by admin | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
It was 2007. The Indianapolis Colts were playing the Chicago Bears for the Super Bowl. More memorable than anything that happened during the game was what happened during halftime. The Artist Formerly Known as Prince electrified a worldwide audience of 140 million....
by admin | Feb 5, 2018 | Art, Educational, Praxis
Back in the 1970’s, Chevy was determined to make an impact in South America as a new market. They took one of their most popular models, the Chevy Nova, and began to pour money behind it in advertising. When it was finally released, sales were practically...
by admin | Feb 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
A reverse poem is a poem that is read forward with one meaning, and then, when read line by line in reverse, has a meaning in opposition to the original. For my reverse poem, I took the subject of education and told the story in two ways; the first of the traditional...
by admin | Feb 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I was interviewing to join Praxis, I was asked the most challenging question I’ve ever been asked to date. What do you believe that almost no one else believes? My thought immediately went to the tooth fairy. That’s a terrible answer. My next thought was flat...
by admin | Feb 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
On Sunday, Justin Timberlake will take to the Super Bowl Halftime stage for the first time since his controversial performance with Janet Jackson and his new album “Man Of The Woods” released today. I’ve held Justin in high regard as an artist for most of my life....
by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Today, I took part in my first hiring process. What I saw nearly saddened me. As I combed through the first 183 resumés, I found few applicants that had related experience. Actually, I found few resumés that didn’t have typos. The few that had experience made no...
by admin | Jan 30, 2018 | Art, Educational, Praxis, Video
Intro On January 1st, I started a personal challenge to showcase my ability to learn quickly. The challenge was to create a 30-second animated video advertisement for a business. I have a background in graphic design (AI, PS) but I had no other knowledge of animation....
by admin | Dec 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
From my experience, there seems to be some cloak and dagger to the word “manager”. I tend to get the perception that the manager is supposed to be someone like the wizard of Oz, only appearing to issue governance and authority from afar. This is not how I roll. Just...
by admin | Dec 15, 2017 | Praxis
In this exercise, I’m examining myself to determine my top three skills. A Critical Eye Most people can tell you when something looks bad or sounds bad. We’ve all seen enough generic clipart and bad websites to know that. I pride myself on knowing what works and what...
by admin | Dec 14, 2017 | Art, Educational, Photography
There are technical skills in photography; a photo needs to be properly exposed, photos have to be in focus, and so on. Then, there are social skills. I’m speaking from a wedding photographer’s perspective. My goal as I am taking portraits is to authentically capture...
