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April 2009

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• 04.18.09
  Is This Really A Recession, Or Are We Just Pretending? Opinion | (0)

  Cruising down the freeway with my windows down today, a smile crept across my face at the realization spring is here. My sunny excursion was to consist of a brief jaunt to the art store to pick up some supplies for a couple of upcoming projects. I needed nothing complicated--some embossing powder, watercolor pencils and a couple of black ultra-fine tipped pens--a quick stop before heading back to the office to work on a current project deadline. Upon arrival at a large art store in my area, I headed directly to the aisle I needed first, only to stop dead in ...

  Tagged: art, recession, supplies
  
• 04.13.09
  Building Client-Designer Trust Opinion | (0)

  To put it frankly, I am quite shocked by some of the telephone conversations I have with potential clients looking for a quote on an upcoming project. It is not so much the questions pertaining to the project they are calling about I find surprising, but rather the questions about my work ethics. Of course this is an important factor in the decision to hire a designer, but I am quite often stunned by the stories I am being told and how the questions they ask come to be so important. "Do you take sudden vacations and close down the office ...

  Tagged: design, educate, input, projects, service, trust