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Don’t smother inspiration by not expanding to other mediums

by Patrick Algrim
Art is art, and inspiration is everywhere. The sooner you come to terms that every single bit of inspiration you have needs to be driven out of you at a brink moment, the better off you will be. Products have been made to record inspirational moments, don't let work or relationships come between you and your dreams. The most divine part about art is that it's everywhere, it is everything. From architecture, to graffiti. From clothing, to heaping piles of garbage. Most Web designers have took an interest in print or maybe in photography. It's your right as an artist to be able to express yourself in all forms and in all mediums. Which is precisely a blessing. Most people don't express themselves in general, they don't know how to be creative. Nor do they have the ability to have an interest in a vast majority of forms and mediums. Watch this video: This video is a perfect example of amazing cinematography, and musical score to create a video that makes the viewer feel as if he or she is missing out on an amazing experience. It makes you feel as ...
Aug 25th 2008 / Quickies / 8 Comments / Leave a Comment

Manipulating your blog into a publication, tips for Information Architecture

by Patrick Algrim
Turning your blog into a publication is much easier than you might think, it also has some serious benefits! Before we start getting into some simple and helpful tips on turning your blog into a publication - let's think about why we would want to do such a thing. Ever since the blog explosion around 2004 print newspapers started having a harder time keeping a hold of subscribers. People began to read blogs more than they read print publications. It doesn't mean their brand loyalty was completely gone, it's just safe to assume that their subscribers were seeking out a new medium to find his/her news. A completely successful blog is a Web site like TMZ (The Thirty Mile Zone), which now has a very large following, a staff of over twenty people, and a daily television show on Fox. Similarly a blog like X17Online, which is now one of the top Web sites for celebrity gossip. Completely started online, the photographers decided to start making the news instead of sending the photographs to people who published it. Simple lesson there, ...

Clarifying the struggles of time management

by Patrick Algrim
Time management is a skill that every single person will never stop learning. Just like communication, time management is a skill that we will only get better at, but will never be completely amazing at doing. There are some communication exemptions, for example I believe that Randy Pausch is one of the best communicators I have ever listened to, but that's another subject. Managing every single minute of your life is hard. Especially for someone who is creative. I have always believed that creative individuals need time to reflect, recognize, and cultivate new idea's for their next adventure. I was never totally certain about this theory until it was basically confirmed to me by an employer (Slight nudge to Andy Sernovitz of GasPedal). For an individual who is so driven, much like myself (no ego-stroke there), I find it extremely hard to find time to wind-down. I have recently found it even harder to do the things I love, like writing posts on this Web site. I find it difficult to keep up friendships, or relationships. All of which I find way too valuable to ...
Jul 18th 2008 / General / 6 Comments / Leave a Comment