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Learning the Power of

Learning the Power of “No”

July 21, 2010 | View Comments

In my relatively short career, there is one over-arching lesson that I have learned. It being that the word “no” is not a “four-letter word”. It isn’t (since it has two letters), especially when dealing with a client. Slowly, I have and continue to learn that word’s importance my relationship with clients.

Cedar Creek Counseling Service

Cedar Creek Counseling Service

July 10, 2010 | View Comments

Recently we (Abidesco) launched a web site re-design for Abilene, TX-based marriage and family therapist Kurt Boyland’s counseling practice, Cedar Creek Counseling Service. My IA and mark-up development support fellow Abidesco partner Ryan Feerer’s simple, single-page design.

The Personal Brand: Why You Should Blog

The Personal Brand: Why You Should Blog “Like A Boss”

June 29, 2010 | View Comments

For many people (myself included) there is a need to find an outlet to express yourself. You want a place to share you opinion about everything from politics to religion to the very details of your daily personal routine. I get it.

Sh*t Google Voice Says

Sh*t Google Voice Says

June 1, 2010 | View Comments

It’s been my at-times-frustrating pleasure to use Google Voice for the past year and half. Thanks to Steven Ray, I was an early adopter to the service, using the service since the time that it was called Grand Central. Im so many ways it’s been fantastic.

The Home Tour

The Home Tour

May 18, 2010 | View Comments

Recently Ryan Feerer and I completed the first-ever official Abidesco project, for Mary McBride promoting her up-coming summer tour.

Changes

Changes

March 23, 2010 | View Comments

As has been the trend for the past nine months of my life, from getting married, to moving, the changes keep coming. April 1 will be my last day at Telligent. I’ve been offered an exciting new opportunity at NBC Artworks as a Senior Interactive Designer.

Finding Myself in 720x480

Finding Myself in 720×480

March 9, 2010 | View Comments

As long as I can remember I have loved movies and film. Really, all aspects of cinema from making it, to experiencing it. Recently I’ve found myself leaning heavily on the later. I’ve become purely a consumer of this media, and wondering how I’ve lost my way.

So, what is IS a

So, what is IS a “Web Designer”?

February 22, 2010 | View Comments

I’ve heard both sides of the debate about whether a “web designer” should be able to code his own designs. I know the reasons for and against, and frankly it worries me. I’ll be the first to admit that nothing puts my mind at ease more than knowing that the design that I’ve put together in Fireworks will be marked-up…

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I'm a professional interactive designer (having reached amateur status in many other disciplines).
I live in Dallas, Texas and I'm senior interactive designer at NBC ArtWorks. I enjoy functional, relevant, smart design, and the occasional late-night infomercial.

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