http://contactcreatives.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:43:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As many of the Print Design talent I work with begin to bend under the pressure to "Do It All" (a pervasive request by clients), web design has become the direction many of them are moving. As Adobe creates more products which promote cross pollinization this is becoming easier for ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=23 Some say that "Common Sense Ain't So Common" which may have something to do with Professional Courtesy going by the wayside. Professional Courtesy is common sense. The world is getting smaller as we all grow older, our economy is global and the chances of running into the same business contacts ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=22 Well, on some things I am very quick on the uptake, on others; like changing the way I do business, it takes me a bit longer to make a move. As I work with clients, over time we get to know each other and start to see where we can help ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=15 Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I still think that a phone is the most effective negotiating tool and is the fastest and easiest way to resolve a contract negotiation. I don't know why it is, but there are people (sometimes clients, sometimes vendors) who think it is more important to document a negotiation, ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=14 This month has been quite busy so far. What with a new start-up, new partners in the new start-up(more later) and working with a new client; Burgopak USA, LLC. Over a month ago, this very nice man, Jeremy Billy contacted me from my posting on The Creative Hotlist. Jeremy is the President ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=12 I've been working with Orbitz's creative group since Q4 of 2006. I must say that this company is on time, on target and very good to work with. I was called in last year to work with their creative team to staff up as they brought an aspect of their creative ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=9 The Past In 1999 after doing the "build a business" thing for 15 years with my former company - Freelance Hotline in Chicago, I left the corporate structure norm behind. Because of my natural tendencies toward care taking, and the fact I did not have children, my business became family and the ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=8 While working with hundreds of clients over the past 24 years, I have found that the relationships which are most comfortable for my team and especially for our clients, are based on partnership. You may be thinking either: well duh! or you're asking yourself if you truly have this partnership ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=4 Story: This morning I went to get coffee at the local Starbuck's and the guy in line in front of me had a familiar face. After getting my traditional latte, I walked up to him and said "you work at the restaurant down the street don't you?" A nice conversation ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=7 I have been spending the past few days upgrading my knowledge base. My personal knowledge base that is. I learned yesterday how to install WordPress and Drupal on my site. Now I am learning how to make them work. OS(open source) is not very hard if you follow the directions and ... http://contactcreatives.com/blog/?p=6