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Hey. My name is David. Or Mr. Pants, if you prefer.
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"Do you need a fun illustration? Yes, yes you do. And you need to hire Sparky Firepants to do it because he's just that good."
– Kelly Parkinson, Copylicious
botpreneur #10: don’t they know who i am?
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botpreneur #9: Who’s in charge here, anyway?
Based on an idea by Kelly Parkinson (@copylicious). Send in your idea and maybe I'll use it. Or not. Either way, you'll get to use your email again. Yay! Share this with people. ...
Ask a Designer and you shall receive. Just don’t ask weekly.
A while back I mentioned starting a series of calls specifically for small business owners who need help with their design projects. I also mentioned that I would host them on a weekly basis. I am also certifiably insane. Weekly? Was I serious? Seriously serious? Let's just say that with my current ...
Where’s the hurry, Murray? What’s with the race to create your branded visuals?
Do you like sandwiches? I do. My death row meal would likely involve a sandwich of some kind. Not that I'm worried about making it easy on the prison kitchen, I just really, really like a good sammy. Sandwiches are easy. My toddler could make a sandwich if we gave him all the ingredients. There's a ...
botpreneur #8 – too nichey?
Hey. Got an idea for botpreneur? If you're an entrepreneur, freelancer, small business human – whatever you call yourself – I'm listening. Send in your idea and maybe I'll use it. Then you'll be famous. Famouser. Worst case scenario you'll ...
I’ll never get it right!
At one time or another, we've all been here. I've been here several times this week and it's only Tuesday. Oh, those kooky creatives.
Which idea is the right one?
Ideas are cheap. My father used to say if he had a dime for every idea he's had, well... you get the picture. And therein lies the problem. The ideas themselves are worth very little or nothing. The idea markets in our brains are saturated. We couldn't give them away unless we pair them with a ...
botpreneur #7
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A very serious business conference.
This past weekend I attended a business-building event configured to foster conventional business thinking in a controlled environment of serious-minded individuals who... Oh crap. I just can't write that drivel for long without major brain cramp. Lift Off Retreat. Frikkin' amazing group of crazy-smart-caring-genius-creative people. I'll write more about this later, but I had to ...
Drop Shadows: the mullet of modern design
Remember this guy? How about this guy? I know you remember this guy. What do they all have in common? They sported a mullet at one time or another. Now they don't. Why did mullets ...
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