Managing a marathon project.
Can we talk about the Marathon Project? You know the one: It encompasses a lot of work over a lengthy period, perhaps 6 months or more. It has a lot of moving parts. It’s tricky to plan and schedule. It requires ...
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Dynamic content for a dynamic client.
I love those situations when doing great work for one client leads to doing great work for another ... As I was developing online content for a new portfolio website for my super-talented client Evi Abeler, she connected me with designer ...
A nice bit of recognition.
In December, I submitted my writing for Edible Ohio Valley to the Bert Greene Awards for food journalism sponsored by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. It was kind of a lark, but I figured, "Why not?" This week, the IACP ...
How to improve your brainstorming.
If there's one thing I miss most about working in an office with a team, it's the buzz of kicking ideas around with a few colleagues. Those spontaneous hallway conversations: "What would happen if we ...?" "What if ...?" For those ...
Big new project for 2014: A cookbook!
I'm very excited to lift the lid on a project I'm cooking up for 2014 ... a cookbook! Since last summer, I've been flirting with the idea of writing a cookbook. An opportunity that arose in August didn't quite pan out, ...
My, how this year has flown!
Are you startled by the fact that it’s December? Scratching your head at how quickly the year’s gone by? Me too. One way that I’m able to make sense of time’s flight is to look back at the year that’s passing, to ...
Hey, summer: where’d ya go?
Do you ever fall asleep on an airplane only to wake up when the wheels hit the tarmac? In a mental fog, you’re thoroughly flummoxed by the realization that you’ve arrived at your destination. I feel the same way as I ...
New work: The serendipity of ideas.
Ever wonder why you come up with the best ideas when you're not consciously trying to ... like, in the shower or behind the wheel? (Me, I get my best ideas while I'm walking our dog). It seems random, right? Turns out, ...
New work: Summer vegetable recipes for Cincinnati Enquirer.
Ahhh ... summer. Funny how Mother Nature syncs our appetites with seasonally available produce. Right now, tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, melons — they're all abundant in our farmers' markets, and these are the foods we crave during hot weather. The August 28 ...
Beautiful food packaging design.
Recently, my colleagues at HOW asked me to create a feature story for HOWdesign.com about beautiful food package design. The pleasure was all mine, since the project combines two subjects I love: food and design. The featured works included a range ...