I had an elaborate plan for this year’s Christmas tree, but when I explained it to my wife she wisely talked me out of it. …
2013
Fabric Christmas Tree
My wife and I have a number of Christmas traditions that are challenging exercises in creativity. One is creating a fun Christmas card. Another is …
Prehistoric Lancaster
To quote Chuck Close, “inspiration is for amateurs.” I’ve been trying to apply this in my artistic endeavors because I am an overplanner. Chuck’s point …
The Initial Caps Trap
I lived on my own for many years before getting married. And I had the basics of live down pat. I had my systems and …
Simple Website Optimization
The realm of search engine optimization and marketing is vast. In this land, Google is king. There has been pressure from Sir Bing and crazy …
Dwell in the Brokenness
In April of 2011 my wife and I celebrated our one-year anniversary by taking a road trip. Our turnaround point was Memphis and there were …
In Defense of Creatives
There’s been a backlash to the use of the term “creative” as a title (e.g., “He’s a creative.”) It’s simply another way of saying that …
Nobody Remembers 1,000 Words
Verbal language and visual design. They have much in common within the umbrella of communication, for they both can be executed in very stylized ways. …