WordCampNYC 2009 Logo Contest

Fresh out the Box / Talking Smack - 5 months ago - admin

My logo, along with 3 others were chosen as the winners for the WordCampNYC 2009 logo design competition. We were chosen because our designs were very similarly designed with the NYC SUBWAY as inspiration for the designs. Clearly when we thought about NYC the subway was what came to mind immediately.

I entered the contest because I have published so many WP projects and wanted to give back to the community.

Of the 4 designs I submitted, this was the fan favorite:

Is it November yet? I can’t wait!

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Revolution WebDev

Talking Smack - 1 year ago - admin

Things have been really hectic, but I am excited that in the coming months I will be contributing to some of the projects Revolution WebDev creates and hosts which support the revolution. It feels good to finally be doing work for a positive cause that will be used to awaken the masses.

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Where is Andy Macdonald?

Talking Smack - 1 year ago - admin

Perhaps you might be wondering WHO is Andy Macdonald?

Anyone who has been following my evolution has seen the illustration of me (currently the focal image in my banner and business cards). Andy Macdonald is the very talented illustrator that created that for me. So yes, according to Andy, that is what I would look like in the wonderful world of illustrations – pretty hot if you ask me!

I used to watch him quietly sketch his thoughts and tell him that one day I was going to find a way to put him up on a billboard. Well, I definitely don’t have a budget for that just yet, but if anyone else does, please find him and put his work on a billboard because his talents need to be seen.

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“How do I do that?”

Talking Smack - 1 year ago - admin

On more than one occasion in the last few months I have been engaged in conversation with an acquaintance who has in some form or another asked the same question: “How do I do that?”

Being someone who has learned through observation, trial, error, correction and then strive for perfection, hearing this dialogue confuses me. In an age when we have a wealth of information just a click away there should be no reason for people to ask such questions. I have learned that even if I am unable to find the actual information teaching how to do something, I will usually find out how to go about learning. The best part about researching online is that you never really know what that itsy bitsy google spider is gonna display in return for your search request. You may find a bigger and better idea.

It is never about what you actually achieve, but rather what you learned while fiercely climbing to the top. While we still have our liberties and freedom (sort of) use the internet to learn how to start a blog or figure out how to start an online business.

Surprise yourself by breaking out of your mold. Instead of spending the coming months watching TV, go online and do a search on how to create a photo album and burn a CD. Perhaps this will help you achieve your idea of creating a photo album to give out as a holiday gift this year.

There is nothing wrong with calling someone who you consider to be the authority on a topic to pick his/her brain for info, but far more beneficial would be to do your research first so that when they are explaining you will be able to comprehend the concepts better.

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