When children are very young, one of the first things you teach them is to share with others. It is an important social skill that every child has to learn. If a child doesn’t learn this skill, they won’t be able to make friends.
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When To Share (a Web host)
We are all familiar with the logos of large American corporations such as Apple and Cisco. Most of us even know how the Nike swoosh was created for pocket change by a student
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5 Unknown Facts about the World’s Best Known Brands
Mark Young gave out his email address on Wednesday at our session at Ad Week on the Future of Digital Marketing . He’s been inundated with requests for video of the session to share, so here it is in its entirety.
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Navigating the Future of Digital Marketing Video–Advertising Week 2010
For years, I’ve been giving away a PDF ebook as my client attraction device to entice prospects to sign up for my list. This strategy has served me well as a way to grow my list. However, what I’ve discovered during that time is that many people download my ebook and then never open it
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10 Steps to Triple Your Prospect Conversions with an Email Mini-Course
One of the biggest game killers for an online business is lack of focus. The internet is jam packed with distractions and time wasting activities.
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5 Focus Factors To Use For Your Online Business
Stephen, who runs the Global Creative Solutions team at Microsoft Advertising , took time out to chat with me after his session on the Future of Digital Marketing here at Advertising Week. He talks about his team, how they’re helping brands connect with consumers in innovative ways, the importance of measuring success, and why he thinks he has the best job at Microsoft! Do remember to follow us on Twitter and our Facebook Page and subscribe to the Microsoft Advertising Blog for all our content from Ad Week in New York City
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Stephen Kim on Digital Creativity at Advertising Week 2010
In this issue of Ask FreelanceSwitch, Travis King and Thursday Bram look at freelance fashion and bosses who take advantage. Ask FreelanceSwitch is a regular column here that allows us to help beginners get a grip on freelancing. If you have a question about freelancing that you want answered, send an email to askfreelanceswitch@gmail.com .
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Ask FreelanceSwitch #20: Professional Appearance, Tough Side Jobs
Another month has come and gone quickly, and September brought a number of new resources for our members at Vandelay Premier . If you’re not familiar with Vandelay Premier it is a membership-based site that provide premium quality resources for designers. You can find out more by taking the tour .
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September in Review: 24 New Resource Packs at Vandelay Premier!
In this post I will examine a specific type of logos, those using monograms with the letters of the company.
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30 Best Monogram Logo Designs for Your Inspiration
No one can get design for a dollar—at least not a design worth your time or money . However, the dollar bill is currently being redesigned by a group of people who are tired of the boring, monochromatic nature of this currency. What is the effect of a logo
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Design for a Dollar?
While everyone has been buzzing about changes to the logo resulting from the United-Continental merger, another air travel related company has quietly made a few changes as well. Airbus recently announced a change in brand that will signify an entirely new brand as well
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Airbus Unveils New Logo
Birds are considered as one of the most gentle and amazing creatures in the world. It’s no wonder why many people would love to have one for a pet. Aside from their beautiful and captivating appearance, birds also serve as great design resources for graphic designers
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40+ Cheerful Bird Logos to Inspire Your Creativity
Monotype Imaging Holdings has opened the application process for its first annual Web Font Awards, which will honor winners based on the creativity, usability and typography of their projects. Honorees will be given several prizes, including two cash awards worth $3,000 each and several Apple and Montoype products
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Web design corporation now accepting entries for Font Awards competition
Charles Johnson leads the mobile team at Microsoft Advertising and they recently announced the Windows Phone 7 Advertising SDK and a solution for app developers and publishers . We got to chat after his presentation at our seminar on the Future of Digital Marketing at Advertising Week here in NYC
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Video: Interview – Charles Johnson on Microsoft Mobile Advertising & Windows Phone 7
William Ziff-Levine, Principal and Co-Founder of D&MC, kicked off AOL’s “Content, so what?” session with a reminder about what consumers are really doing with their time online. According to two recent D&MC and Nielsen studies , 53% of consumers’ time is spent with content. The remaining 47% is spent communicating with others via email, IM and social networking.
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Doing Deals with Devil: AOL’s Content Play at AdWeek 2010
Following Colm’s post on our Future of Digital Marketing session at Advertising Week yesterday, we’re publishing a series of videos from the event. First up – Mark Young’s “too cute” demo of Kinectimals for Xbox 360 Kinect. If this doesn't get your multi-screen advertising creative juices flowing……nothing will! Follow us on Twitter and our Facebook Page and subscribe to the Microsoft Advertising Blog for all the latest news from Ad Week in New York City
A few months ago a friend and I jumped on the ferry and took a day trip to beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada, to experience our first ever Freelance Camp . The event was touted as a chance for freelancers, entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone interested in learning more about freelancing to discuss ways to start, expand, or improve their business.
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Freelance Camp and Other Conferences for Freelancers
It’s officially fall, but for much of my country, it’s still hot! If your freelance business is based in a home office you may be trying to work in unseasonable heat or humidity. Without air conditioning, slaving away over a hot laptop can be rough. Here are a few home office alternatives to beat the heat: Libraries College or university libraries may not be ice-cold but often they have air conditioning.
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Your Freelance Office: 6 Places to Beat the Heat
One of the great advantages of freelancing is the ability to work from anywhere. On Web.AppStorm, Justin Stravarius looks at fifty web apps that can replace desktop applications you depend on.
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50 Great Web Alternatives to Desktop Software on Web.AppStorm
Last week Paul Scrivens (aka. Scrivis of Drawar fame) posted We Do Not Need You To Design Anymore , in which he asks if web designers are still needed and what value we add over cheap and generic logos and themes. I think Paul’s main reason for writing the post is to get web designers to think about the question so we can provide reasons why we are still needed and valuable and that’s where this post comes in
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Why You Need Design