.Then a few years back, their brand team discovered that... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:30:27 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2296 Tim Donnelly Advertising Agencies Branding Ecology Food and Drink Marketing Practice: Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/2010/02/free_flash_training.html Our friends over at the Rich Media Institute are in feeling in a generous mood these days and are offering two free online Flash courses this months to any and all takers.Through Feb. 15th, R. Blank's Comprehensive ActionScript 3 will... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:33:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2278 Tim Donnelly Career Flash Interactive Design Local Networking Events Practice: Interactive Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/02/does_this_make_me_look_fat.html Last month some interesting news rolled down the scientific pike: researchers from Columbia University and the City College of New York "say their calculation of the 'Quality-Adjusted Life Years' -- or 'Qalys' -- lost as a result of obesity is... Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:29:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2276 Tim Donnelly At work Design History Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Work-life balance http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/01/wow_that_looks_a_lot_like_a_big_flat_iphone.html So the much anticipated iPad got its unveiling yesterday and ... well, the jury's still out.My first thought, it looks and acts like a gigantic iPhone. Which I'm not against. But there's no phone.It works like a NetBook, but the... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:38:54 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2273 Tim Donnelly Branding Communication Marketing Movies Music Practice: Marketing Publishing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Trends Video http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/01/bing_apple_gets_a_little_sweeter_on_microsoft.html According to BusinessWeek, Apple is looking at replacing Google with Bing as their default search engine on their iPhone.Yes, it turns out the rivalry between "I'm a Mac" and "I'm a PC" isn't as strong when it comes to Apple... Fri, 22 Jan 2010 21:53:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2269 Tim Donnelly Advertising Branding Marketing Practice: Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/01/what_red_balloons_have_to_do_with_social_media.html In late December DARPA or the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency held a challenge to help mark the 40th anniversary of the Internet (it was they who, incidentally, did actually invent the Internet).The agency launched, simultaneously, 10 tethered large... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:53:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2262 Tim Donnelly Marketing Marketing Technology Practice: Marketing Practice: Online Marketing Social Media Social Networking Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Trends Viral Marketing http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/01/is_redbox_is_a_contender.html If the mail here at Aquent is any indicator, Netflix has clearly cornered the market on home DVD rentals. Monday mornings, Netflix envelopes pile up in our Mail Out Box like so many stir sticks on a Starbucks coffee prep... Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:21:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2260 Tim Donnelly Market news Movies Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Video http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2010/01/burping_the_midnight_oil.html You know, I have no idea what the people at am pm or their ad agency are thinking.The small print indicates that you'll only taste the ampm burritos twice, so I guess you'll be safe with a hot dog or... Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:02:43 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2010:/aquentblog//11.2258 Tim Donnelly Advertising Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/12/all_i_want_for_christmas_is_my_sans_serif.html Sometimes working in certain fields, and becoming semi-obsessive with those fields, can irritate family and friends whenever you're visiting with them.Personally, I love a good narrative and am a writer, so I can get a little wacky when watching a... Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:10:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2249 Tim Donnelly Design History Movies Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/12/last_of_the_red_hot_foodies.html I don't need to tell you it's been a rough year; you were in this year too, correct?Not to bring you down during this joyous holiday season, but I'd just gotten tipped to a blog chronicling the death of... Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:44:55 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2246 Tim Donnelly Design Food and Drink Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/12/the_world_is_curved.html Since you, the reader, may not be privy to a lot of the inner workings of Aquent, or like my wife, have no idea what I do here - I wanted to take a moment to explain some new... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:13:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2219 Tim Donnelly Aquent Recruiting Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/11/aquent_site_nabs_a_webaward.html Just wanted to send a huge shout out to our Website team, who snagged the Outstanding Achievement in Web Development from the Web Marketing Association.Stellar work, guys - glad to see you're getting accolades!... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:27:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2221 Tim Donnelly Aquent Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/11/still_some_surprises_on_the_internet.html You know, the Internet is a curse and a blessing for those of us who used to get distracted while looking up words in the dictionary. ("Hey, did you know 'gruntle' means 'to put in a good humor'?")I end up... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:34:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2220 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/11/green_about_me.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:44:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2214 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Local Networking Events Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Practice: Marketing Practice: Media Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design Web/Tech careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/10/should_work_be_more_fun.html "Work is a 4-letter word", "Why do you think they call it work?", "I owe, I owe, so it's off to work I go."Here's the million dollar question: Should you have fun at work?We just had our quarterly staff meeting... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:19:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2209 Tim Donnelly At work Career Games Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/10/alls_fair_at_the_fair.html The LA County Fair is an all out war on people's senses. Hucksters sell miracle mops and sponges from every corner, carnies crank up forgotten 70's tunes while kids scream on their poorly-maintained rides, and the food...There's no food,... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:33:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2200 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/10/rocktober_1.html Heck yeah, we still celebrate Rocktober. Through the good times and the bad, Rocktober, my friend, is here to keep us company.Wasn't it Led Zeppelin who said: "Good Times, bad times, you know I've had my share. Well, my woman...... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2196 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Trends 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/a_delicious_conundrum.html Mimolette.Barbera.Kenafa.Are they tasty cheeses? Or are they tasty fonts?Play the game that has everyone from Production Artists to Creative Directors salivating, at the Cheese or Font site!Then I'll see you down at Helvetica's for dinner!(Photo by ChiBart)... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:37:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2188 Tim Donnelly Design Food and Drink Personal Blogging Practice: Graphic Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/2009/09/taking_stock_are_the_penalties_for_abusing_image_rights_too_high.html There was an interesting article about the cost for online copyright violations in yesterday's Business section of the LA Times by columnist David Lazarus.In essence, Lazarus says the damage costs demanded by companies such Getty Images and Corbis, which could... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:09:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2180 Tim Donnelly Advertising Agencies Design Digital Practice: Graphic Design Practice: Interactive Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/09/its_fontastic_or_not.html It seems the favorite affordable store of Designers all over the world IKEA, has just stepped down a notch in they eyes of many of their fans.Yes, they've switched their font selection for both print and Web materials from Futura... Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:46:01 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2175 Tim Donnelly Advertising Branding Design Practice: Graphic Design Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/09/a_method_to_their_method.html Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method, has been posting over at the eco blog Treehugger about design and its implications of where the world is heading.In his latest entry he posits, "Design has never been just the domain of the creative.... Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:50:37 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2173 Tim Donnelly Design Ecology Ethics Practice: Graphic Design 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/aquent_vs_richard_blade_vs_hunger.html Sorry so late getting the photos up, but I did want to thank all the Aquent staff and Talent who volunteered at the Los Angeles Food Bank the other weekend.And yes, see... that's really Richard Blade, and he was... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:50:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2146 Tim Donnelly Aquent Events Food and Drink Talent Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/id_for_you_and_me.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:18:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2145 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/thats_some_jelly.html I don't know if it's actually jelly.I don't want to know.If you'd like to see more disturbing images from yesteryear, I urge you to check out The 15 Creepies Vintage Ads of All Time at RetroComedy.com.Just don't call me... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:23:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2144 Tim Donnelly Advertising History Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/2009/08/its_about_time_its_about_twitter.html If you weren't surprised when Bloggers were paid to promote companies' brands, you won't be shocked when I tell you that a company has cropped up that pays "Twitter users for every sponsored tweet they send to their followers,"Personally,... Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:47:27 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2139 Tim Donnelly Advertising Ecology Market news Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Trends Viral Marketing http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/08/recession_weigh_in_1.html In light of all the economically-related negativity we see every day in the press, on the telly, and delivered to our In Box, it's nice to get a heartening email every once in awhile.Heartening email in these times. Who'd have... