Job Opportunities & Resources
- Do you have digital marketing experience? OTO One to One Interactive has nine positions open that include web analysis, marketing, sales, and web application development.
- Laughlin Constable in Chicago is looking for an Art Director with great ideas and Adobe Creative Suite skills. Find more information about submitting your portfolio here.
Recommended Reading
- The Content Strategist as Digital Curator: Erin Scime, Senior Content Strategist for HUGE, shares with A List Apart how the techniques and principles of museum curatorship can inform how online experiences are created, particularly in regards to content.
- You Are Not A Designer And I Am Not A Musician: This article from Drawar calls out web “designers” who are merely piecing together designs instead of diving in and constantly learning the craft to create experiences and translate ideas visually.
Publishing
- Editor & Publisher to Cease Publication After 125 Years: Editor and Publisher, the “Information Authority for the Newspaper Industry”, is being shut down by parent company The Nielsen Co. Both print and web versions of the publication are expected to end, though there is hope that the immense reaction to the news means E&P will be saved in some form.
- The End of Book Publishing As We Know It: Michael Hyatt, CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers, looks at how the line between newspapers, magazines, and books is about to become blurred as e-reader technology continues to advance.
Branding
- Punctuating Corporate Identity: More and more brands are turning to punctuation to craft their corporate branding, not only to distinguish their identity, but also to reflect the shift in how people write. As Michael Bierut of the Pentagram design group observed, “We’ve become a world of typers rather than a world of writers, and if an idea can be expressed in a keystroke, we’ll take it.”
- The DOs and DO NOTs of Brand: Thanks to social networking, consumers now have the opportunity to interact directly (and loudly) with a brand. What does this mean for developers? Carsonified shares what developers need to know to build and manage a successful web brand.
Tools & Resources
- The Construction of Instruction: Need help writing website copy? This article from 24 ways offers five simple rules for creating instructive instructions and constructive error messages that help your audience and reduce hassle.
- 50+ Free Resources for Writers, Bloggers, And Other Freelancers: The Freelance Folder has put together this massive list of free resources to help you write better, including organization and editing.
- 25 Photoshop Tutorials for Designing Portfolio Sites: Vandelay Design Blog shares 25 tutorials that walk you through the process of designing a portfolio in Photoshop.
Inspiration
- A New Year’s Resolution: Take a cue from designer Mike Kus and get inspired for a creative 2010 with a design resolution.
- Best Entrepreneur Stories: Jon Bischke shares his 10 favorite podcast interviews with entrepreneurs that both inspire and educate.
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