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16th November 2005

On the Value of Design: A look at Stationery Package Creative Fees

“In our 25 year history, my company has developed stationery packages for perhaps hundreds of clients. In the past few months, we‚Äôve had a veritable run on them with several projects running concurrently through the studio. Writing similar proposals, evaluating scope and determining cost for a number of clients within a short period of time brought about an interesting internal discussion about the value of designing something as basic as a stationery package. The crux of the debate centered on whether or not the same set of deliverables could logically and justifiably be priced at different levels based on differing perceived and more important for this situation, real value to the client.”

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16th November 2005

Google Analytics

“Google Analytics tells you everything you want to know about how your visitors found you and how they interact with your site. You’ll be able to focus your marketing resources on campaigns and initiatives that deliver ROI, and improve your site to convert more visitors.”

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16th November 2005

History’s Worst Software Bugs

“As the line between software and hardware blurs, coding errors are increasingly playing tricks on our daily lives. Bugs don’t just inhabit our operating systems and applications — today they lurk within our cell phones and our pacemakers, our power plants and medical equipment. And now, in our cars. But which are the worst?”

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