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Anyone notice that some people are still using the phrase “X years of combined experience in Y” to promote their services? In my view the proof should be in the pudding, if you’re good at something it should be reflected … Continue reading

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It’s been almost a year and a half since my last blog post which is far too long. Over the past year and a half it’s been pretty busy with work with new clients, projects, and the odd presentation. There’s … Continue reading

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Marketing & Design failures of Real Estate I passed a real estate sign the other day and noticed there was a YouTube logo on it as well.  I thought to myself, how are real estate agents using YouTube to sell … Continue reading

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Sometimes it’s hard to take criticism, even if it’s constructive. In your mind what you’ve done is near perfect because you’ve spent countless hours supposedly perfecting it. Of course this thinking is flawed, you’re only one user with one train … Continue reading

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We’ve all seen them but how many of us have used them – Bell and Rogers wifi Hotspots.  Service providers post their signs like they’re a badge of honor when really it’s a sign of inconvenience.  Every time I walk … Continue reading

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For the past few months I’ve been pondering the idea of not supporting Internet Explorer 6 when developing. I thought I should do some research to see how other designers and developers feel about the version in question. What I … Continue reading

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I’ve always been amazed at how bad customer service is sometimes.  We all have our off days when we want to crawl into a hole and just get through the day but we can’t forget about the client (or customer). … Continue reading

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The decline of print has been a widely discussed over the past year.  At the last AIM conference there was a panel called “Is Print Dead”.  I must admit it wasn’t the most interesting discussion but a few obvious points … Continue reading

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I thought this video was interesting.  How many of us designers/developers have run into the situation where the client expects more than originally spec’d. The dreaded “mission creep”.  With every project I complete I find myself adding more detail to … Continue reading

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Although long overdue we’re proud to have our new site up and running. It’s still very much a work in progress and we’ll be continually adding blog posts and recent work and working out the kinks. Check back often to … Continue reading

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