Friday, January 16, 2009
Will we ever stop updating our resume?
Next week I will be talking to DePaul students on going out in the design world. Which has forced me to examine some of my own design tools. One being my resume. I'm a huge proponent of walking the walk, so this week I've decided to update my resume. How do I sum up the past 17 years of my life on one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper? After doing research, I found that it's recommended. No fancy designs, don't turn it horizontally. But as a designer, our resume is a visual tool that also represents the kind of work that we do. Which is probably why I find it challenging. My goal-to have it finished this weekend. But when I've been doing this for 25+ years, I'm going to go to two pages.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Twitter-what is it?
Social networking, blogging, facebook. And my Blackberry. Man, I love my Blackberry. I just read an article about businesses marketing themselves on Twitter. So I thought I'd give it a try. But I have to say, it's getting a bit overwhelming. While I try to post things that I think are interesting or funny, who knows. Everyone's sense of humor is different. And when did it become ok to follow people? I thought that was stalking. So as I try out the "newest" social networking tool, I have to wonder, do all of these connections make us closer to each other, or farther apart. While I know the day to day of some of my "closest friends", I'd much rather go out and join them for a cup of $4 coffee.
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