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:39:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2138 Tim Donnelly Career Career advice Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog careers http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/cheeky_video.html Air New Zealand didn't have to make their in-flight safety video hilarious, but by doing so, it's turned into a viral marketing campaign. As of a couple weeks ago, this "Bare Essentials" YouTube video has gotten 3 million hits.If those... Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:37:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2129 Tim Donnelly Marketing Practice: Marketing Practice: Online Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Viral Marketing http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/locker_up.html Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:42:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2121 Tim Donnelly Advertising Market news Marketing Practice: Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/wiener_dog.html Breaking News: Wienermobile crashes into Wisconsin homeI kid you not. Check out the Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune article.In case you haven't seen the updated dog mobile in the last few years, here it is: Thanks to Kim Cunningham in our Minneapolis... Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:14:21 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2118 Tim Donnelly Advertising Cars Celebrities Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/history.html While much of the world, and all of Los Angeles, has their eyes turned to the Staples Center a quieter revolution unfolds.Yesterday the financially troubled San Francisco Chronicle unveiled its redesigned newspaper (and Website) as a measure to try... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:05:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2106 Tim Donnelly Advertising At work Public Relations Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/betcha_cant_click_just_once.html You know, I bet this Pringles banner ad that does better in a contest among peers than it actually does online.Or maybe I'm wrong.Maybe everyone like me passing it along is driving up clicks.Could be.Regardless, click away - it's fairly... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:54:07 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2108 Tim Donnelly Advertising Agencies Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Viral Marketing http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/07/play_with_your_food.html You know, I think it really takes people like these to inspire Commercial Directors (I love the chopping effect):... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:41:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2103 Tim Donnelly Advertising Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Video http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/06/do_you_pass_the_social_media_recruitment_test.html (from Julia Thahar, Recruiter)With all the social media sites available, you would think that Recruiters and Hiring Managers would have an easy time finding great candidates by what each is blogging or Tweeting about, right? Unfortunately, when someone runs keyword... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:22:01 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2100 Tim Donnelly Career advice Job Search Recruiting Social Networking Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/06/thinking_outside_the_plastic_box.html Being someone who:a) lives with a vegetarianb) works closely with the design industryc) buys a lot of organic items on a weekly basisI have to say how surprised I am that:a) the organic movement has taken off the way it... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:45:14 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2097 Tim Donnelly Design Ecology Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/06/aigaaquent_salary_survey_1.html I was planning on blogging about our annual AIGA | Aquent Survey of Design Salaries (which is a bit of a misnomer, as it includes Web Developers and Copywriters), but I don't know if I'm late already. See that's the... Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:30:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2083 Tim Donnelly Advertising Career Career advice Design Freelancing Hiring talent Industry Resources Interactive Design Practice: Graphic Design Salaries Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design Workplace http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/06/bff.html I admit it, I have no idea what Tots, Tykes, Tweens, or Teens are into. Why? Because that's not my core audience for anything I write for Aquent. In fact, if I was into whatever that audience is, I think... Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:16:14 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2074 Tim Donnelly Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/06/from_guest_poster_greg_carterthe.html (From guest poster, Greg Carter)The night, I purchased tickets online for a theatrical event. Yeah, I know, very exciting, but why I'm bringing this up is because of the checkout process. Thanks to the email from the theater troupe, I... Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:44:09 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2068 Tim Donnelly Books Content and Content Management Design Interactive Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web Design http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/05/tie_ins.html I love clever catalogs. No, really, I do.I imagine coming from the writing side of the house, instead of the graphics side, has a lot to do with it. Though I love a beautiful layout, I really appreciate any company... Tue, 26 May 2009 23:22:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2064 Tim Donnelly Marketing Practice: Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/05/how_far_will_you_go_to_protect_your_brand.html Given the fact that I'm fairly eco-geek/freak/chic, I see a lot of new products rolling my way via TreeHugger, CoolTools, and the array of magazines laying around my home, my friends homes, and homeopathic doctors' offices (okay, I'm joking... Wed, 20 May 2009 20:43:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2061 Tim Donnelly Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/05/lets_get_small_1.html No, this is not a miniature. It's the Met, taken through some serious Tilt-Shift Photography Faking to make it look much, much smaller than it actually is.If you're looking at shrinking the world around you without angering the Justice League... Wed, 20 May 2009 00:30:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2059 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/05/all_that_was_fit_for_print.html What does the world of print have to offer to the world of Web? A lot, actually. As more of the population shifts to reading their favorite periodicals online, Designers have to keep in mind that readers are still... Mon, 11 May 2009 21:31:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2054 Tim Donnelly Advertising Design Interactive Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/the_best_decorated_dma_event_ever.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:10:42 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2047 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/green_day.html You've probably never been happier it's Friday, right?Just think, you can visit this blog on Monday and I will be done hitting you over the head with my endless eco-diatribe.Come Monday you can throw recyclable cans and Compact Florescent... Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:03:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/aquentblog//11.2041 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/google_green.html Why is the staff at Google smarter than everyone else?Because their offices look like this? And this?Honestly, I wish I could name one executive at Google. I'm wondering if I asked anyone in my office (include the technologically advanced Jenn... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:08:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/clone//11.2036 Tim Donnelly Ecology Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/it_looks_like_fun_but_really.html In light of Earth Day, this seems like a sort of eco nightmare.... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:54:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/clone//11.2035 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/long_range_panning.html One of the things I'm really bad at, (in my personal life, anyway) is long range planning. Just ask my Tax Adviser.Which is why those special celebration days that I might enjoy always seem to slip by me. Say March... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:50:39 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/clone//11.2034 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/the_dollar_purple.html What if I told you there was an online application that has you judge your favorite colors (and least favorite) that would come up with the best career for you?"That's a bunch of hooey?"After reading the article about the Dewey... Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:41:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/clone//11.2031 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/april_foolin.html (I thought at least you'd like an image from the "Rens Faire", correct?)Maybe I'm mistaken but it seems to me in the 5 years since I've been doing an April Fool's version of our Client Newsletter, that a lot of... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:42:37 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2022 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/04/vomit_comet.html It's easy to be a critic. Everyone's a critic, right?And do you know why? Because it far, far easier to be a critic than to be a Designer, Writer, Actor, or any other kind of creative. Actually, it's far, far... Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:56:37 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2019 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/run_dc.html The U.S. Government is rolling out a new I-9 form (for employment eligibility verification) this week.This used to be a 4-page document, but now it's 5 pages.And what's hanging out there all by itself on its own page? Just look... Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:15:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2015 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/the_view_from_under_your_desk.html Someone passed along this article from Time Magazine, "Is It Less Stressful to Get Laid Off Than Stay On?", which I have to say I don't agree with.A Cambridge sociologist presented "his analysis based on various surveys conducted across Europe.... Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:56:07 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2013 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/part_of_your_global_recession_marketing_plan.html Well, if you're Costco.I like Costco, but it's that kind of store that has always seemed weirdly gluttonous to me. That kind of "I went in to buy two loaves of bread, but came out with two 65" plasma screen... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:16:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2008 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/more_bathroom_humour.html Keisha is right, this is a strange place to put a No Soliciting sign....... Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:05:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2000 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/google_is_on_your_mark_target_advertising.html (From guest blogger, Jenn Tran)I'll have to admit that I am a Marketer's dream. I love nice packaging, appreciate witty or cutting edge commercials, beautiful billboards, etc. When I'm sold on how something is sold, I'm likely to buy it,... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:15:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.2001 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/proposals_workshop_this_saturday.html Okay, not THAT kind of proposal. The kind that makes you money, not the kind that throws you and your spouse-to-be into debt for years to come.We're sponsoring a workshop this Saturday run by Peleg Top, whose 17 years of... Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:25:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1999 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/3d_to_freak_your_friends_out.html The group who set out to do GE's Ecomagination site really took the wow factor to the next level.I mean this is insane - everyone I've shown this to has been blown away. The only problem I see with the... Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:23:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1992 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech 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/2009/03/site_for_sore_eyes.html It's HERE!For the last few years, I've had a lot of people comment to me that our Website didn't really look like we repped Creative Talent. Marketing, yes, but Creative, not so much.Which is why I was happy (and sort... Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:51:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1988 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/true_that.html I'm not a stats guy, but a couple years ago I was asked by my former company to find some interesting figures about the corporation, then create PowerPoint charts.I still think this is fairly compelling.Not long after this project I... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:43:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1983 Tim Donnelly Career Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/being_social_does_pay_off_for_web_developers.html (this is a post by guest blogger, Jenn Tran)How many times have you ignored the application invite from your friend to grow a little plant, buy a drink for, take an online quiz, etc. via Facebook or your social networking... Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:02:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1986 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/hooray_for_agi_techdesignology_event_in_hollywood.html So tomorrow's the big day (or the first of two big days) - Aquent Graphics Institute comes back to Los Angeles, with their Tech[design]ology event.Day One will include a lot of compelling speakers, Emmy award-winning Fred Gerantabee, Closed Loop... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:43:47 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1984 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/putting_the_squeeze_on_new_packaging.html That didn't take long.Tropicana (part of PepsiCo) is scrapping their months-old new brand, created by Arnell Group, and going back to the old "straw in orange" approach.A couple months? Really? With a multi-million dollar campaign?According to the New York... Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:41:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1982 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/03/faceoff_book.html True, Facebook just turned 5 in February. And it seems, just in the last 6 months, to have increased its users somewhere in the area of 5000%. Or maybe a bunch of the 35+ crowd just joined. All I know... Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:40:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1978 Tim Donnelly Comedy Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/jack_headroom_or_new_rebranding_launch_creeps_up_out_of_nowhere.html (From guest blogger, Jenn Tran)I'm not much of a fast food junkie (not since Super Size Me came out in theaters). However, I do enjoy the occasional burger and fries every now and then. Jack in the Box has always... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:32:43 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1968 Tim Donnelly Art Celebrities Design Food and Drink Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/guiding_the_misguided.html You know when the Deputy Director of California's Unemployment Insurance Branch admits to the LA Times that the state's booklet on unemployment benefits doesn't help applicants much, you're in trouble, right? "We know they don't read it," (Deborah) Bronow said.... Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:55:22 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1961 Tim Donnelly Career Current Affairs Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/tax_deductions_for_freelancers.html (Please note, I am not a Certified Tax Planner, nor do I play one on TV. And, as far as I can figure, neither is Thursday Bram, who wrote the article I'm linking. Please research any of these ideas before... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:17:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1959 Tim Donnelly Career Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/from_the_why_didnt_i_think_of_that_files.html Good golly, The Snuggie Pub Crawl. Don't be sad, Los Angeles,over 484 people are signing up to do the crawl in our fair city, too. Just click here for details.Remember, you actually can crawl from bar to bar in a... Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:47:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1956 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/so_long_and_thanks_for_all_the_fish.html In my 10+ years of working at Aquent, I've seen a number of goodbye missives from colleagues around the world. If you stay with a company that long, you're bound to see a number people come and go, right? (Unless... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:06:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1952 Tim Donnelly Career Recruiting Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/and_now_a_word_about_the_economy.html We're taking a break from our previously scheduled programming (wondering who would buy a home defibrillator from Costco) to pass along some pretty valuable information we got in an email from our Aquent Employee Assistance Program about coping with layoffs.... Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:15:47 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1942 Tim Donnelly Career Current Affairs Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training 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/2009/02/more_fun_things_to_do_during_a_recession.html Buy a hot dog for one. Cheap!Now apparently Starbucks isn't releasing "Via" its soluble-coffee product (read "instant") as a Deflation Buster. Word on the street is they've been working on the technology to produce this product for 20 years.... Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:29:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1937 Tim Donnelly Career Current Affairs Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/art_or_artifice.html It's not often the Associated Press sends out their own press release, is it? Well, one that's worth reading, anyhow. But here it is: AP alleges copyright infringement of Obama image.Shepard Fairey, the LA-based artist, designed his now famous image... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:51:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1925 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/we_shall_sell_no_wine_before_its_time.html There's something to be said for being right on time for something. Dinner on Valentine's Day, I'm thinking. And though being ahead of the game, like Google was, can be a great thing, being too far ahead of the game... Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:42:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1918 Tim Donnelly Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/just_a_dotcom_on_venture_capital_hill.html (from guest blogger, Jenn Tran)Let's face it, even with the state of the economy, there are definitely a good amount of Internet and dotcoms holding strong. Social networking, online advertising, and streaming media are just a few 'hot pockets' in... Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:58:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1914 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/that_burgler_looks_like_uncle_ray.html More Valentine's Day gift ideas from the Costco grab bag.Just look at this outstanding gift. Your mother can display all the pictures of the grandkids on this 7" LCD wooden photo frame. Aw, remember that time at the beach? Wow,... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:34:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1910 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/release_your_inner_12-year-old.html The more the Internet grows, audience-wise, the more it deviates from its Broadcast brethren. For example, the above ad got a lot of heat when it aired, but has a viral life of its own.Over at iMedia Connect, Jim... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:37:12 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1908 Tim Donnelly Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/love_is_in_the_air.html Or, rather, secured to a hand-carved wooden perch.Finally, a Valentine's Day gift that fits both any woman's tastes and our tough economic times.Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the $730 Swarovski Pink Cockatoo.Take that, long-stemmed roses!Available at Costco.com.... Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:43:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1899 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/look_ma_i_can_stalk_my_friends_from_here.html (From Guest Blogger, Jenn Tran)If you're like me and have a colorful and interesting mix of friends (or co-workers for that matter), you too might often find yourself wondering where on earth they might be at any given moment...Let's... Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:25:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1898 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/02/with_winters_like_this_who_needs_summers.html In case you didn't hear, some men in top hats in Punxsutawney, PA spoke to the most famous groundhog in the world, Punxsutawney Phil, who announced there will be 6 more weeks of winter.As you can imagine, it's was crushing... Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:08:01 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1892 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/please_mr_postman_bring_me_my_direct_mail.html You may or may not have heard that the U.S. Postal is considering cutting back service to 5 days a week, citing "rising costs and an ongoing decline in mail made worse by the global recession." This, of course will... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:59:53 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1889 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/the_white_house_moves_into_the_21st_century.html The Whitehouse.gov site was launched during the Clinton administration and not so much changed during Bush's 8 years in office.Well, wouldn't you figure that the guy who embraced the Web world on his campaign trail would remake the site... Thu, 29 Jan 2009 03:48:52 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1885 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/where_are_you_looking.html Or, rather, where are you looking?Busy Monday, but Jenn passed along this interesting article from Forbes (yes, JT apparently reads Forbes). With all the bad news in the press about the economy, it's nice to hear about something good for... Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:57:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1881 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/is_there_a_designer_in_the_house.html Sometimes being an in-house Designer has its downsides. Many times you're working with folks who don't understand you like to wear headphones while you work, for instance. Or think of you as the "unruly left hand of marketing". Of course... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:46:25 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1868 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/ballistic_customer_service.html Here's a first, but probably not last. A Northern California dentist is suing a customer who posted bad review regarding the dentist's services on Yelp. The dentist and her lawyer have dropped their suit against Yelp because, according to SFGate.com,... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:49:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1851 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/lucky_lucky_newsletter_1.html IN THIS ISSUE: Hot Talent Featured Talent This Week That Bit at the End - "Just Your Luck" Subscribe | Unsubscribe Information __________________________________________________ HOT TALENT Attack of the Killer Talent. What do you get when you combine talent, personality,... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:01:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1845 Tim Donnelly Featured Aquent Talent Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/lucky_lucky_newsletter.html IN THIS ISSUE: Hot Talent Featured Talent This Week That Bit at the End - "Just Your Luck" Subscribe | Unsubscribe Information __________________________________________________ HOT TALENT Attack of the Killer Talent. What do you get when you combine talent, personality, and... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:48:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1844 Tim Donnelly Featured Aquent Talent Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/aquent_ama_webcast.html If I told you that you could save millions of dollars by bringing your online marketing department in-house, I would expect that you would close this blog and never visit it again.But if I told you that Eric Waldinger, Aquent's... Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:01:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1843 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Marketing Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/bevwow.html (Is this the last customer service person you spoke with?)All right everyone, I am willing, even after my extended rant last week, to give BevMo! another try. Happily.Why, you ask, after all the trouble I had?What if I told you... Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:39:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1839 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/conversion_the_print_version.html Aquent Graphic Institute's trainer Chad Chelius wrote this nice little piece on the Markzware blog, because he loved their inexpensive plug ins which convert either QuarkXPress to InDesign files or vice versa.If you're in the print world, you might want... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:20:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1837 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/things_that_make_you_go_yaaaaaahhhh.html Call me a heretic, but I've never liked Van Halen. Or David Lee Roth. (Who I hold personally responsible for ruining the song Happy Trails.)But I think lovers and haters of both will still flip for the David Lee Roth... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:30:25 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1834 Tim Donnelly Music Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2009/01/the_best_email_this_morning.html Okay, probably all day.Dang it, when you get emails like this it just brightens your whole day, doesn't it?Everyone,I'm sad and happy at the same time. I guess you know S____ decided to offer me a spot on their employee's... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:02:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2009:/butlessaboutme//7.1831 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/happy_holidays_1.html Well, it was bound to happen, right? That I'd trade bad roads and traffic for bad roads, snow, and traffic caused by snow.The blog is going to take a bit of a hiatus next week, to return full throttle (the... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:20:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1816 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/defense_defense_your_marketing_budget.html Let's face facts, putting together your 2009 marketing budget is not going to be a cakewalk. It's not even going to be a piewalk. With tighter company budgets than ever, chances are if you're in charge of the money spent... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:46:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1808 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Film Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/free_online_design_tools_the_price_is_right.html You know a great magazine should be like that friend you admire, you know?I'm thinking of the way The New Yorker is put together or (though not really my cup o' tea) Martha Stewart Living.If you're a design creative, then... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:58:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1807 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/bev_no.html It's true, I'm not a big shopper. In fact, I don't like to shop much at all. So you can imagine how much fun it must be to hang out with me around the holiday season. And why exactly, Tim,... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:47:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1806 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/from_our_house_to_yours.html In the spirit of the Season of Giving.... Career Resources for YOU from US.(Print it out to read when Uncle Bob starts talking about the Nixon administration. Again.)AQCareerResources.pdfIf you have anything to add, please email me and we'll put it... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:22:30 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1805 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/have_cs3_will_travel.html Reality Goes WebMogo Media has issued a "casting call" for creatives to take part in a Web-based reality TV series that'll take place right after the Macworld Conference in San Francisco.Apparently to apply you'll need:Familiarity with digital camerasThe ability to... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:50:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1800 Tim Donnelly Career Design Games Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech 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/wouldnt_it_be_nice.html If all the Aquent and Aquent sponsored Webcasts were in the same place?They are, my friend, the are!If you're looking to educate yourself without paying to park at UCLA (and walking across campus), why not sit back, relax, and listen... Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:48:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1792 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Marketing Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/aquent_island_fun_continues.html I don't watch much TV anymore (well, if you count watching a DVD of a 30-year-old British show "All Creatures Great and Small" this week as television, then yes, I watch TV), but I'm missing so much, it seems.One is... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:35:25 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1788 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/12/kevin_bacon_must_be_a_pretty_chipper_guy.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:42:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1785 Tim Donnelly Science 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/a_smelly_holiday_to_you.html I still order incense for the holiday season from the same company that my parents and grandparents bought it from, this little place in Maine.When I was growing up, we got a message from the company owners that they would... Sun, 07 Dec 2008 03:28:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1778 Tim Donnelly 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/my_thankgiving_nightmare_continues.html Yes, some people take the Thanksgiving holiday too far. Too far, people!In my own opinion, those people who ruin a good 4-day weekend by lining up outside Best Buy at 4am to buy a heavily discounted Wii Fit or plasma... Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:10:53 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1761 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/this_might_get_you_out_of_the_thanksgiving_mood.html Seems to me you really come to terms with your urban and suburban-ness when it comes to eating animals. I was a suburban kid and I remember being squeamish whenever I saw fresh cut up turkeys or chickens in the... Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:32:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1759 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/will_work_for_inspiration.html I was talking to Monica on our Print team about inspiration and wondered (since she's actually a Designer and I'm not) where she gets her inspiration when she's stuck.Like all Designers I know, she seems to see the world through... Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:30:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1756 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/cs3_selling_well_in_north_korea.html The rumors of Kim Jong-il's death may be greatly exaggerated.Or not.In order to quell suspicions since mid-August regarding the North Korean leader's ailing health (and recent disappearance), the country's official news agency released photos of him which "purportedly show... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:55:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1751 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Current Affairs Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/holy_moly.html An amazing amount of stuff in the works this Q4 for us.Busy, busy, busy...We've got the Aquent 2009 Calendar coming out soon, which we pass out to our clients and features the work of our Talent around the globe. (It... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:49:39 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1750 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/one_call_does_it_all.html You know, I just got my annual Annual Call For Entries for Communication Arts Interactive Competition and it got me wondering, do Talent from Aquent participate in this, or is the $100 per entry fee just too high?Looking at last... Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:18:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1739 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/shiny_happy_people.html It's nice to have company, isn't it?Which is why we're WICKED PYSCHED to announce that our Boston office (which includes our HQ) was just named one of the "Top 100 Places to Work in Boston" by The Boston Globe!They're a... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:41:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1733 Tim Donnelly Career Personal Blogging Recruiting Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/2008/11/practice_makes_perfect.html Where's a Designer to turn when they have trouble choosing a project management system? Or calculating freelance rates? Or finding out all about intellectual property? (Oooh, I love that term.)Why friend, AIGA's Center for Practice Management!This free service "provides resources... Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:19:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1723 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/11/snap_the_vote.html So, you'll be voting on Tuesday (if you didn't vote early).And you'll be standing in line.What better way to bide your time and express your creativity than by taking a few pictures of your polling place?AIGA and the New York... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:46:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1716 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/beware_of_aquenters_with_knives.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:57:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1712 Tim Donnelly Art Personal Blogging 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/multichannel_marketing_and_you.html When I was a kid in New Jersey, the night before Halloween was often spent pulling pranks around the neighborhood - this was called Mischief Night (not to be confused with Detroit's arson-laden Devil's Night).Probably as a responsible Marketer,... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:22:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1702 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/being_more_social.html Our Interactive Team hosted a Social Networking Web Panel last week which was really interesting, and yes, there's something in it for you.We'd invited Ann Glenn, Social Media Guru, to talk about... well, Social Media. (Because it would have... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:28:55 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1700 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/mmmm_its_war.html Maybe it's just because I read the LA Times Food Section every Wednesday that I've noticed this other, non-computer related, war going on.It started, it seemed, with a full page ad from Campbell's Select Harvest shown above, letting everyone know... Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:06:59 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1699 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/fight.html I'm man enough, my friend, to admit my wife KO'd me twice last night in Wii Boxing (perhaps, though, not man enough to let you know how our Wii Tennis match turned out).Maybe it's just that we're all under siege... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:25:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1687 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Marketing Personal Blogging Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/when_youre_wrong_youre_wrong.html A few days ago I said that I didn't believe in those design forums where a bunch of anonymous people pick apart a logo, illustration, ad campaign, etc.Well, apparently everyone else loves the idea. How do I know? Because Creative... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:54:39 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1682 Tim Donnelly Art Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/my_abode_or_your_adobe.html Well, it turns out Adobe is ready to send CS4 out the door.SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 15, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of the Adobe(R) Creative Suite(R) 4 product family, the... Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:06:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1678 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/the_people_have_spoken.html Sometimes I wonder if online design forums are good or bad. Or are they just like another small town city council meeting gone astray?CreativePro ran a forum last week about the new logo for the arts and crafts store Michaels... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:33:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1674 Tim Donnelly Art Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/now_im_curious.html So the AIGA sent their October newsletter with this interesting story at the bottom. "AIGA members are asked to participate in a research study by Arizona State University to learn about design thinking: i.e., what motivates designers, how they... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:01:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1672 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/well_thats_just_fantastic_news.html Now I don't feel so bad...... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:30:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1669 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/2008/10/praise_be.html Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:08:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1661 Tim Donnelly Career Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/fishbowl_on_wheels.html It's like Hello Kitty meets Cinderella's pumpkin carriage.Why am I guessing that the guy we saw in the parking lot downstairs driving his Monster Truck won't be buying one?... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:39:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1657 Tim Donnelly Cars Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/from_the_how_did_i_miss_that_files.html A blog that shows compelling industrial design, like this Phillippe Starck lemon squeezer. (Which apparently doesn't work very well.)Some of these beautiful objects will never appear in stores.But if you're looking for inspiration you need to go no further.In fact,... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:35:55 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1655 Tim Donnelly Art Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/whats_up_with_cs4.html Much like Nancy Drew, I love a good mystery.Like when Adobe teases people with sneak peaks, but won't quite give a release date for their CS4 software. (You can register online to get an email when it becomes available.)Happily, last... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:14:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1651 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/10/current_time_current_temp.html I'm not lying... it's dang hot.Here's what my Mac widget is saying:... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:16:07 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1650 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/lean_mean_and_green.html You know, it's all I can do to try to get people to be more "eco", "green", or choose your own environmental catchphrase, without appearing to be Hitler Youth and yelling at someone every time they throw out their Coke... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:41:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1643 Tim Donnelly Ecology Marketing Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/mom_apple_pie_and_rss.html There's just some things you don't explain to your mother. Like RSS feeds.In fact, I still have a hard time explaining what it is to some of my friends.Aquent HQ has been making gradual changes to our landing site,... Fri, 26 Sep 2008 18:37:44 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1636 Tim Donnelly Career Job Posting Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/suggestive.html So, I spent all yesterday on jury duty downtown yesterday and learned quite a few things.One, be prepared for a lot of sitting around. Happily I brought my entire address book database with me and managed to clean up... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:48:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1616 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/its_the_freeist_webcast_ever.html You need to look far and wide, my friend, to find a Webcast that is more free.If you're interested in what's going on in Marketing, career-wise, set your browser to stun and listen to the AMA's Ask the Expert, Matt... Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:45:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1600 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Marketing Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs 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/who_moved_my_peanut_butter.html Why is the fact that people are arguing about peanut butter important? Is it important? I guess time will tell what kind of effect a site like Mouse Print, which "exposes the strings and catches buried in the fine... Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:18:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1568 Tim Donnelly Design Food and Drink Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/why_daddy_why_1.html Well, Jimmy, apparently no one at the store knows this is a "Baby Apple". Hard to believe that there was a time every item at in your grocery cart was actually keyed into a cash register. And, amazingly, that... Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:45:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1557 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/green_vs_green_washing.html Okay, let's face it, The People have caught onto the "green" Marketing tricks. And they're mad as hell. Saying your plastic bag is saving the Earth just because you can use it again as a garbage bag (as the... Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:03:41 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1555 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/09/when_co_is_up_t.html So many nice "co"s. "Cohabitation", "Codirecting", "Coexist", "Co-Op", "Coworker". And some bad ones, notably "Co-Employment". For those of you not paying attention (and why should you, unless you're in the staffing industry or HR?) in 2000 Microsoft paid out... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:38:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1541 Tim Donnelly Career Recruiting 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/in_case_you_wer.html Daphne, who used to work in the LA office with me has an excuse for missing these viral Dove Ads - she's in our Sydney, Australia office. But me, who sits at his computer all day in the second... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:23:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1536 Tim Donnelly Art Design Marketing Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/getty_up.html And Getty down... There's this interesting brainstorming device on the Getty Images site called Moodstream. Dial up your mood on a sliding scale Happy to Sad, Calm to Lively, Humorous to Serious, Nostalgic to Contemporary then let Getty overwhelm... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:53:47 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1533 Tim Donnelly Art Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/twofers.html As of last week, our office nabbed Los Angeles Business Journal's Best Places to Work award for all small businesses in LAfor the second year in a row! And, get this, it had little to nothing to do with... Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:17:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1532 Tim Donnelly Career Recruiting Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/the_giving_web.html The future keeps getting brighter, doesn't it? Hear me out... what about a Website that changes according to whatever you like to see in sites. Say one that senses whether or not you are detail oriented (and let's face... Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:42:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1527 Tim Donnelly Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/fun_with_survey.html We were recently bouncing around a bunch of ideas about career opportunities for Aquent Talent. I mean, beside the whole everyone-in-the-office-trying-to-place-Talent-at-great-companies thing we do every day. So we made some inquiries and we came up with an online poll of... