Now that you know the correct hashtag etiquette, as seen in my last post, now you are wondering how do I hashtag? Have no fear, Twitter will actually help you hashtag your post with this info graphic. … [Read more...] about So how do I hashtag?
A great hashtag, doing good: #ReplaceBikeWithCar
Satire is great. It allows us to critique and discuss topics too challenging to confront directly. Whether it's Mr Swift's Irish baby pie recipe or Mr Colbert's staunch idealization of Bill O'Riley, satire is the tried and true tool of political humor. To that end, last week the meme #ReplaceBikeWithCar was born. To contrast the often, but overlooked danger and detractors of … [Read more...] about A great hashtag, doing good: #ReplaceBikeWithCar
How Open Should We Be?
People seem to either love or hate the open office concept. Once hailed as a sign of modern hipness, it's now sometimes called intrusive and non-conducive to productive work. It seems that instead of maximizing collaboration, the open office sometimes just provides interruptions and distractions. At least that's what Jason Feifer thinks, in his article Offices for All! Why … [Read more...] about How Open Should We Be?
The Shape of Design
I recently watched a charming and lovely animation on Fast Company called Shape, created to explain to young people why design is important. Designed and directed by Johnny Kelly for Pivot Dublin, and a Dublin-based initiative MAKESHAPECHANGE, this six-minute film attempts to answer questions about the how and why of creating things. Although it's to be used in Dublin … [Read more...] about The Shape of Design
Type-Finder: An Online Tool for Finding Typefaces
If you need to quickly find a great typeface for your project, here's a terrific online tool that can help - and is kind of fun as well. (That's always good.) Type-Finder takes you through a series of questions that let you define the use of your typeface, and then displays a list of fonts that it thinks will match the use. For example, your first question is "Where … [Read more...] about Type-Finder: An Online Tool for Finding Typefaces