What to do if you don’t like your web designer’s design
Designers and clients can help each other help the other if you both get your act together. And be specific! Here are some tactical examples.
The real reason ad agencies focus on “engagement”
With the exception of large and most successful companies with breakout products, ad agencies loathe promising success in growing sales. Ad agencies, web shops, and other related firms like SEO and copywriting agencies can’t guarantee real success because they have no control over the products they’re advertising.
Justin’s letter to clients, 2017 edition
Justin’s annual holiday letter to clients, plus a few thoughts on 2017.
Why you don’t have the stomach to be number one
Most every client and organization I can think of won’t do this, though, because it’s dishonest and manipulative. For all the talk of the state of our media, I’ll know journalism is truly dead when small lot car salesman or people with literally zero name recognition figure this out and make it work for them.
19 things worth remembering for designers and developers
I have this growing list of things I try to remind myself of from time to time, but it’s all in my head. So let’s put it down in writing.