How Haters Build Confidence

if you’re standout, driven, confident, gaining momentum, etc – then there’s one thing you can always count on following you. haters! i’ve always gotten a huge kick out of these vampires, vultures, leeches and other unsavory types. if you’re...

Design is Everything

not sure where this started, but why is it that the default thinking on design is that it’s strictly one-dimensional — and all about the visuals? a design includes a plan. a design cannot influence action without copy delivering features, benefits, etc. a design...

The Matt Damon Close

it’s definitely not a new chess defense. it’s also not quite something alec baldwin would have endorsed as part of his “always be closing” speech in glengarry glenross. however, the following video IS a very funny poke at desperate times and...

Confronting the Rihanna Witch Hunt

what’s with all the talk of rihanna being a devil worshipper? i’ve got my own take on this (read on). in 2007, countless posts examined lyrics to her hit song umbrella. her latest effort, russian roulette (pictured below), has people on the witch hunt...

Pretty vs. Ugly Permalinks

permalinks are the permanent urls to your individual weblog posts, as well as categories and other lists of weblog postings. for example, the permalink for this post is http://www.ericstownsend.com/2009/11/03/pretty-vs-ugly-permalink. because others may link to my...

Reading Print vs. On Screen Text

had an interesting chat today that started as a review of font display shortcomings in acrobat, but turned into a greater discussion of reading preferences. current research shows that the majority of u.s. adults find printed media is easier to read than the digital...