Monthly Archives: November 2008

share with me

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Share Everything with Everyone

I love helping to bring people together because I know we all learn from each other’s mistakes as well as successes. So when I watched Jason Fried speek at the Business Innovation Factory (BIF) 4 Conference last week I was inspired by what he had to say.

In short he compared how chef’s have no fear of showing people how to cook the food they love to cook to the way companies fear sharing their information. It was interesting and thought provoking because so many people in the business world want to keep their work a secret, filing patent’s and lawsuits day after day. But what Jason says throws all the rules out the window, and it really hit home for me where I agree that we should loosen up and open up our ideas, our visions, our best-practices and share with everyone how to do what we do. Because when we do something well we shouldn’t be afraid of sharing that with others in fear that they might do it better than us. That’s nonsense.

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Meet Aaron Irizarry

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Aaron Irizarry Interview

I first stumbled upon, no pun intended, Aaron Irizarry a few months ago when I read his article “Blessed are the flexible“. As I continued to read his blog I found myself thinking his words where exactly what I had been thinking. Aaron has a very genuine writing style that is easy to read and full of personal experience and compassion. Getting to know and talk with Aaron over these past couple of months have been great. He was even featured in my “Branded Designers” post. We both seem to share a common desire in that we both love design but we want to do more than just use our talents for our own personal gain.

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Branded Designers

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Tattoo Designers

Before I got my first tattoo I was told they were addictive. Everyone I knew that had a tattoo already would say something like, “once you get one you can’t stop. It’s a rush.” And while I don’t find this to be completely true, now that I’ve had mine for over a year I am ready to get a new one. I already have a few ideas in my head of what I want, but I thought what better way to get inspiration than to reach out to my fellow designers and see what they had to offer. And I must say, after a brief outreach to my fellow friends on twitter and flickr I am pleased with the response I got.

So here, without further ado, I present you with 9 wonderfully “branded” designers.

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interview: andrio abero at 33rpm

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Andrio Abero at 33rpm designs

When it comes to finding gig posters there is definitely no shortage. But it seems the good ones, I mean the really good ones, come few and far between. And that’s why I was ecstatic when Andrio Abero, over at 33rpm, said he wouldn’t mind doing an interview for me. I have followed Andrio’s work now for the past three years, and his progression has been wonderful to watch. His work has been featured in numerous magazines including Print Magazines Regional Design Annual, not once but twice. Andrio has also been involved in over 40 exhibitions for his work and received more honors than you can count on your fingers. But if you think Andrio is only good for a print design, then you would be mistaken, his web portfolio is just as impressive.

So sit back, relax and enjoy all that is 33rpm.

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and the winner is

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Armen Thomassian

Last month I held a contest for my one-year blogiversary. It was my first contest to hold, ever, and I was a little nervous to see how it would go. But after receiving over thirty comments it was my greatest post to date. It was a blast getting to read everyone’s comments. Some just came right out and explained why they wanted the note books, while others quoted whole poems (not sure what that was about). It even opened the door to make some new connections. Thanks again to everyone that stopped by and left your comments.

However, there could only be one winner and that’s what I wanted to share with you today.

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interview: nectar

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Nectar: A fresh look at you interview

If you were to look up Nectar in the dictionary you’d find a picture of the six sexiest guys you’ve ever seen, along with the definition: “A company built upon strong relationships with an even stronger commitment to serving up the best in personal branding on the web.”

I first met the men of Nectar back in August, well one-half of them anyways. Josiah, Caleb, Aaron and myself got to know each other at the Dallas Museum of Art. Then I met Dave for lunch the following week and that just seemed to really open the door to working with these guys. But it wasn’t until Nectar Hackathon 2.0 that I got to meet the rest of the team, Brett and Charles, and work right along side of them. These guys are the real deal with a lot of heart and a lot of passion for what they do. So without further ado, it’s my pleasure to present you with an in depth look at the minds behind Nectar.

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