I was recently asked to answer some questions about my work in design and marketing by a co-worker for use in a class project. In the interest of discussion, I’ve decided to post them here for your consideration:
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• Harvest - Simple online time tracking, time sheet and reporting software
  
• The Tracey Fragments: She’s in Pieces- brilliant split screen film produced in Final Cut Studio
• Scout Niblett - Cat Power meets PJ Harvey, or so they say
• Yazoo (Yaz)- 80’s Synthpop Is Back With Five Disc Box Set
• Plants, for Your Health- remediate your places with these toxin-cleansing plants
• The top 8 mistakes in usability
• Juan Freire - From the Analogue Commons to the New Hybrid Public Spaces
• Christopher Alexander on the difference between a fifty-year-old carpenter and a novice
• I Love Stars - freeware Mac OS X app for rating your tunes
• 10 Great Places to Find Graphic Design Jobs

presented by David Schimmel, founder of And Partners (original description)

Find your passion

• people work with you because of you
• passion is magnetic
• make sure your passion is transparent

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presented by Jeni Herberger, co-founder of Big Fish Creative Staffing

• How do you solve your client’s business problem?
• Can you articulate how your work helped a client meet key goals?
• Can you present yourself as a strategic thinker?

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Debbie Millman, host of Design Matters, interviewed Michael Bierut, partner at Pentagram. (original description)

[this was an engaging interview, so I didn't take many notes as I was busy listening]

Three things he’s learned

1. Most clients are scared you’ll embarrass them and not listen to them: diligently listening will take care of a lot of their concerns
2. Let them tire themselves out
   • ala Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rope-a-dope‘
   • show them something to let them work their energy off, then pull out the better option
3. Understand the cast of characters in a meeting who have their own politics, agenda

Business Development: send out 15 copies of a favorite project

• 5 to the press
• 5 to current clients
• 5 to people you don’t know but think might be interested