2010

2009 Wrap Up

For every new year I create a new folder to contain all of my creative output.  It’s a strangely sentimental thing for me, and I always end up spending at least a few hours browsing through the ending year’s files.

There are quite a few projects that are waiting to be added to both this site and my portfolio.  Here are some of the highlights:

• ChuckKellySalonSpa.com – Design & Development – A Flash-based website for Chuck Kelly’s Gulfport salon.
• BuildingStudios.com – Design & Development – A simple site built upon Wordpress for Baton Rouge-based sound recording/production company The Building Studios.
• Vinnies.org – Design & Development – A Joomla! site for the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County.
• Neverthirstwater.org – Design & Development – Another Joomla! site built for Neverthirst, a charitable organization working to bring clean drinking water to the world.

Rules for Creation 2010

This year, while browsing through commercial projects and personal doodles, I began thinking about where I want to go from here.  It’s a whole new year and a perfect opportunity to adopt a new set of rules to live by.  Or, in this case, rules to create by.

The Rules:

• No physical products, with the exception of those that do exponentially — and measurably — more good than they cost.
• No products that make a person’s life easier, only those that make people’s lives distinctly better.
• No incremental improvements to existing products.
• Passion projects and creative outlets allowed so long as they come to some kind of fruition.
• No small ideas.

It’s my hope that by following these self-imposed guidelines, I’ll be able to develop more meaningful and positive projects in 2010.

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