Archive for the ‘Career Development’ Category

August 2, 2011 0

Natalie Bookchin’s Testament: How to get Laid Off

By in Career Development, Social Dynamics

I saw this video by Natalie Bookchin, from her art project Testament. She explains it best here: Testament is an ongoing series of video installations made from fragments from online video diaries, or “vlogs” that explores contemporary expressions of self and the stories we currently tell online about our lives and our circumstances. Clips are [...]

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April 9, 2011 1

Fuck You. Pay Me.

By in Business Etiquette, Career Development

I love a good swear. Those that know me personally know this best of all. But today I have good reason to swear. I’m actually borrowing the F-word from another, more intelligent, more successful designer, @mike_FTW, who recently did a talk on having contracts in place as designers/developers. As a freelancer I fit the bill. [...]

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March 27, 2010 4

If I could do anything in the World…

By in Branding, Career Development

When I made the switch from code monkey to well… freelance code monkey there were a lot of considered benefits but most importantly was being able to work on projects I want to work on instead of being handed projects/designs I had to work on. In a similar vein, today I asked myself the question [...]

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