Designing By The Hour

I recently read a blog post by Steve Zelle (aka idApostle) entitled Why Design Can%u2019t be Billed by the Hour. It offers some nice insight into the creative process and demonstrates how futile it is to charge by the hour for creative work. I couldn't agree more and would like to add my own perspective to this argument.

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IncGamers' MMO Weekly: My Life As An Undesirable Girl Column

IncGamers' Jeff Hollis tried out gaming from a female perspective and finds it's not all what it's cracked up to be.

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trails - my path

gardening is my yoga...and riding my bike through this awe inspiring nature is my therapy. heals the soul and puts everything into crystal clear perspective. i am smitten with the beauty of the wisconsin landscape.

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My cat, Vince, reviews "Where is Catkin?"

Vince isn't usually much for books. But he couldn't resist this picture book by Janet Lord and Julie Paschkis. He shares his feline perspective.

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Disturbing-Umbrella-Puddle-Vertigo!!

Now this really is a great shot, but it's also quite disturbingly mind-bending. I turned my MacBook all around trying to figure out the right perspective. Then I finally saw that poor guy there hiding under his umbrella. This photograph's a nice study in earth tones, but it's also so very twisty, twisted. Vertigo!!

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Attempt at Advice To A Young Cartoonist

Last week, a young cartoonist named Stephanie wrote me and, in a perhaps mistaken assumption I know what I'm doing, asked some questions about cartooning, which I tried to answer as best I could from my own perspective and experience. Which I'm not sure was so great, but she seemed to find a lot of it useful, so I thought perhaps others might.

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Attempt at Advice To A Young Cartoonist

Last week, a young cartoonist named Stephanie wrote me and, in a perhaps mistaken assumption I know what I’m doing, asked some questions about cartooning, which I tried to answer as best I could from my own perspective and experience. Which I’m not sure was so great, but she seemed to find a lot of it useful, so I thought perhaps others might.

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