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2nd March 2006

‘Statement’

“I have no way of actually proving this, but I am convinced that many photographers do not have all that stuff from their statements in their heads and then go out to shoot the photography. I have the suspicion that some of them, after having shot their photos, have a hard time writing something that can pass as a statement, because ‘I just wanted to take beautiful photos of rubble piles’ somehow doesn’t appear to be acceptable.” (Thanks kottke.org!)

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2nd March 2006

9 tips for running more productive meetings

“I very much enjoyed Ethan’s recent post about avoiding ‘vampire meetings’ and thought I’d share a few of my own tips for getting the most out of your meetings — primarily from the perspective of being the organizer and facilitator. For the love of God, please respect your poor colleagues’ time.”

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2nd March 2006

Fl.ower. (Designing Ma.gnolia)

“Last October I was brought in to design the look and feel for the application shortly after Tanya Rabourn finished wireframing every template/page of the website. Every. Page. This was a bonus for me as I’ve never worked with anyone who took the time to go through a complete round of information architecture, it sure made my work a lot easier.”

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