I like all the standard sorts of social media. I have an account on pretty much everything people use. And I’m active, for the most part, on all of them. Maybe not Google+. What I mean by being active on them is that I use each in their own unique ways. I don’t have one master command center where I create one piece of content and it automatically is pushed out to everything. I don’t think that’s how social media should be used. A post on Pinterest is different than a post on Facebook and is different than the intentions I have on LinkedIn and Instagram. And definitely on Twitter. The 140 character idea is so specific that I use it specifically. Sometimes it’s similar to things I post on other networks but most of the time it isn’t. Twitter is its own thing for me and that’s how I treat it. What you can expect if you follow me: Design for progressive changemakers and do-gooders. Impeccable taste in music. Super liberal politics. Loves movie trailers and Instagram. Similar, of course, to a lot of my online postings, but still different.
Make It Smaller
We’ve all heard it. A client just asked you to “make the logo bigger.” Or maybe you were the person doing the asking. But I think we all know deep down it’s not about that. If it were, the designer’s job would be a hell of a lot easier. Just plop the logo down on the page, increase size 200%, then print. Done and done.
Cause Camp 2014: Design Fundamentals
A breakout session at Cause Camp 2014. Specifically to Nebraska nonprofit leaders, development people and communication directors. On basic design principles for individuals who have to do all their own design work because of lack of money and resources. The title of the talk: Make It Smaller. The goal was to help lay a groundwork for design practice, aesthetics and how to tell if something is any good.
Thursday, April 3, 2015 at 10:30am
Downtown Lincoln
