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Links: 2008-04-18
April 18th, 2008 |Five Words You Can Cut: Blogged about this in the past… cut modifiers such as “really, very, much” is a good start. I use “just,” but more to add “conversation” to writing. If it’s an article or something formal, I omit it. [Link: John] 35 Essential Elements for [...]
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Links: 2008-04-04
April 4th, 2008 |Can’t get the media to do a write up? Perhaps, guilty of one of these angry journalist complaints? Work on a site with a team [Google edition] [Yahoo edition] [Microsoft Live edition]. This tool comes in handy when you’re working with a team on a Web site and [...]
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10 Overused Game Journalism Cliches
March 30th, 2008 |When I first started doing casual game reviews, praising or picking apart a game came easy. Now, when writing game reviews, I feel like I’ve said it all before. The top 10 game journalism cliches captures the challenges game reviewers face. Here is the list along with my comments. Top ten lists: I rarely do this. [...]
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Links: 2008-03-28
March 28th, 2008 |Professional lexicographer Erin McKean is behind Dictionary Evangelist and Verbatim Magazine. I’ve heard great things about her TED speech on redefining the dictionary. Insanely Creative Portfolios from around the Web: Collection of design portfolios. Worried about iPod or iPhone theft? With Hideapod, put it inside [...]
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Links: 2008-03-19
March 19th, 2008 |Early links. Spring break. Loads of offline resources for design inspiration. TypeFlash: Enter text, pick a typeface, modify it, and have fun. My youngest kept wanting to return to this site to see his name in different designs and colors. I told him we have lots more to explore! [...]
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Links: 2008-03-07
March 7th, 2008 |Freelance Writing Fees: Anne Wayman has great series of articles to help writers with their fees. Unfortunately, writers won’t find a straight answer and it’s up to us to figure out our fees. But resources like this can help with the process. 70 logo design resources: I love [...]
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Links: 2008-02-29
February 29th, 2008 |Wow. Not often I get to write February 29. Glad it falls on a Friday so I can use it in my links title. Speaking of February 29, here is a link to Google’s leap year research results page. Deciphering Food Expiration Dates: I’m somewhat of a [...]
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Links: 2008-02-15
February 15th, 2008 |FolderShare: free service from Microsoft that makes it easier to manage files between two computers. 10 Ways to Make Your Words Captivate Here Comes another Bubble: Video with captions — a well-done take off of one of my favorite songs ever… “We Didn’t Start the [...]
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Writing Tip: Ducking ‘Is’ and ‘There’
January 30th, 2008 |In reading articles and books — over time, I’ve learned to try to avoid beginning a sentence with “There” and using “is” or “are.” Doing this enriches your writing and encourages you to find more interesting verbs. Write and Drop or Substitute When I catch myself writing, “There are…” or “There is…” I complete the sentence. For [...]
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175 Data Visualization Resources Logo
January 24th, 2008 |Thanks to the 007 of Dashboards (Dashboard Spy) for creating the 175 The Ultimate List logo. You’re welcome to steal the logo. 175+ Data and Information Visualization Examples and Resources post is the inspiration for the logo.
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