Francesco
@fran
Francesco
Practical things you can do to make your text clearer.
Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
I... See more
Open two copies of the same document and put them side-by-side. Edit in one, while referring to the other.
Rewrite your first draft using this rule: no significant words from the first draft are allowed in the second draft.
If your sentence has more than two commas in it, it’s probably too long.
I... See more
gilest.org: Clarity hacks
We’re not talking enough about why freelance social media managers are everywhere. They grew by about a third in Europe since the pandemic. Tell me that growth is not also fuelled by millions of entrepreneurs realising that social media are addictive poison or simply meaningless, but their livelihoods still require a presence there so they gave
... See moreWe, humans, are far from anything like machines.
The sole purpose of a machine is to power on and work until it breaks down eventually.
For us humans, work is only a part of our overall life.
We have hobbies, relationships, and recreational activities that we need tending to.
Without these, we can only go so far before we break down and spiral into... See more
The sole purpose of a machine is to power on and work until it breaks down eventually.
For us humans, work is only a part of our overall life.
We have hobbies, relationships, and recreational activities that we need tending to.
Without these, we can only go so far before we break down and spiral into... See more
I’m guilty of treating myself like a machine sometimes even though I know this is true.
A candidate just pulled a brilliant salary negotiation move:
Most ppl: “If you don’t increase my salary to $X, I won’t join.”
This candidate: “I’m going to join, even if you don’t increase my salary to $X, but I’d LOVE if you did!”
She got the full salary... See more
What a great way to come across, motivated, confident, yet secretly manipulating the employer into giving you the increase
Viewport - Showcase Your Design Process with Ease
viewport.co
Might be useful for a potential interactive portfolio in the future
You’re paying for our creativity, for our ability to create order from chaos, to communicate your message, not for the time we need to solve your specific problem. The time it takes is our burden, not yours (so long as we meet deadlines). Is a brilliant logo worth less because we had the idea during our initial meeting? Is it worth more because we
... See moreBonnie Siegler • Dear Client: This Book Will Teach You How to Get What You Want from Creative People
Insecure hiring managers are afraid to hire people who are particularly strong
Makes logical sense
One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe... See more
Bx.comNeo Neo
neoneo.ch
this might just be my new fav studio