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Ten Basic Layout Tips for Non-Designers

Designing isn’t easy, but not everyone can hire a designer at the drop of a hat. I understand that. But even if software enables you to do mind-blowing stuff, it is only a tool. It will not tell you basic principles, nor will it shout out “Yo, Mary! Grab the life-saver! Massive overcrowding aboard the […]

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Do You See Color? / Monday Muse

Do you see color where others see a threat of storm? Does it inspire your art or writing or outlook? As only yesterday I celebrated Holi,* the Indian Festival of Colors, I thought it was a good opportunity to have it inspire today’s Monday Muse, a quote from India’s first Nobel laureate and scholar/author/artist Rabindranath Tagore. […]

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Monday Muse: Whose Life Is It?

There’s nothing like “falling back” and losing an hour of sleep to remind us how precious time can be!  Whose life are you living? I often feel like I am still figuring mine out and maybe that is what keeps us reaching and growing.

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There’s No Place Like Home Page

“How much do you charge for a website?” Most website designers hear this question often, and as much as we would like to throw out a number, it’s really not possible to give a clear-cut answer, without knowing what needs to be done. Here’s how I like to explain it. Building a website is a […]

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Making Twitter Photos Work for Your Business

Get Those Photos Up There! Are you still posting links to your Instagram product photos on Twitter? Now that Twitter shows inline photos, who wants to bother with clicking links? Personally, I’m finding that photos within the Twitter app (and on my mobile phone, Tweetcaster) really make a difference, and that I’ve found I have […]

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