Thinking Design
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Talking out of Sync
My Mother was a documentary film producer. Some of my earliest memories are of being in the editing studio where my mom worked with the editor to get the cut just right. Sometimes, the audio lagged the video and preceded the facial expression, which I thought looked so funny! The editor would immediately stop, say, “out of sync,” rewinding the master audio tape to line it up with the video; apparently, he didn’t think being out of sync was as funny as I did!
To Meet or Not to Meet?
During the Pandemic, meetings have increased by 10%! That’s 3 additional meetings a week! When are we supposed to get any work done? The first step to getting your productive time back is to conduct a meeting audit (understanding the different meeting types will also be helpful). Read this blog and learn all about ways to reduce and refine the meetings you have!
A Pandemic of Meetings – what can be done?
Even though humankind has been gathering and meeting for all sorts of reasons since time immemorial, we still haven’t cracked how to plan and run effective meetings. Or how to reduce their frequency.
5 Things Managers Can Do To Help Virtual Teams Thrive
As WFH enters into its third year, shouldn’t we be focused on thriving, not just producing?
Create a Team Ritual for High-Performing (Remote) Teams
'Tis the season ... of many things! Among them, rituals. Rituals enrich both our personal and professional lives, simultaneously grounding and connecting us. I hope that by sharing my experience with team rituals, I can help enrich your team’s holiday season.
Are You Right Brained or Left Brained? How About Both?
According to the Centre for Educational Neuroscience, the left brain vs. right brain thinking view outlines that “the left brain is the analytical, logical, verbal half while the right brain is the creative, emotional, visuospatial half; individuals who have one side more active than the other are believed show corresponding cognitive styles and personalities.”
Aldus Manutius & the Paperback
Aldus Manutius (c.1450–1515) was the father of modern publishing. Born near Rome, he moved to Venice in the 1490s, where he formed the Aldine Press. The Aldine Press premiered an immensely popular new format well-designed editions of the secular classics Manutius called libelli portatiles, or portable little books because they easily fit in the hand of the reader, the first paperbacks.
WFH: What We’ve Learned (+ How We Can Do Better!)
“Working from Home,” only a few months ago, that phrase inspired envy, debate, and confusion. Then in March of this year, offices around the world were forced to embrace Working From Home (WFH) immediately and without any preparation! For some companies, the transition was more graceful than for others. As businesses consider the future, what can we learn from the recent past to inform our new ways of working?
Five Questions with Creative Director + Book Designer Linda Secondari
I love solving problems. To me, that’s what Design is, problem-solving. Need a way to communicate your business’ value to its clients and potential clients? A good brand package can help you solve that problem! Want to get your book into the hands of readers? A great book cover can help accomplish that goal! Need to make complex information understandable? A gifted text designer can solve for you!
Project Management is a Lot Like Cooking
I love to cook.
I savor the smell of sautéing onions in olive oil. The fragrance of a chicken roasting in the oven stuffed with lemons and rosemary. I also love managing the process: culinary project management.