Image by tripleman via Flickr Deciding what to fill the screen with can be challenging. And it’s also the subject of my latest post over at the agency blog.
Recieve via email
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Browser based Twitter apps. A down-and-dirty review.
Image via Wikipedia Note: A few weeks ago a published a review of desktop Twitter apps. Desktop Twitter apps are great but browser based clients are pretty darn robust these days too and certainly worthy of your consideration. A colleague of mine was recently having problems with her AIR app functioning properly and switched to a …
An ad creative’s view of the Red camera. It’s all about the workflow.
Image by Titanas via Flickr Editors note: I spent a little over a year working on the Red Camera developer’s other business, Oakley. I’ve worked on mostly digital the last couple of years and haven’t created an actual TV spot in awhile. The last national TV shoot I was on we filmed with 35 millimeter …
Learning can be painful. But should’t we welcome the pain?
Image by debcll via Flickr Watching my two and four-year-old daughters learn about life can be a little disconcerting at times. They fall down trying to do something new, cry because they’re frustrated with a difficult task, or they try to get mommy to do it because it’s hard. As adults, we forget how painful real …
Air-traffic-controller mode. A technique to not produce crap.
I believe being a great creative doesn’t mean being a great creative all the time. Part of the task of getting great work produced and not having it ruined before crossing the finish line involves entering what I call air-traffic-controller mode. It’s a phrase I came up with to describe what I do as a …
Why are you so flaky online? Or 6 simple ways to maintain a consistent presence.
Image via Wikipedia I know people who are bright, energetic and engaged in person but don’t come off that way online. They have Facebook profiles that are never updated and Twitter accounts they haven’t posted to in weeks. Or worse, a blog that has gone entirely dark for months. Sure it’s hard to keep up …
What’s your frequency?
Image by PunkJr via Flickr I’m writing this from “video village” on the set of a video and print production in LA. I’ve been really, really busy with this campaign so I haven’t had time to blog as much this last week. So what better time to address blogging frequency – which is exactly what …
