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Design responses
There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and wow! Wow is the one to aim for.
– Milton Glaser
My landlord is raising my rent. I’m fighting back.
“Hi, I have a letter from the landlord. I think they want to raise your rent.”
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The project management triangle problem: quality, quick and cheap work is a myth
Today I will tell you a story. Let me introduce you to the MMORPG called Rift. The game launched in 2011 with pomp and acclaim, with fun bantering claims that "You're not in Azeroth anymore", which piqued the interest of many a World of Warcraft player and launched...
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Hello fast loading times with WP Super Cache!
My story of how switching to WP Super Cache from W3 Total Cache dramatically improved page loading speeds on my website.
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This is how I get rid of distractions
Smartphones, the Internet, social media and emails are among the 10 biggest workplace distractions, finds a study from CareerBuilder. More than half of the employees polled reported that their biggest distraction at work is their cellphone. But technology can't take...
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Stop thinking you’re not good enough
I’ve been there so often in my life that it’s almost become a horrible mantra in my head. That feeling of not being good enough for the people close to you. That feeling of being a failure to them. Of disappointing them with everything you are. Well guess what? Stop thinking like that.
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The biggest design myth, debunked
Once upon a time, I did some work for my mother because I was going to do “a beautiful job” (her words). She thought I had a beautiful style and an eye for great design and liked to tell everyone how good I was. Unfortunately, my mother suffers from the belief that an age-old design myth is true. Here it is, debunked.
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Confessions of a productive girl
I’ll be extremely honest… I’m a procrastinator at heart. You wouldn’t know it, though, because I’m a productive beast when it absolutely matters. And I’ve made miracles happen with my productivity which comes straight out of a need to be procrastinating. Weird, right?
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How to become a designer: my story
When I was younger my mother made sure art was part of my life very early on. My parents were dancers and liked to tell people that they were pregnant with me during an advanced ballroom dancing examination. My older sisters danced and likewise I ended up dancing as...
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& help them launch their great products and ideas.