May 2012
Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? →
danharmon:
Kids: A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
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Morgan Missen: How to Tell if Your Tech Salary is... →
morganmissen:
Most people have no idea what the market rate or prevailing wage is for their profession and career level, much less where they fall on the pay scale.
I’m tired of fluffy unvetted career advice, so I’ve sourced and linked to ten ways you can determine what other people with your job are paid.
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Surviving Design Projects: Situation: No Time to... →
survivingdesignprojects:
“Just get some rough ideas down by tomorrow, OK?”
Forces outside the design team establish an unreasonable schedule for producing design ideas.
The effect: Designers confronted with this situation will resent the project team if forced to prepare outputs without sufficient time. If they…
Surviving Design Projects: Situation: Poorly... →
survivingdesignprojects:
“I hate to put you on the spot, but…”
Project stakeholders do not understand the design work because the design team hasn’t assembled a meaningful narrative. Designers may have been asked to present concepts without sufficient notice, or the design team neglected to anticipate questions from…
Surviving Design Projects: Situation: Excluded... →
survivingdesignprojects:
“It’s a shame she’s not in the meeting. All these action items are for her.”
The people responsible for delivering and executing are not included in the planning process.
The effect: Project teams spend more time reconciling plans (or easing the anxiety of the producers) than necessary.
The…