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- January 10, 2006
Cool Printable CEO Adaptations
January 10, 2006Read moreCame across this neat adaptation of the Task Progress Tracker. It combines Moleskine and 3×5 cards with his custom version of the TPT pre-printed on it! It’s like PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE! Mmmmm. Check it out! Via Sleeping Jeremy.
Damien Tanner wrote to me about his script to enhance the Colorcode Backpack application of the Concrete Goals Tracker. It’s a script that automates the process I believe; I’m not a regular BackPack user so I haven’t had direct experience with it, but I’m sure many of you out there will find it useful and cool.
- January 10, 2006
Self Sustainability
January 10, 2006Read moreThe past couple weeks have seen a lot of activity here on the home front. I’m hard-pressed to think of a time when I didn’t have so many interesting conversations going on simultaneously!
On the other hand, yesterday I was feeling stressed out from all this positive exertion. I think it’s a good thing that I’m getting “out there” and meeting more people, but it may not be maintainable at the current pace. That’s how I feel anyway…am I kidding myself?
If I think of my recent social activity as a system process, I would say that there’s some something out of balance that’s causing this stress. Maybe some of the same tools can help diagnose the problem.
- January 10, 2006
Stacey Kamen Design
January 10, 2006Read more
I like surfing the Internet for good design, but I like it even better when I find it close to home.
Case in point: A friend of mine, Stacey Kamen, has just finished her new website for 2006. Like me, she’s an independent designer fighting it out in the trenches. Unlike me, she has no problem making a web presence that’s colorful and snappy, striking just the right balance of design, approachability, and commercial intent. Everything is nicely fitted together, and I am not ashamed to admit that I want to lick those Flash buttons right off the page. Mmm…shiny!
And on top of that, she can write copy that matches the tone of her design. Her voice is active and insightful, and not afraid to toe the line with phrases like this:
“Your logo is like your spouse. Changing it can cost you big. Get it right the first time with a professional logo designed by Stacey Kamen.”
Heh! The site fits her personality and professional standards, and that’s totally awesome.
I’m impressed, and inspired, and I can see I need to inject some personality back into my site design…it’s so subdued. That’s not the way I want to present myself; I need less “um” and more “awesome!” in the mix! It’s reassuring to be reminded that there’s one more person locally who knows what they’re doing. This kick-in-the-pants comes at exactly the right time.
Thanks Stacey! To a kick ass 2006!
- January 9, 2006
2 Days and 28 Pixels Later
January 9, 2006Read moreThis was an unexpectedly productive weekend. On Friday I decided to finally widen my website by 28 pixels so I could insert a 728 x 90 leaderboard ad at the top of the page and have everything line up.
How hard could that be? As hard as I want, and as usual I wrote everything down so I woudn’t forget.
- January 8, 2006
Hanging Up on a High Note
January 8, 2006Read moreI just got one of those annoying non-profit telemarketer calls for one a police organization charity fundraiser. Except it wasn’t actually from the police department.