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:28:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1526 Tim Donnelly Design Games Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/2008/08/i_dont_think_i.html Reason #21: Giamela's Meatball Sub I used to eat at this place back when I worked at Sunset-Gower Studios in Hollywood. You'd never suspect that I lived, literally, 7 blocks from one. Probably because the last time I got... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:43:53 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1522 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/i_am_woman_hear.html It's not often that I'm promoting things that don't work, but this one is fascinatingly out of whack. Jenn had sent me a link of a JavaScript script that supposedly can tell your gender by your browser URL history.... Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:14:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1520 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/okey_dokey_comp.html Don't get me wrong, I like Radiohead and I like the way they often push the boundaries. Like the fact that the video for "House of Cards" uses 3D recording instead of cameras and that they're encouraging fans to... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:43:50 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1519 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/word_of_the_day.html Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:22:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1516 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/resume_your_pos.html Really, there are better ways to get people to look at your resume. Julia and Tony, our stellar Recruiters here at Aquent LA, pointed out that Update Your Resume Week is coming up on August 11 - 15 (right... Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:43:42 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1513 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/08/lessons_from_he.html Though I'm not really a fan of the word "geek" (wonder why that is?), especially when it's used to refer to someone who is incredibly sharp at what they do, Anne-Marie Concepcion calls herself one and we'll just have... Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:49:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1511 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/101_unusual_thi.html As a Designer, Art Director, Creative Director, Project Manager, etc. that is. Not to push the Eco Point so far that I create backlash make people destroy the Earth just to spite me and my treehugging compatriots, I did... Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:45:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1507 Tim Donnelly Career Design Ecology Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/shake_n_bake.html Thanks to everyone from all over the U.S. who called in to see how we were. We're okay, I swear. Funny, I was just getting ready to go to lunch when I heard Sharon say, "Oh, here it goes"... Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:13:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1506 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Ecology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/community_chest.html Our stellar Recruiters, Tony and Julia, started sending their Aquent Talent Community emails a few weeks ago which I thought I'd pass along. Yes, I'm always thinking about you. Okay, I can take advantage of their awesome brain power... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:50:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1505 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/too_raw_for_web_1.html We're still recovering from Aquent Prom but I felt I'd be doing everyone a disservice if I didn't pass along this CreativePro story on Photoshop's Camera Raw: "Camera Raw comes free with Photoshop, but many people ignore it because of... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:44:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1502 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/give_the_people.html Flashforward 2008 just announced their Film Festival Finalists which, happily, you can look at here at their site. For those of you who just love to be a little more interactive yourselves, they're holding a whole People's Choice Awards... Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:45:03 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1501 Tim Donnelly Art Design Movies Music Television Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/euro_trash.html Meant as clever tray liners at Burger King in Germany (at least that's where this blogger got them), this series of ads featuring an onion with his pants around his ankles, a sniper attempting to kill an onion (wow,... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:36:51 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1499 Tim Donnelly Design Food and Drink Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/you_may_just_pe.html You know, some emails are too funny not to blog about. From a mutual friend, regarding a recent error on his credit card. R---, I just want to reconfirm our conversation. You will be receiving a credit of $585.70... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:04:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1495 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/07/i_seo_you.html A nice Adobe / Flash pass along Jenn in our office sent to Flash-related Aquent Talent: Gain more notoriety with your multimedia projects and development via Search engines. Adobe announced the company is teaming up with search industry leaders... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:58:52 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1496 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech 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/2008/07/this_blog_is_no.html Really, we had every intention in the world to update this blog for you. But as the man said, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Hopefully you weren't visiting here every day hoping for some crucial piece... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:14:47 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1489 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/fun_with_email.html Don't you wish there was a product like this to take care of your InBox? I mean, all the cc's, bcc's, fyi's, etc., etc., etc. I don't know if you've been listening to NPR this last week, but they've... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:55:26 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1487 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/you_say_its_you.html It's hard to capture, either in pictures or in words, the feeling you get on your birthday day at Aquent. I'll let the camera tell part of the story: (I had to include the bunny in my rolling file.) I'm... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:33:39 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1486 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/print_to_web.html Just a short post today about a great (starter) article for those people moving from Print Design to Web Design. From a guy who has "been there and done that", Wesley Grubbs, from Pitch Interactive. Let him tell you why... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:35:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1484 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/design_in_the_u.html The great thing about being a Designer, or just appreciating design, is that great design is absolutely everywhere. (Sadly, it's also the worst thing, as bad design is everywhere too. But I'm getting off the topic here...) It doesn't... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:40:56 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1481 Tim Donnelly Art Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/book_designers.html Or, rather, their stock photography images are losing theirs. I guess, only on "chick-lit" novels, according to Gawker. Looks like Light Summer Reading just got lighter!... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:00:54 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1480 Tim Donnelly Books Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/referral_madnes.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:53:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1479 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/roi_4_u.html I was just reading our HQ blog by Matt Grant and learned our recent Webcast, Web Design for ROI: How Design Impacts the Bottom Line, had a massive draw of 2,000 people sign up. And the slides, featured last... Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:00:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1474 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/06/very_graphic_ne_1.html Lots of graphic related news this week. Most surprisingly,for me anyway, Quark is showcasing its major upgrade, QuarkXPress 8. Called a change that brings the app "into the 21st century" according to Creative Pro the new interface makes it... Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:34:31 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1471 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/not_so_fab_4.html The rumors of October's Adobe CS4 release apparently have been greatly exaggerated.Photoshop Senior Product Manager, John Nack is saying the information of the release date, passed around by Gizmodo and TG Daily, is bogus. "I didn't say anything about... Wed, 28 May 2008 19:17:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1464 Tim Donnelly Art Design Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/a_real_virtual.html (From guest Blogger, Jenn Tran) If you are not lucky enough to work in an office that holds hula hoop contests or has a started a building wide stair master craze, then the Wii Fit video game may just... Tue, 27 May 2008 20:14:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1463 Tim Donnelly Games Health and Fitness Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/back_to_the_fon.html Leave it to the fine folks at CreativePro (Terri Stone in particular) to find this on-line competition, which is like Layer Tennis except with fonts. Creatives go against each other in a "type battle". They start on Monday, end... Fri, 23 May 2008 19:05:05 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1461 Tim Donnelly Design Games Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/the_great_over.html Leave it to TreeHugger.com to not only cover dumb (and smart) packaging, but to have a commenting readership smart enough to know what ethidium bromide is. Here's the product: And here's the packaging: There's so many people involved in the... Wed, 21 May 2008 20:37:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1457 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/whats_the_hoopl.html Results of 1st Aquent Hula Hoop Off Longest hooping: Keisha (we stopped her at 15 minutes, she was intimidating the others) Best Style: Danielle But hey, everyone was a winner! (Except, of course, for all the men in the office,... Tue, 20 May 2008 13:24:20 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1453 Tim Donnelly Career Games Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/prestigiousness_1.html CommArts is having its Call For Entries for "the most prestigious juried competitions for graphic design and advertising" with winning entries being published in their November 2008 Design Annual and the December 2008 Advertising Annual. I believe, by using... Fri, 16 May 2008 18:10:55 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1450 