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• What Text to Link?

  September 12th, 2007 |

  It doesn’t matter how long the Internet has been around anymore… the argument of what makes a good link continues. Often when I write a blog post and want to reference another blog, site, resource… sometimes, I struggle to figure out what text to use as the link and what it should say. Plus, I [...]

• Logo and Branding Exploration with Logo Design Works

  September 11th, 2007 |

  I tell ya — coming up with your own company’s brand is a killer task. I admire many companies’ logos and branding, but can never figure out what I want or like. Over five years in this business hasn’t helped it find itself and its identity. The current logo looks sharp and professional, but doesn’t translate [...]

• Palm Cancels Foleo

  September 10th, 2007 | Tags: cell phones, handhelds, Palm, PDAs, smartphones

  I wasn’t impressed with the Foleo when Palm first announced the product. The company believed it was introducing a new line of products known as the mobile companion. The Foleo is a $499 laptop for a smartphone. Well, Palm wised up and canceled the Foleo — a move that came a little too late. Surprisingly, a [...]

• Venice Mystery PC Game Review

  September 10th, 2007 | Tags: casual games, PC Games, Venice Mystery

  Venice Mystery starts slow, but gains momentum the first time you explore the world beyond the solitaire mah jong game. Playing solitaire with power ups quickly bores, but that changes when maps, paintings, clocks and a mystery enter the picture. The game opens with a little information about the mystery that comes together a few [...]

• 170 Smashing Ideas from Designers

  September 7th, 2007 | Tags: programming, project management, web design, web development

  Smashing Magazine provided a wealth of expert tips, advice and suggestions in its popular and valuable 35 designers x 5 questions article. To celebrate its one year anniversary, the magazine found more experts and asked new questions. The result is 50 designers x 6 questions, which contains over 170 new tips answering the [...]

• Sending Press Releases to Editors

  September 6th, 2007 |

  Samantha Krieger of Just Say Yes asked if editors prefer to receive press releases by e-mail or by mail. The following is my response: It depends on the editor. My recommendation is to create a column in your editor contact list for “Preference” or something like a “Notes” column. Then go to their Web sites to [...]

• Jewel Quest Solitaire PC Game Review

  September 6th, 2007 |

  The casual games industry has spoiled me with the diversity of games with beautiful graphics, varied puzzles, and complementary music. So card games don’t appeal to me as much as in the past … that is, until Jewel Quest Solitaire. The card game blends Golf solitaire, match three / color match, a good story, great [...]

• Breaking into Information Design

  September 5th, 2007 | Tags: careers, conferences, information architecture, organizations, usability, web design

  Someone interested in breaking into information design contacted me to ask about the field, whether a degree or certificate would help, and the tools and skills used. It’s a very broad question as information design covers everything including print. But I answered the question from the online perspective and thought others may benefit from this [...]

• Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor PC Game Review

  September 4th, 2007 | Tags: casual games, Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor, PC Games

  Mortimer Beckett and the Secrets of Spooky Manor completely captivated me from the first puzzle. This kind of game is what I’ve been looking for since reviewing Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst and Azada. Both games contain puzzles where players pick up or move pieces to make something happen. In these games, the puzzles are more [...]

• Breaking or Following Rules

  September 4th, 2007 | Tags: ethics, laws, morals, rules

  Writer Mama provided a great discussion topic in asking readers if they are rule breakers or rule followers in terms of working as writers. Plus, my family ran into an issue where someone who may have broken rules that affected an entire team. Breaking a rule can be a minor thing that only affects the [...]

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