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 been running stories on Email Hell.
In the series they've got: Making Fridays E-Mail Free, Does E-Mail Curb Productivity?, Family Spam Is Crushing My Inbox, and so much more.
In fact, you could make today an e-mail free day and spend the rest of the afternoon listening to these stories.
I'd recommend it, as they've got some pretty good people giving advice on how to control the 5th Circle of Electronic Hell.
The shows are archived here.
Please don't FWD: FWD: FWD: this to your friends.
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 leaving on vacation for two weeks, so I have no idea who thought this was a great idea. Can you be happy and overwhelmed at the same moment?
Apparently.
I'm leaving this blog in the very capable hands of Jenn, my fearless coworker, who guarantees she's got "mad HTML" skills.
In the meantime, have fun!
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 tennis players can't play racquetball.
Right here at CreativePro.
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 surprise me that many of the print Designers I meet also love architecture, but I rarely hear one talking about the structure and feeling of a great city. It's an odd thing, I think. Just as a great coffeehouse can seem to inspire a design, novel, or a romance, think of what creativity a great city like Paris, Amsterdam, or San Francisco produces.
Which is why, if you're a design aficionado, you should check out the Projects for Public Spaces site, which is a non-profit "dedicated to helping people create and sustain public places that build communities."
These are the people behind encouraging local farmers markets, mixed-use developments, thriving downtowns, and better use of public transportation.
I mean, how can you not love their motto? Building Community, Creating Places, Using Common Sense
Maybe you won't agree with all their ideas (and truly, for Designers, dissension is vital part of the process, right?), but it's always great to see their takes what makes a city so right, and what makes it so wrong.
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!
Well, I'm pretty pleased to announced that Aquent's rolled out a brand, spanking new referral program, Aquent Talent Network!
Consider it a "Frequent Hire" sort of dealio (which is the name I pitched, which was promptly turned down). Refer people to us, get points. When they get work, get more points. Turn points in for cash. Yes, cash. Not stays in hotels or for wheeled luggage, cash. (You may buy stays in hotels or wheeled luggage with the cash if you wish.)
It's open to anyone with a MyAquent or a Job Center Account.
All the info by logging into MyAquent or Job Center, then clicking here!
Well, if it's good Flash it better not be.
Whether you're an ActionScript guru or just a fan, now through June 16th you can nominate your favorite Flash work on the Web for the 2008 Flash Forward Conference.
Just be sure to read the guidelines and category descriptions before you hit Enter.
All the info is here.
If you have an interest in the Flash Forward Conference, it's being held in late August up in San Francisco. (Or down in San Francisco, if you're north.)
Check out the all the details here.
Bon chance!
ROI 4 U
Jun 6, 2008 @ 11:06 AM
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 week on slideshare.net last week, have already been viewed over 8,000 times.
Which begs the question (as Matt queried), why is it "fourteen or so years into a business world increasingly dominated by the web, people are still trying to figure out how to make the web work for them?"
I'm personally of the belief that Marketers are always looking at ROI, whether it's for Direct Mail or HTML e-mails. But then again, that may not answer the question why so many people registered.
Regardless, if you're interested in listening to the recorded call, you can still hear Lance Loveday, founder, CEO of Closed Loop Marketing and Sandra Niehaus, VP user experience, creative director of Closed Loop Marketing present the entire Webcast by clicking here and registering.
As always, free.
(Regarding the picture, "Roi" means "King" in French.)
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 much easier to use.
Too late to save it from a takeover by InDesign? Time will tell.
Set to ship in the next two months, you can check out Gene Gable's first look (with screen shots) over here at the Creative Pro site.
Wouldn't you know, the other big news comes from Adobe.
Monday the graphics giant
announced their major Acrobat upgrade,
version 9, which includes "native support for Flash and other rich media plus new features for collaboration and sharing". They also launched
Acrobat.com, which, according to their site, "is a set of online services — file sharing and storage, PDF converter, online word processor, and Web conferencing — you can use to create and share documents, communicate in real time, and simplify working with others." And it's free.
Yahoo News calls Buzzword, Adobe's online word processor, "A Google Docs Killer.
Also in Graphic News, Dick Sutcliff, creator of Claymation animated series Davey And Goliath passed away on May 25th.
I'm Tim Donnelly.
Good night and good news.
(From guest Blogger, Jenn Tran):
Dr. Fredric J. Baur, the genius that created the patent for the container for Pringles, passed away recently.
As part of his last wishes, he wanted his remains to be buried in a Pringles can.
He developed many products for Proctor & Gamble, including frying oils and a freeze-dried ice cream. He was said to have been proudest about the patent for the Pringles design.
I just hope that I can come up with something as cool before I die (it does not have to have the multi-usage, however.)
(Tim's note, Jenn's not joking about this, here's the AP article.)
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