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I picked up the September 2010 issue of Wired Magazine and was struck by the amazing cover story and (design!). It boldly declares that the “Web is Dead!” For those of you who would like my take and synopsis, please read on. (Link at end of this blog post). The basic premise of the article [...] I’m a teacher and designer offering a free online course for people interested in developing skills in areas like Graphic Design and Marketing. I’m offering the course to people who are not artists, but who have “artistic” or “artsy” tendencies and would like to develop some materials to promote themselves, their business or their organization. [...] It’s amazing to think about the importance of Photoshop in my life. As a graphic designer I have fired up Photoshop nearly every day for the last ten years, and for a few years prior to that, friends were doing the “firing up” and I was just along for the amazing ride. In 1996, with [...] Thank you for your interest – please note that this course took place in summer 2010. Many thanks to all who participated! _ _ _ _ _ Mike Simpson is offering a free online course. The topic is “Do It Yourself” Graphics and Marketing. iDIY and uCan too! You are invited to participate! (Printable PDF [...] Recently I was considering renewing my subscription to Kaspersky’s Internet Security Software after getting a freebie year on a promo disc. I had been happy with the protection I got. Prior to that I had used Zonelabs’ Internet Security Suite for a number of years. A friend uses Norton by Symantec but I always suspected [...] Recently some clients and students have expressed interest in creating their own blogs. They’ve asked me how they should go about it. It seems I often start with a recommendation to consider using WordPress. It’s the most common blog software and it can also be used to host a static traditional website. I’ll run through [...] |
Mike Simpson is a teacher, writer, musician and designer from Toronto, Canada. He is a new media enthusiast and has been "strongandfree" since 1996. Mike is working on new graphic design, developing websites and multimedia, and leading training workshops on weekends. Check out Strong+Free for his Design and Media work. Check out Mike's Edu-Tech Workshop site. Please contact him at this address: mike | strongandfree.ca 
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