Managing design work for 15 departments within two conjoined, fast-paced, staff-strapped nonprofit organizations meant that my level of organization and my workflow had to be upgraded as well. Furiously scribbled notepads, Post-It Notes stuck all over the place, and all manner of emails flying back and forth made for a pretty chaotic environment. So the first piece of office equipment I ordered? A white board. 1,728 square inches of dry-erase glory.
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Eyes-only by Populux !!!, on Flickr
A [Cheeky] Guide to Internet Citizenship
The Internet is a big, vast place populated by people the world over. Some even say it's "people, all the way down." Most of the people I know spend a large portion of their time on teh intarwebz, so I think it stands to reason that we can consider ourselves Citizens of the Web, and with great citizenship comes great responsibility. So what are the traits and duties of a model Internet citizen?
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Surprise by Thomas Hawk, on Flickr
The Craft of Giving
While the politicians and economists in Washington ruminate over the looming "fiscal cliff" and try to come to an agreement on how best to create and re-establish jobs, I firmly believe that focusing our individual efforts right here at home gives us a chance to make a real difference in real lives.
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The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero
Bookshelf: The Shape of Design
As I cracked open The Shape of Design, Frank Chimero's treatise on the fundamentals of design, I realized that he was the design professor I always wished I'd had. Diving into his prose felt like sitting in my favorite class and eagerly wrapping myself up in the idyllic, poetic, passionate words of a wise, insightful man.
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Untitled by megan leetz, on Flickr
Toolbox: Sparrow
Email is at the heart of so much of our work these days, it’s a wonder we find other ways to communicate (or actually get things done)! You may recall my three-part series on Inbox Mastery, and in Part Three I stressed the importance of getting your inbox out of your browser and using a client application instead. My favorite email client is Sparrow.
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