While the economy has presented it’s fair share of problems for companies in the Jacksonville area, there is still a relatively solid demand for talented web designers and programmers. People with the ability to design properly for the web, hand-code semantic and W3C compliant sites. This is an open call for any out there looking for a job and the right environment to grow their skill-sets.

Just wanted to let people know about another project I’ve released through Thought & Theory called EMPRNT. It’s a platform for us to review books, showoff bookshelves, showcase new book releases and more.

Economic downturns, corporate politics, cold clients, presidential elections, technology wars, terrorists, fuel costs, sustainability, and not to mention, the outright competitive nature of advertising and design… all can derail even the most confident player.

The environment will always vary. One factor can help steady the bus. The work.

The Robin Shepherd Group presents two dozen posters from the Agency’s past, plus a brand-new collection to kick-start the future. Featuring work from clients paying and pro bono, by employees current and former, and for causes commercial and charitable.

Ira Glass goes over the normal phases of the creative process. Really inspiring stuff, especially for beginning designers.