http://imageco.com/blog Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:50:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few years ago my career went through a rough patch and I was laid off from my job as a web designer. My prospects for a new job were slim so I made the decision to start my own business but it was slow going and I ended up ... http://imageco.com/blog/2009/11/10/life-happens-while-youre-making-other-plans/ For me the hardest part of running a business isn't getting customers, it's getting the right customers. I do all of my marketing on the web so everybody that sees my website is a potential customer. I rarely meet people face-to-face so I have to rely on certain tells a ... http://imageco.com/blog/2009/11/04/21/ Can I get an order of fries with that logo? There seems to be a trend in the business world that has spilled over from the fast food industry, the package deal. Consumers love package deals almost as much as the marketers that come up with them. They offer the feeling ... http://imageco.com/blog/2009/11/04/happy-meal-logo-design/ I get an email about once a week from a student who's been given an assignment by their instructor to interview a working designer. The email I got today reads: I am a graphic design student at RIT and as an assignment we need to "interview" a designer. I was ... http://imageco.com/blog/2009/11/02/i-need-to-interview-a-designer-for-class/