Author Archives: John Reeve

What’s in our snack bar?

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It has been said that the health of a business can be assessed by the offerings in the snack bar. Are the snacks free or held captive by a vending machine? Coffee or soda for the caffeine and sugar fix? Here is a look inside our snack bar. With all the buzz about web-based services […]

Startup New Orleans

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Home to some of the best jazz, zydeco, and voodoo gris gris music, the Crescent City is experiencing a rebirth of business. Entrepreneurs are finding ideas and opportunities in the wake of Katrina, turning devastation into inspiration and profitability. Check out some of these businesses at startupneworleans.com.

It’s Time to Redefine Simplicity

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The fluidness of lightweight frameworks, and the resulting increase in the number of web 2.0 services that arrive online each day, has spurred on the trend of labeling things as “simple.” But are they really simple? Einstein, who understood the complexity of the cosmos, once said “Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.” […]

How to Get on Digg

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Do a google search for ‘How to Get on Digg’ (or just click here) and you will find several articles telling you how to ‘really’ get dugg to the top. You’ll find advice on generating relevant content and formulas based on the number of friends and word counts per article. What you won’t find is […]

Project Management for Creatives

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Project management has a wide range of definitions. At one end, there is the Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide, defined by the Project Management Institute. This extensive definition of project management is mismatched to how small businesses work, and is primarily what agile development, and simplified web 2.0 services, are revolting against. At the […]

Design Can Change

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If you are a graphic designer who is also interested in sustainability, visit Design Can Change and take the pledge. Designers actually have more potential to slow environmental degradation than economists, politicians and environmentalists. Their power is catalytic. Alastair Faud-Luke

Intervals updates for invoicing, task comments, and CSV exports

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In the spirit of agile development and good customer service, we launched several Intervals updates today. These updates primarily address requests made by you, our customer. Here is a list of new things you will notice when you log into Intervals. 1. Invoice updates Invoices now have disclaimers (AKA fine print) that can be customized […]

How to Become a Great Web Designer

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The field of web design is occupied by a large and loosely defined collective of freelancers and agencies. We have found our niche in working with a medium that is in a constant state of flux. There are no real steadfast rules, and the web has been used in every way imaginable to communicate messages […]