Work From Home and Lose Recently I was contacted via LinkedIn for a possible job as a freelance designer working from home. The person in question was listed as a recruiter via LinkedIn and was impressed with my history and wanted to see if I was interested in a work from home design job. Of course, when any of us…
Category: Internet
Will Alibaba’s $25 Billion Singles Day Kill Us?
What is the environmental footprint of the $25 Billion Alibaba Singles Day 2017 figure? If you are not aware, Alibaba hopes to eventually either shut down your e-commerce operation, or simply absorb it into the Alibaba portal realm. In North America you probably already thought this was a danger from either Walmart or Amazon. But those two companies have nothing…
Employment Sabbatical Rejuvenates My Soul
A wonderful five months off As some of you know I left my job of 16 years back in March of 2017 to explore new opportunities. However, what you may not know is the back story of that time. My wonderful wife of 17 (18 at the end of December) years is so very supportive. I’m lucky to be loved…
LAXY / LAZY Los Angeles 2024 Olympic Bid Pushed To 2028
How this move is a good thing from a graphic design point of view. It was announced that the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held in Paris while the 2028 Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles. From a design point of view I find this a relief for Los Angeles because the logo they were using to promote…
Beware Blog Articles That Are Ghost Written
Is a graphic or trade show expert just a hired writer with no experience? So the company or individual you do business with has written a blog article and you are excited to read it because you trust this entity. However, are you certain the article was actually written by the person/company in question? How can you tell? As the…
The Race To The Bottom In Portable Exhibits
An industry insider view on how the Internet has changed the portable display industry in the last 16 years and where it will go. Around the time that the dot com bubble burst in 2000 there were some fantastic ideas of what the Internet could become. Unfortunately, at the time, the ideas were more developed than the technology available or…