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You Don't Know Everything

You Don't Know Everything

You don't know everything. There, I said it. But do you know why I said it? Mainly because there are two types of people that I frequently encounter. The first type is people who stopped trying to learn anything new when they finished…
9 Steps for Easy Simulated Process Seps

Nine Steps for Easy Simulated Process Seps

Plenty of folks or art departments in this industry struggle with separating simulated process spot color seps for Photoshop. Let's face it, getting others to do it is its own offshoot industry. But, it's fairly easy to learn. Especially…
How to Give Up Control

How to Give Up Control

Deep inside we are all control freaks. I know I am. Personally, I am very picky and like things handled a certain way. That's the ENTJ-Commander in me. "It's my way or the highway." Have you ever said that? Or my personal favorite…
Desirable Difficulty: The Art of Leveling Up

Desirable Difficulty: The Art of Leveling Up

"Desirable Difficulty." This is a two-word term that recently entered my skull thanks to Seth Godin's new book, "The Practice: Shipping Creative Work." Are you familiar with this concept? Desirable difficulty is the on-purpose art of…
Trade Show Bingo

Trade Show Bingo

It's the new year. Besides loads of happy wishes and optimistic goals, it can only mean one thing. Trade show season. While in the past I've penned articles about WHY you should go to a trade show, this is not going to be one of them.…