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The Elements of Content Strategy
We’re back at it with a brand new A Book Apart from the ever brilliant, Erin Kissane: The Elements of Content Strategy.
The Elements of Content Strategy
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Sugar/Smack
I’m one of those people who really don’t have many childhood memories to speak of. The years just blur together, bound by images, places, feelings. But the memories I do have—the clear ones—are about candy. by Kristina Halvorson
Sugar/Smack
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Retrick/Retreat
If you wish to see a maniacally enraged, completely unhinged seven-year-old, ask him to dress up, promise him candy, have him come to your door step, and then give him school supplies. By Frank Chimero
Retrick/Retreat
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On Good
Don’t try to be original, just try to be good.
On Good
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All Things Nice
I remember the candy cigarettes most fondly, not because they tasted better, but because they were grown-up. By Mandy Brown
All Things Nice
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Make Yourself Presentable
My first time speaking professionally in public was back in 2005 at the first An Event Apart in Philadelphia. Let’s just say it could have gone better.
Make Yourself Presentable
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What the World Needs
“Art?! As soon as there’s a war or recession, art will be the first thing to go. And when that happens, you’ll be right back here washing dishes. People will always need cooks.”
What the World Needs
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Cultivating Conversations
Is there a way to make comment threads more useful, and more usable?
Cultivating Conversations
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On the Subject of Design
Good books are tough to find, so I’ve begun keeping track of notable ones.
On the Subject of Design
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Hello, My Name Is
Badges are often a decidedly unfun and necessary evil of attending conferences. I have a pile of the things, some too big or too small, and others so garish they feel like a punishment. I can deal with an ugly badge, but I hate an unusable one.
Hello, My Name Is
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Explain Yourself
Contemplations on the utility of “graphic” in the title “graphic designer” for someone who designs websites.
Explain Yourself
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If You Were a Typeface…
A bit of cheesy fun: tell me what typeface best represents you. Extra points for additional typeface info.
If You Were a Typeface…
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Shake it Like a Metaphorical Picture
Sometime next year, Polaroid will stop producing instant film. This represents a huge blow to photography, but also a loss of one of our greatest visual metaphors.
Shake it Like a Metaphorical Picture
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