Creative professionals ... Two tendentious pieces of legislation are now being sponsored by our “friends” in Congress that will give corporations another big advantage in the arena of “creative rights”.
Bill # H.R.5889 & Bill # S.2913 - These bills effectively release creative work, whose authors or originators cannot be found, to be used by anyone, including major corporations. This will allow large corporations to take advantage of the limited understanding of
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We were invited to play in the The 2008 Neil L. Pruitt Sr. [Charity] Golf
Tournament held in conjunction with the UHS-Pruitt Spring Conference. The proceeds of the tournament benefit The United Hospice Foundation and Camp Cocoon. Camp Cocoon is a weekend camp for
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Our longest-standing client, UHS-Pruitt Corporation, invited us to participate in their annual vendor fair held in conjunction with the UHS-Pruitt Spring Conference and Neil L. Pruitt Sr. [Charity] Golf Tournament.
We would sincerely like to thank all of the
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A current Absolut ad running in Mexico has managed to elicit cheers
from Mexicans and (who would have guessed) condemnation from people in
el Norte.
The billboard and press campaign, created by advertising agency Teran\TBWA, is a colorful map depicting what
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I recently ran headlong into the wall that is Apple iTunes DRM (also known as FairPlay). What is DRM? The short explanation, for those of you who need it, is that DRM is Apple iTunes' method of protecting music from being "shared" or "pirated". The argumentative
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Over the years, we have done a ridiculous amount of experimentation with software packages in an effort to streamline our business and our processes. Here is a not-so-quick run-down of the software we have come to rely on in our daily business and work
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EE Design, a repository of templates and tutorials, tips, and articles on site design for ExpressionEngine, recently approached 16toads to interview us about our recent redesign and rebuild with Expression Engine. We happily obliged.
Be sure to stop by EE Design
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You’ve been selected as designer for the perfect job, but now it’s time to negotiate the contract ...
What do you do as a creative professional when the job that you have worked hard to land starts to slip from your grasp? You've done your research, you have experience, you know what it takes to get the job done, and you know your rights and what standard industry
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When negotiations get rough, step back, calm down, and ask yourself a series of questions about:
1. Preparing an airtight proposal
How much room for negotiation have you left for yourself in your proposal? Did you leave room to explore alternate means of structuring the contract? How many hours will you have to set aside to get the project done? How will
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The Internet Freedom Preservation Act will guarantee Net Neutrality protections for us all.
Big phone and cable companies are trying to get rid of Network
Neutrality, the principle that protects our ability go where we want
and do what we chose online.
We must pass this bill to protect everyone's right to search the Web, share videos and
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