Today, we feature Planet Argon, by Brian Middleton.
Painting Planet Argon, part 7
5 Dec 2012
Selling them on the switch
5 Dec 2012
“People don’t hate progress, they just prefer inertia. This stops them from buying your product even when it’s the logical choice.”
An interesting piece on the other factors going on in a potential customers head.
Painting Planet Argon, part 6
4 Dec 2012
…we’re proud to announce the continuation of our Painting Planet Argon series.
Today, we feature Planet Argon, by Annie Cocchia.
Xmas tree
30 Nov 2012
Short time-lapse of a few argonistas starting to decorate the 2012 studio tree.
Using Social Media
25 Nov 2012
An insightful look at how to leverage social media in the new economy.
RIP Juan (and Skinny Pete)
16 Nov 2012
Juan was one of our closest friends. He was an important figure across the past three studio locations we’ve resided. Sadly, he’s no more.
While alive, Juan would never have agreed to allow us to share such an intimate moment with the public… but this is how we’ll always remember him. On his death bed, he whispered, “Tell them. No. Show them. Show them what I did. Let them learn from my mistakes.”
We invite you to meet all of our green friends.
Good bye, Juan. :*(
Avoid stupidity
17 Oct 2012
Try to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.
On Rephrasing Problems
3 Oct 2012
Phrasing your problem as a question immediately gets your mind working on solutions rather than on the pragmatics associated with the project. For example, “Find new markets for XYZ” can easily be rephrased as “How can we expose more potential customers to XYZ?”
Rephrasing problems into questions (that have a clear objective) can have a drastic impact on the conversation we're having.
Where are all the women?
1 Oct 2012
“I have a four-year-old daughter and I want her to think that anything is possible, that no career in out of bounds,” she says. “If any other comparable industry had a female workforce of only 17% there would be an outcry.”
Enjoyed this article... but got a chuckle from, ""Developers tend to be good, straightforward sorts with a refreshing lack of ego, who genuinely enjoy collaborating."
Portland the best city in the country (for developers)?
25 Sep 2012
The folks over at "appfog":http://appfog.com/ have put together an extensive argument for why Portland could be the best city in the United States for developers.... and covered a lot of compelling things related to the local developer ecosystem.
Having said that... they missed everything around Portland that makes me stay in the area. All the hiking within "60 miles of Portland":http://www.amazon.com/60-Hikes-Within-Miles-Including/dp/0897329759 (there are even several trails within the city limits!), all of the rivers for kayaking, windsurfing, the snow resorts, all of the camping and backpacking that we can explore... etc.
Outside of getting immersed into your craft, it's nice to get out of the city to ponder those technical challenges while on a hike.