10 Things to Do the First Week of the Year for a Great Start

1. Write your goals for the year This doesn’t have to be complicated. Just make a list of what you want to achieve this year. Post it somewhere so you see it every day. Reward yourself when you can cross something off the list. Don’t be afraid to change it throughout the year! 2. Update Your Social Media profiles Take a look to be sure the information is current, but also do what you can to

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Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer

Now that we’re in the dog days of summer, it’s time for me to ferret out the notes I squirreled away for a blog post on animal idioms. The folks in the office have been badgering me as they do the lion’s share of blogging. So I decided to take the bull by the horns before I end up in the dog house. Writing this post has been more fun than a barrel of monkeys and I’m

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How to Make Your Daytime More Productive

  Whether it’s on a business or personal level, the amount of distractions we face is overwhelming: email, texts, meetings, kids’ schedules, keeping up with the house chores – and on and on. So here are some thoughts, apps, resources etc. to help define what you want to achieve, how to think about your goals and how to approach the tasks. Last time we focused on starting your

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Improve Your Day

  Sometimes it seems like our lives are built on excuses about how we never manage to do what we want to do or accomplish. Whether it’s on a business or personal level, the amount of distractions we face is overwhelming: email, texts, meetings, kids’ schedules, staying in touch with friends, keeping up with the household chores – and on and on. So here are some thoughts, apps,

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Why the New Metropolitan Museum of Art Logo Should Be in a Museum.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has rebranded itself. It has pretty much been panned across the board and I thought I’d weigh in. First of all, a logo isn’t a brand. It’s part of a branding strategy, and I’ve written before about the fact that an ugly logo doesn’t necessarily make a branding program bad. But, a bad logo doesn’t help and this one just doesn’t work. It’s loosely

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He did that one too? A tribute to record album designer John Berg.

Back in the days when record album art was engaging and exciting, I always checked to see who designed the covers, very often the name that I saw was John Berg. I think what struck me most was his use of type and space. Each cover was basically an elegant billboard for the artist. So this is a tribute to him. He designed over 5,000 record covers at Columbia Records. He died last October and

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Here’s a handy-dandy guide to photo and image sizes on most social networks.

Do you always have to search online for correct image sizes for cover photos, logos and other images on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or any of the other social networks? Do your cover images get covered up by your profile picture? And what about sizing those thumbnails?? Here’s an up-to-date guide for image sizes, photo placement, and more to help you. Click on the image to see the full

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