Some readers have no doubt noticed that the layout of this blog changed dramatically a few weeks ago, from the old pink-and-green. That’s not the only change. My portfolio website, positdesign.com, is about 70% flipped to a beautiful brand-new template that I built for it.
misguided pretension
misguided pretension
So, I guess the general rule on dating sites is towards the highbrow so you look deep, but this guy just looks like a moron.
Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?
Who are the ad wizards who came up with this one?
My boyfriend and I were waiting for a green line train this weekend, and noted this juxtaposition of a pair of spectacularly ill-conceived advertisements; each seemed determined to turn off its audience from their products/services in a singularly aggressive way. First, let’s look at AirTran. They’ve had some seriously bad [...]
stylist by day; diplomat by night?
stylist by day; diplomat by night?
A copyediting gaffe from the Boston Globe.
Gift Cards: the good and bad
Gift Cards: the good and bad
In any event, the same rules apply when buying gift certificates as when buying gifts: you have to know the person you’re getting something for. Be observant and inquisitive. You need to discover their tastes, their likes, their needs and wants.
A slight digression
A slight digression
I mentally promised myself, when I began blogging under my own name and for professional purposes, that I would avoid talking politics in this forum. Easier said than done. However, without prejudice or commentary, I would like to set a brief call-and-respond.
MBTA futuremaps
MBTA futuremaps
This concept came to my attention about a month ago, but it’s just fantastic enough to share. A Boston-based designer and blogger created a set of hypothetical MBTA system maps, demonstrating what a useful subway would look like—one that would be both worth the prices we pay, and comparable to the scope of other major cities’ public transportation.
When Opportunity Knocks, it Sometimes Gets Pushy.
When Opportunity Knocks, it Sometimes Gets Pushy.
I had a spectacular time at Patrick’s wedding last weekend. The weather in Maryland was beautiful (very hot!), and it was wonderful to see friends who moved away from Boston years ago, all in one place, all celebrating two people so dear to us. I also had a chance to get to know some friends better, and to meet some great kids who I hadn’t crossed paths with yet in Boston.
My Dejected Man of Genius
My Dejected Man of Genius
I love Jarvis Cocker. Not in an “I want to shag him wildly and repeatedly” way. I love him in an “I want to give him a big long hug, make him eat something substantial, and clean his glasses if they’re smeary and also to push them up if they slide down his nose” way.
I am a human jargon-to-English dictionary.
I am a human jargon-to-English dictionary.
This can’t be copyediting because this isn’t English. How do you generate a template for text that does not conform to any known linguistic patterns, a stylesheet for an anti-grammar? I’m taking a break from a massive freelance-consultant project to bemoan the fact that techies cannot write. This is a dangerous blanket assertion, and one that begs proving-wrong.
direct-mailings
direct-mailings
It’s only four or five weeks into the semester, but my ‘Writing for Marketing and Public Relations’ class is already affecting the way I read.For example, only because of this class, I was curious enough to open and read a fundraising letter from my undergraduate college. It was excruciatingly well written (with the exception of the phrase “behooves us.” Nothing behooves in fundraising. It “is essential that we.”)