Tim Donnelly Art Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/its_here.html Bike to Work Day? Success! A whopping 10% of the office biked in today. Woo hoo! Okay, okay, it was just Rebecca and I, but there are only 20 people on-site today, so there you go. Meri got as far... Thu, 15 May 2008 20:50:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1448 Tim Donnelly Ecology Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/web_casting_cou.html No, there isn't really such a thing. So if anyone offers you a trip on one, beware. But on the subject of Webcasts, Aquent has two upcoming ones you may be interested in:The first is Managing Your Excel Addiction... Wed, 14 May 2008 20:21:14 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1444 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/me_not_me.html So, I'm on Day 3 of biking to work and I do not yet look like this. Which is good, because chains make me look fat. The thing I'd forgotten about biking to work? That everyone you meet in... Wed, 14 May 2008 19:46:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1443 Tim Donnelly Career Ecology Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/bungler_king.html I'm not exactly the Grammar Police here (just ask any of the Proofreaders who read my blog), but isn't "Gotta" slang for "Got to" (i.e., " She's Gotta Have It " and " Something's Gotta Give ")? So why is BK telling me, "Got to buck"? Tue, 13 May 2008 12:45:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1442 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/its_bike_this.html And bike that. It's Bike to Work Week, home of Bike to Work Day and Bike to Work Month. (Somewhere, I'm guessing, 2008 is Year of the Bike. Oh, yup. Here.) Once again I'm going to try to fulfill... Mon, 12 May 2008 14:36:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1441 Tim Donnelly Ecology Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/parting_shots_1.html Well, the fun's over it seems. One of our favorite Marketing campaign pundits, Liz Goodgold, is putting her Tah-Duh! Awards newsletter to rest. Awarding Marketing gaffes such as Sears' recent email campaign that addressed each one of its customers... Thu, 08 May 2008 20:34:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1439 Tim Donnelly Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/and_how_may_i_d.html If Customer Segmentation gives you goose bumps and Email Opt Out Preferences keeps you from paying close attention to Flavor of Love 3, then the DMA has just the thing for you. Yes, a full 8 virtual seminars on... Wed, 07 May 2008 20:11:55 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1435 Tim Donnelly Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/so_much_for_my_1.html I am so switching to Pepsi Ice Cucumber. Well, once they release it in America. (Special thanks to Rebecca who pointed this out!)... Tue, 06 May 2008 21:01:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1433 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/05/save_cinco_de_m.html Via the ubiquitous LA Taco Truck. In case you hadn't heard, the City of LA is cracking down on taco trucks. According to the LA Times an existing law requires trucks move every 30 minutes, but "because the fine... Mon, 05 May 2008 14:27:32 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1430 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog 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/is_your_company.html By now you've heard the expression Greenwashing, right? A marketing team decides they want to join the Eco Bandwagon (which, by the way, is getting pretty full) so they play up some "green" part of their company. Say run... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:53:13 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1424 Tim Donnelly Ecology Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/deconstructing.html Wouldn't it be neat to design your very own protégé? Or live forever? Now you can do both with AIGA's DESIGNING THE DESIGNER 2015!Well, sort of. AIGA (in partnership with Adobe) are trying to grasp the "skills, education requirements... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:58:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1423 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/start_looking_a_1.html Line that is. No one said working for yourself would be easy (except, of course, Donald Trump), but it does have its perks. Say working close to your toaster. Or learning an awful lot about the personal life of... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:58:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1421 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/what_do_earth_d.html As Advertising Age pointed out, big sales at the mall. In a recent article by Natalie Zmuda (republished here at Commercial Alert), she asked, "Is Earth Day the New Christmas?" "...marketers of all stripes are bombarding consumers with green... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:50:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1416 Tim Donnelly Ecology Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/im_in_the_dark.html How many times can I turn my lights out in 2008? The answer: To reduce CO2 emissions, as many times as I have to, dang it. (We did it at home in October and March, and of course, every... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:33:15 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1415 Tim Donnelly Ecology 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/loyalty_behavio.html You know, IKEA almost had me. Really. That is, until I found the final piece of my daughter's pink MALM 3-drawer chest I was assembling was nicked. And I rang customer service to find out how they wanted to... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:19:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1406 Tim Donnelly Career Design Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/not_safe_for_wo_1.html But funny anyway. Make your own motivational (or demotivational) posters at AutoMotivator. Just remember that an open window isn't just an opportunity, it could be up to 16 floors above street level.... Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:37:29 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1404 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/pigs_still_not.html Someone's trying to start a revolution. And, wouldn't you know it, it's Seth Godin. His recent post, Why bother having a resume? started a bit of discussion around the blogosphere, but the bare facts are, yes, you still need... Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:28:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1401 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/04/xray_specs.html I'm not going to pretend I'm a Web Developer (even though I play one on TV), so when I recommend something like XRAY, a program that lets you peer beneath the skin of any Web page, I can only... Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:23:25 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1395 Tim Donnelly Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech 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/2008/04/oh_sole_o_mio.html You know there are some events that breed so many headlines. I mean, what would you do with AIGA LA's Sole Search Design Contest, an event that asks participants to: Buy a blank pair of TOMS Shoes ( which... Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:09:12 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1389 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/hard_to_believe.html But after a year (and almost a half) we finally have office signage. This may limit the number of people coming into our office and asking if we are RadarWorks. Or not.... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:43:58 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1388 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/your_best_face.html A few years ago, not long after I started this blog (yes, a few YEARS.. where'd the time go?), Amy Joyce over at The Washington Post interviewed me about blogging.As with all interviews, our 20 minutes spent on the... Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:29:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1386 Tim Donnelly Career Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/vegas_direct.html Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:47:23 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1385 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/free_beer.html That always makes a better headline than Free Webcast. Actually it makes a better headline than almost anything, doesn't it? We're having another of our successful Marketing Webcasts this Thursday, March 27th. Make Your Content a Powerful Asset in... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:55:04 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1379 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/not_safe_for_wo.html Unless you don't mind weeping openly at your desk. I might be late to show this video lecture by Randy Pausch, but I think it might be inspirational enough to go in the Really Must See category. Randy is a... Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:56:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1377 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/neuropsychology.html You know there's a lot to be said for friendly competition, which is why I'm going to let you know why our resident Minister of Enlightenment and HQ Blogger, Mr. Matt Grant, has a blog well worth visiting. For... Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:32:11 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1372 Tim Donnelly Marketing Sales Science Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/the_power_of_se.html I'm not sure what the heck is going on here, but this guy is giving Sit n Sleep's annoying "You're Killing Me, Larry" ads a run for their money. Now I must run out and buy furniture. It's like a... Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:38:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1370 Tim Donnelly Marketing Music Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/doh_for_duh.html How's this for Marketing snafus? (By way of Duh! Marketing Awards) The Bedder Get It Together Award Honorably awarded to Woolworths – a chain of furniture stores in Britain - for introducing "Lolita", a bed targeted for 6-year old... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:03:46 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1367 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/lights_out_uhhu.html I spent about 10 minutes trying to figure out how they did all this only with flashlights. A 4-minute clip from Japan sent to me by my friend Paul of something called PIKA PIKA. Don't know who Bremen is, the... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:47:06 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1366 Tim Donnelly Art Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/flashback_frida.html Nicole sent out a message two weeks ago that today would be 80's Friday, and yes, people took it seriously. Luckily everyone is celebrating the 80's their own way (pls. check out Andy's vinyl Quiet Riot offering below). Just a... Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:08:36 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1364 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/you_get_what_yo.html Or, rather, you get what you think you paid for. Interesting study in marketing: a cheap (10 cent) pill doesn't kill pain as well as an expensive ($2.50) pill, even when they both are the same placebos. Crazy, huh?Dan... Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:15:25 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1361 Tim Donnelly Health and Fitness Marketing Science Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/03/youll_never_get.html Has the world of online ratings spread too far? I can understand why someone would want to post and read reviews on Target's 11' King Canopy 1-Touch Patio Umbrella or Black Xhilaration Newsboy Hat, but not so much the... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:45:34 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1360 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/leaping_lizards.html What's that feeling you get when someone tells you something like, "What are you guys doing for Leap Day?" And you say, "Nothing. Why, do people do things on Leap Day?" And they reply, "Are you kidding? Of course!"... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:44:39 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1358 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/didnt_see_that.html How's this for a quote of the day, from David Ogilvy, founder of Ogilvy and Mather, no less: "I have a passion for landscape, and I have never seen one improved by a billboard. Where every prospect pleases, man... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:49:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1357 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/hey_lil_jude.html Not a huge fan of American Idol, but this kid looks like he's got a shot, right?... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:29:16 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1354 Tim Donnelly Music Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/eh_tu_peepus.html They're good when they're fresh.They're better when they're stale.And they're best when laid on in dioramas like the Assassination of Julius Caesar and the last scene from Reservoir Dogs.Which is why the Washington Post held their first ever Peeps Diorama... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:37:19 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1353 Tim Donnelly Art Celebrities Current Affairs Design Food and Drink Movies Music Television Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/never_have_i_be.html Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:50:24 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1352 Tim Donnelly Ecology Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/natural_mohawk.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:11:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1348 Tim Donnelly Ecology Marketing Personal Blogging Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/gentlemen_start.html Right before Spring is another, fifth season: The Season of Creative Contests.I'm not kidding (did you think I would?), AIGA and Communication Arts are opening the floodgates for contestants for their Illustration, Design, and Photography competitions.Starting with AIGA's 365 Design... Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:52:38 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1345 Tim Donnelly Art Books Career Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech 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/2008/02/come_on_pilgrim.html Okay, maybe not the appropriate posting title for a Marketing Webcast, but I was trying to make it sound exciting.By referencing a 20-year old work of music.Regardless, Aquent and AMA National are sponsoring another of our wildly successful Webcasts: 7... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:23:49 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1339 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/why_ask_y.html Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:33:03 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1337 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Personal Blogging Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/pretty_sketchy_1.html Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:05:45 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1334 Tim Donnelly Art Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/selling_out_to.html Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:27:03 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1332 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Design Ecology Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/02/finally_a_webca.html We've been hosting (with the AMA) quite a few Webcasts for Marketing folks. And while they've been extremely popular, we've yet to have one exclusively for Creatives. Until today, my friend. Well, until February 7th. That's when Aquent and... Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:10:28 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1330 Tim Donnelly Career Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/enjoy_life_eat.html If I wasn't so danged full from my greasy pizza lunch from Damiano's Mr. Pizza, I might find the time to go to one of the fancy restaurants joining in the fun that is dineLA Restaurant Week. Restaurant devotees... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:58:10 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1327 Tim Donnelly Food and Drink Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/did_you_hear_th.html That's not, as you may very well suspect, another of my misspellings. The New York Times and AIGA National want you to take your camera into your polling place and record what you see. William Drenttel of Design Observer... Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:43:27 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1326 Tim Donnelly Art Current Affairs Design Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/im_all_a_twitte.html And you will be too, after you hear Jeremiah Owyang, Senior Analyst at Forrester Research, discuss the latest trends in social media in this free IABC Webinar. Cosponsored by Dow Jones, next week you'll be tons smarter when you:... Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:51:07 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1321 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Marketing Technology Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/make_the_time_1.html You may think you don't have time for this today, but you do. Instead of tuning into the repeat of Two and a Half Men, take 15 minutes to read Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail. Though you'll... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:23:17 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1320 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs History Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/change_the_marg.html I once heard an interview with eco-celebrity Ed Begley, Jr. that he wasn't "green", he was just incredibly cheap. On that Saving-Money-And-End-Up-Being-Green front, Tamara Krinsky came up with this idea: Save Paper By Increasing Your Margins Really. Now, I'm just... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:22:12 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1318 Tim Donnelly Current Affairs Ecology Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/someone_spent_t.html You can't buy anything from this Dutch company's fake Web page, but dang is this funny. Click here and wait a moment to see what happens. HEMA's real storefront is here .... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:10:06 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1315 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Sales Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/clean_up_on_ais_1.html Not normally into the blogging about celebrities mode, but those of you who don't live in Los Angeles may not be aware of the kind of stuff that goes on all too often here. This email from our own Charlotte... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:59:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1314 Tim Donnelly Celebrities Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Weblogs http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/nothing_new_und.html You know, I should just give up reading. Because, as you may well know, there are times when you read an article by someone smarter than you and you end up thinking, "Man have I been passing a lot of... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:42:57 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1313 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/apple_does_it_a.html Our new iMacs are here and, I may add, they are drop dead gorgeous. True, they are just a computer, but dang it all, a really beautifully designed one. They've been here a week and I'm still waiting for the... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:59:18 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1311 Tim Donnelly Design Marketing Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/karate_chop_20.html I don't know about you, but when I hear the expression "Marketing Ops", I picture MBAs stalking around in black ninja outfits using collateral as throwing stars and nunchaku. But then again, I work in a very small Marketing... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:07:42 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1310 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Training Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/you_say_you_wan.html I just spent the holidays back home in Nebraska with my family (and lived to tell about it) and I'd have to say that one of the unexpected pleasures was, weirdly, the Wii. Both my brother's and sister's families both... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:47:00 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1306 Tim Donnelly Games Personal Blogging Sales Sports Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/better_nate_tha.html I hadn't seen the BBC series Planet Earth, so I was surprised when I saw this incredibly beautiful trailer on YouTube. Leave it to the Brits, spectacular footage and progressive music (this time by Sigur Ros) Consider it a belated... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:39:08 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1304 Tim Donnelly Art Music Television Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2008/01/how_did_it_happ.html You might not know it, seeing as how I work for a company dealing heavily with technology and write a blog, but I'm half Luddite. Yes, my family has no cable or satellite TV, still work off a paper... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:21:33 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2008:/butlessaboutme//7.1303 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/12/up_close_and_pe.html Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:48:02 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1301 Tim Donnelly Personal Blogging Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/12/yes_ill_blog_ab.html Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:28:43 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1297 Tim Donnelly Career Marketing Tim's A Day in the Life Blog Web/Tech http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/12/live_from_wilsh.html It's the new blog! Hey all, here's the new look for our blog for 2008, a full two weeks in advance. What's new? Well, I'll still be writing it, so that's not really considered "new", but there's easier features for... Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:33:40 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1296 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog http://blogs.aquent.com/aquentblog/2007/11/dont_hate_me_be.html So incredibly lame a writer. You name it, we've had it the last two weeks at Aquent LA: off-site trainings for staff, server outages, back outages (wait, that was me), vacations... all of which spell a very busy time for... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:12:49 EST tag:blogs.aquent.com,2007:/butlessaboutme//7.1275 Tim Donnelly Tim's A Day in the Life Blog