Drew Schug Industries

Recommended for my Art 366 design class and for any print designer looking to make a change to web design.
Oh yeah and it’s free. Thank you Mr. Zeldman.

Taking Your Talents To The Web by Jeffery Zeldman

HATCH SHOW PRINT: NASHVILLE’S LEGENDARY POSTER SHOP

Reception Thursday, January 21 from 7 to 9 pm

The Helen E. Copeland Gallery is excited to announce a month-long exhibition of letterpress posters from the legendary Hatch Show Print. Truly an American treasure, the print shop is located literally around the corner from the original Grand Ole Opry building in Nashville, Tennessee. This working letterpress and design shop has been in operation since 1879 producing promotional posters for recording artists and advertisers alike. On display are 40 color prints including those for concerts by music legends such as Johnny Cash, Dolly Patron, Hank Williams and Elvis Presley as well as more contemporary artists like Frank Black. The exhibition also displays several samples of classic advertising posters created for county fairs and 50’s travel trailers, which incorporate large woodblock printing techniques. Sponsored by the Graphic Design program in the MSU School of Art, the exhibition will run from January 11 to February 12, 2010. There will be an evening reception open to the public on Thursday, January 21st from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.

(via Jeffry Conger)

Tomorrow I am going to write a blog post about procrastination. Watch for it.

A few years ago I was home visiting my parents one weekend. My mother asked me why I hadn’t been to church in a while and why I didn’t like going. To which I frankly replied, “because I don’t get anything out of it”. Her humble response has stuck with me through the years. “I don’t go to get something out of it, I go to give”.

If you truly heard those words, that statement is pretty powerful. It is timeless for any relationship. Whether you are going to church, married, or with your business relationships. If you are going into a relationship with the idea to get something out of it you will more than likely feel dissatisfied with the outcome. But when you give, you receive back more than you could ever imagine.

For business I go into every relationship to build a better outcome and give what I would hope for as a business owner. For my personal life, at times it almost takes more work but I try every day to give more than I receive.

What are you giving to your relationships?

I was at the Montana State University campus on Thursday prepping for my upcoming class and snuck a peak at this upcoming exhibit. I must say that I am looking forward to the American Letterpress showing at the Helen E. Copeland Gallery (School of Art Building) showing this month. American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print features fantastic posters from Nashville Tennessee made precisely the way Gutenberg intended. Truly a remarkable exhibit and a must-see for any graphic designer, art admirer or lover of typography.

Below is a quick documentary about the press itself.

As I meet with clients and discuss options for helping them with their websites. Thoughts come to mind that I usually try to convey as I picture their website as my own.

• I would invest more money in people then tools.
• I would look at how to integrate my company’s mission statement, business plan, goals and objectives into the website.
• I would decide the goals of my website before the redesign.
• I would be open to new ideas.
• I would invest time in communities, social media and online conversations.
• I would design the website for people and code it for search engines.
• I would focus my website on the end user’s needs, not my wants.
• I would realize that a website is a living breathing entity, otherwise it might be dead.
• I would do web analysis to figure out Key Performance Indicators of my current site so that I can make educated decisions before implementing new features.

What would you do differently?

I am excited to announce that I will be teaching the ART-366 at Montana State University for the Spring ’10 semester. The class covers teaching web design to future graphic designers. It is a great honor and I am deeply humbled at the opportunity to teach at my alma mater.

I’vr started posting more items to my blog/lifestream recently. It’s exciting and I feel a bit of pressure. But Here are my Top 3 Goals for 2010.

1. More Visits : I have not written as much recently. With more content, hopefully more readership
2. More Website Conversions : With the new web site and the new blog, I am hoping to make more connections and increase business.
3. Contribute to the Community : I plan on contributing to other blogs and forums to become a more active member of the internet community.

What are your goals are for 2010?

As 2010 fast approaches, it’s time to do some reflection on what can be improved in life. Here are 3 things that need to be resolved. What are yours?

1. Create business and family mission statements
2. Spend more quality time with family and friends
3. Treat my work relationships as friendships so that they are strengthened throughout the year and a lifetime

Thanks to all the people in our lives this year. We truly appreciate all the friendships we have made and the ones we have continued to enjoy. We are truly thankful.