I find so many interesting infographics that it’d be a shame to not share them with others from time-to-time. The first that I’ll share here came to me via Fast Company and describes exactly how you can make money on the internet. Look closely to soak up it’s goodness and healthy dose of sarcasm too!
Google released a chrome extension that donates to charities of your choice (5 to select from) an amount that is determined by how many tabs you open during the day.
In the last hour, just from my routine web surfing, I can donate 3 books. This is only for the next few days so in the spirit of the holidays, install the extension if you have Chrome. If you don’t have Chrome it’s a quick download as well. It takes 3 seconds and you do not have to do anything else except choose your charity at the end of each day.
Thanks to co-worker Ryan Fischer for alerting everyone at Vodori about this. Great find!
Dear Snow,
I know that due to forces out of our control it’s been a while since the last time we’ve seen each other. It’s really wonderful to see you after all of this time apart. I missed the way you’d gently touch my face, seeing the way you shimmer when the light hits you a certain way, and especially the memories you conjure of all the good times we had together when we were younger. You know…you’re really something special.
Now get the hell outta here because I’d rather be seen with Sunny.
Thanks,
Christine Mortensen
I think a person’s choice in coffee mug says a lot about a person; especially if they don’t drink coffee but that’s another matter all together. Several years ago a former co-worker gave me a coffee mug from the American Marketing Association (also a former client) with the question, “Can you make the logo bigger?”
My office mug– ""Can you make the logo bigger?""
It’s a common question and one that Designers everywhere cringe upon hearing. In fact, I’m pretty sure a puppy dies every time a client makes the request.
Well another puppy just died.
It’s not that we don’t like your logo, it’s just that we probably made it the size it is for a reason. Most of the time that reason is that it shouldn’t overpower the rest of the content of your website, nor be the first thing someone notices on your site. Chances are that they already typed in your URL using your company name or found you via a search. In the later case if the user is interested in what they find on your site they WILL actually look for your logo.
I do, of course, see the other side to this and understand why clients almost always want to see the logo bigger. Your company spent a lot of money on that logo, developing your brand image around that mark, and getting yourselves where you are today. So naturally you want to ensure your brand is seen (as well you should)!
But a brand is more than a logo, more than a color palette, more than all of the things that great design can give you. A brand is also, content, tone-of-voice, how easy it is to use your site (a.k.a. user experience or Ux), and not to mention all of those offline components like customer service, how awesome your actual product or service is…I could go on and on. ALL of those things and many many more make up your collective brand.
So all I ask is that the next time you’re about to ask to make the logo bigger think about whether making it bigger will actually detract from everything else around it. And of course don’t forget about the poor puppies 
The other day the Mac users at Vodori got a little treat…an upgrade to Microsoft Office 2011. While I’m not a master of the spreadsheet nor the power presenter I do appreciate the Office suite, especially Word.
So when I went to open Word for the first time I noticed that MSFT had already placed the suite application icons in my dock (thanks?). Not only were the icons for Word, Power Point, Excel, and Outlook (yes! no more Entourage folks) now in my dock, they’re now sporting a bright and new look. I couldn’t help but notice though that the Word icon in particular reminded me of something. But what was it? Google Wave? Really? Microsoft took design cues from Google?! I honestly don’t think they did as ribbon/wave design styling is a bit of a trend as of late. Even so, I could help myself but bust open my trusty Photoshop and have a little fun.
What do you think?
Word or Wave? Worve?
The Microsoft Office suite icons for Mac
So I think I finally figured it out. I think I know why I’m not seeing any results from ALL of the working out I’ve been doing the past month. It’s something SO simple, something that we ALL know but we fail to ignore until the evidence is right there in front of your eyes (almost mocking you).
I consume too much fat and too much sugar. See? I told you it was simple and something so…so…DUH! Here I’ve been playing volleyball 3 times a week, doing yoga once a week, lifting weights at home, I’ve gotten back into running, and I’m still hovering around the same weight? How is that possible? I should be a slender 125lbs gal with all of this Sporty-Morty action going on! But I’ve been sabotaging myself with what I’ve been eating.
How do I know this? I’ve been tracking what I eat and the activities I do using the MyPlate website and app (for BlackBerry & iPhone/iPad) on Livestrong.com. Here, I’m able to not only track my intake and what I burn but I can also get detailed charts and graphs of my intake over time. That last part is the key that tipped me off. I’ve been hitting my caloric marks (with flying colors I might add) but too many of those calories are from fat and sugar.
Daily and Monthly Intake values
Recommended Fat Intake vs. Actual Intake over 10 days
Recommended Sugar Intake vs. Actual Intake over 10 days
In the chart above, as you can see from the absence of a blue line, it’s recommended that you have ZERO sugar. That’s most likely unrealistic given natural sugar sources from fruit for example, but with the amount of coffee I drink I know I can cut down quite a bit. I should probably also note that the places where I have a little to no data in both charts above means I either didn’t track my intake for part or that entire day.
So what am I going to do about this?
In the coming weeks it’ll be interesting to see if I can adhere to the above 3 tasks and moreover see what kind of affect these changes have on my results!
[Fingers crossed]
My friend works in downtown Chicago and her building just issued this warning:
Apparently it’ll be a “No skirt Tuesday” and maybe Wednesday.
| 123 NORTH WACKER DRIVE | Weather Advisory
October 25, 2010 – UPDATE 3:24PM |
| HIGH WIND WARNING – SEVERE DAMAGING WIND
Tuesday & Wednesday,October 26th & 27th
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a rather unusual “High Wind Warning” for the Chicago area, beginning tomorrow morning. The high-wind warning will go into effect at 7:00 AM Tuesday and will extend through 7:00 PM Wednesday evening.
Due to a strong low-pressure area, sustained winds of up to 40 miles-per-hour, and gusts of up to 60 miles-per-hour are expected.
These conditions are currently forecast to exist from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening.
Briefings on this weather system are available from the National Weather Service at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=webbriefing
To view live weather radar, follow this link to: National Weather Service Radar
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(the above information was provided by the National Weather Service)
Just a little something I made at work the other day…
Pulse icon/logo created while concepting ideas for a webinar series from Vodori called Pre_Scribed. For more details on the year long series on how to launch a successful online marketing strategy in the healthcare industry check out the event page. I’ll be posting more details on the series soon!
Yes. Thank you Nike. How did you know that the first thing I want to read in my email in the morning is that “not all Sports Bras are Created Equal”…
Yes, thank you for supporting my sport.
Supporting my Sport?
