Believe it or not, there is a hash-tagging etiquette. Most likely you have seen people make these mistakes regularly on many of your social media news streams. Or worse, you may have done them yourself. :) Learn how not to hashtag from Mashable. … [Read more...] about #Hashtag Etiquette, #unnecessaryhashtags
George Clooney vs. a Bad Robot
The glitz and glam of the theater often outshines the hard work and the technical achievement we see at the movies. Everybody can name a few favorite actors or recognize a George Clooney caliber star. But ask about directors, then the average score drops, move on to producers and forget about it. So how does a production company stay in the collective zeitgeist? … [Read more...] about George Clooney vs. a Bad Robot
What’s not to LIKE about it?
Over the weekend, I happened upon the Frontline documentary "Generation Like," originally airing the week of February 17th. (View it on the PBS website here.) This detailed explanation of social media and its effect on teenagers and young adults was sometimes chilling in its demonstration of the lengths people will go to gain attention, to garner 'likes' on Facebook. But more … [Read more...] about What’s not to LIKE about it?
How You Think About Stress Will Kill You (Literally)
Dr. Kelly McGonigal, a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University, recently presented a TED Talk in Scotland that may change the way we view stress.Watch this video -- it may just save your life! … [Read more...] about How You Think About Stress Will Kill You (Literally)
Kerning? Is that an Olympic Sport?
If you were unaware, kerning is the process of adjusting the spacing between two letterforms (oops! not an olympic sport!), whether they are in print, on the web, or any other place. (Tracking, on the other hand, adjusts the space uniformly over a range of letters.) Graphic designers kern text to position it gracefully into the allotted space, making a better design - but just … [Read more...] about Kerning? Is that an Olympic Sport?