http://www.angiemckaig.com/ design. geekery. business. culture. en-us angie@angiemckaig.com Copyright 2009 2008-10-07T15:47:46-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/10/07/how_life_taught_me_about_business/ The most valuable lessons I've ever learned in my life, I've learned in the past five years. Guess all those folks who talk about getting wiser as you get older might be on to something. The greatest thing about these life lessons? They apply anywhere, baby. But I find they're particularly helpful in business. 2162@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-10-07T15:47:46-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/09/05/do_you_market_to_small_businesses/ If you offer services to small businesses and would like to extend your expertise to my readership in exchange for publicity and exposure to potential clients, read on. :) 2148@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-09-05T12:01:00-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/06/24/eye_candy_03/ This edition of eye candy includes some incredible animal photography (all the way from simplistic shallow-DOF-film work to brilliantly lit, highly stylized studio shots), of course some portraits, since that's my first love, rounded out with a new book by Philip Toledano and a funeral procession that will haunt you. 2114@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-06-24T11:35:53-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/06/18/fear_vs_protecting_children/ When it comes to the debate between fear vs. protecting "the children", you'll be hard pressed to find a more vocal group than photographers, both enthusiastic amateur and pro alike, who shoot kids and post their pictures to Flickr. 2113@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-06-18T21:10:49-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/05/23/eye_candy_02/ This installment: surreal landscapes (Kiim Keever), surreal dreamscapes (Bernd Preiml and Joshua Hoffine), awesome commercial work (Clay Stang) and thoughtful social commentary (Liu Bolin). You'll love these photographers. 2109@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-05-23T16:38:40-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/05/16/looking_for_newbie_questions/ All things being equal, these questions are almost always the same. So much so that I've come up with a standard "rap" of sorts that I use to answer these questions. But I'm looking to compile a list of these questions so that I can come up with a rap for ALL of them, thereby saving myself work in the future. :) Help! 2106@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-05-16T11:53:23-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/05/08/eye_candy_01/ I spend a great deal of my time looking at photography these days, and am always running across fantastic photographers whose work I adore. Rather than polluting the Links list with millions of photographer's web sites, I'm going to collect them and occasionally put them together into an "eye candy" post. 2096@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-05-08T12:34:54-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/04/30/why_your_web_site_needs_to_be_simplified/ During my years as a UX designer, I've often been viewed as the "downer" - the naysayer, the one who wants to "take away features" or "prevent marketing from doing something really cool". But the one thing I haven't spent enough time explaining is why I harp on this so. 2095@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ why I harp on this so.]]> 2008-04-30T14:35:08-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/04/25/oh_the_masses/ Heather Morton chats a bit about a new site, WhatIsn'tArt, and more specifically a quote from Thomas Kinkade (arguing that "art", as the "art world" knows it, is elitist and anything that's popular with the masses can't possibly be art, or so "they" say). She asks: "I'm not sure Kinkade's democratization of Art serves any real benefit, do you?" 2087@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-04-25T09:16:12-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/03/11/welcome_to_the_2008_version/ Well, folks, the new site is mostly done - a few things to clean up here and there, but mostly we're good to go. Inside: a look at what's new, what's hot, what's not, and why you should never glue your eyeballs to a computer screen. Go on. You know you want to know. 2032@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ 2008-03-11T13:37:30-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/02/28/still_under_development/ Remember when you didn't launch a redesign until it was all done? Well, baby, those days are over, and I'm still working on getting angiemckaig.com back on a paying basis. 2014@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ Assorted Sweets 2008-02-28T18:05:31-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2008/02/19/please_mind_the_mess/ How did it get so dusty in here? And hear those echoes? That's the sound of a lack of an audience... thanks to a year's worth of neglect. Bear with me, folks, as I try to sweep up the mess and get this site in working order again. (Hide your eyes - there may be large fragments mixed in with the dust.) A brand new shiny angiemckaig.com is coming. 2002@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ Assorted Sweets 2008-02-19T20:35:37-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2007/05/02/i_am_not_happy_about_this/ 1986@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ FlickrFeed 2007-05-02T00:55:14-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2007/04/11/assorted_sweets/ The Top Ten '80s Robots (We Expected to Exist By Now) I agree wholeheartedly about K.I.T.T. and Johnny Five ("your momma was a snowblower!") - but Transformers? Come. On. Lovely teeny iconsUnder a Creative Commons license, no less - see the site for details. Yum. Vector Packs Impressive selection of vector packs, great for quick design elements in your designs. Opera Browser WikiI found all kinds of useful stuff here. If you're a dedicated Opera user, you'll want to bookmark this for sure.... 1985@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ Assorted Sweets 2007-04-11T10:48:32-05:00 http://www.angiemckaig.com/archives/2007/04/10/chapel_toronto_necropolis/ 1984@http://www.angiemckaig.com/ FlickrFeed 2007-04-10T22:10:47-05:00