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Hackers and Low Hanging Fruit–Protecting Your Site with WordPress Security
Wordpress security is a hot topic recently, and there’s little question why. In the last year alone, the US Army, Sony Pictures and Target’s websites have been hacked, with Target shelling out $10 million in a lawsuit over a massive data breach. As a matter of fact, just a few a weeks ago…
How to Improve Communication with Creative Professionals
Having worked in corporate environments in the past, I am familiar with of some of the issues mentioned in the article, which are by no means isolated to in-house designers. Understanding how creative people work and engaging with us in the spirit of collaboration can pay off in tangible ways…
How To Videos: Introducing Pressing Through Time + How to Edit Your Images for FREE Online
One of values which informs the way I plan and design websites is simplicity. I keep a sharp eye on ease-of-use for each website I build, making sure copy is concise and clear and the site structure…
Cure the Addiction to Distraction with the Momentum Extension & Listening to Your Heart
I wish I could remember how I found out about the Momentum extension–a surprisingly sweet add-on for Google Chrome that short-circuits the moment we are unwittingly enticed away from what needs to get done into the bottomless pit that is SCREEN SUCKING. Yes, I wish I could…
How the Brain Creates Meaning from Images
“What is it about animation, graphics, illustrations that create meaning?” This is the question information designer, Tom Wujec, asks as he embarks on an exploration of how our brains visualize the world. In this TedTalk, How the Brain Creates Meaning from Images, he makes a very compelling case…
Storytelling & the Power of One Picture
Storytelling is good business. In fact, it has obtained so much popularity in recent years the search phrase “storytelling in business” churned up over 63,200,000 results when I consulted The Google this morning while researching this article. Why all the interest? Storytelling is humanity’s oldest…
The Big Picture Plunge: Harness the Power of Images to Make Your Audience Love You
If you could choose how to learn to fling your body off a high dive while doing a flying forward somersault, would you prefer being told how to do it, or would it be safer if somebody showed you? Unless you’re an adrenaline junkie with a death wish, I’m guessing you’d say, “I’d rather not kill myself…
How to write a website RFP
So you’ve come to the conclusion you need a website! Whether the thing that will enchant you the most is a brand new responsive website or an upgrade of your current one, Clearly Presentable has put together a list of bullet points to help you prepare an RFP (Request...
How to Be a Great Leader-Lessons from the Dalai Lama
What an incredible treat it was to see the Dalai Lama in person in Washington, DC a couple years ago. I'm not sure what I expected, but simply being in the same room with this wise and kind master deeply moved me. He spoke of all the word's religious traditions and...
