- ARCHIVE / March, 2008
- stop taking advice
There’s a ton of expertise out there. Trying to follow all of it will drive you crazy.
Do a quick search for your your area of interest or expertise and you’ll find site after site offering potent advice designed to help you do it better. I personally check Seth Godin, Copyblogger, American Copywriter, Signal vs. Noise, [...] - analog will never die
For all the advantages of digital, it’s nice now and then to step backwards into purity.
I’m somewhat preoccupied with digital media and the many ways it makes life easier and communication more effective. The proliferation of digital and computer-based tools is, on the whole, a net gain.
But I’ve also got a traditionalist streak. I like [...] - the national: mistaken for strangers
This is what the hell is up:
The National performing Mistaken For Strangers. One of the best bands around performing one of their best songs, and flawlessly.
Also featuring some of the finest lyrics I’ve ever read:
Well you wouldn’t want an angel watching over/Surprise, surprise, they wouldn’t wanna watch/Another uninnocent elegant fall/Into the unmagnificent lives of [...] - (not so new) work: new media distribution channels
Digging into the archives for a look at future thinking.
A few years ago my publishers at Oni Press invited me to contribute a column to their website.
While archiving old documents the other day I stumbled upon a piece from May, 2004. In it, I used David Mamet’s Spartan (recently released at the time) to [...] - turning plastic into gas
There might be hope for us yet.
We seem to have reached a point where most everybody has admitted — even if only in some general way — that it’s time to get serious about environmental responsibility. To make this work will require not only individuals doing their part but also a hardcore commitment from businesses [...]