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Personal Development Website for Dads
I must confess, I made this website for dads because I wanted to show off all the cool tricks I can do as a blogger. For years, I have been blogging on other people's websites, and designing fantastic interactive experiences for clients. Until I made BeTheBetterDad.com, I didn't have a pretty palace to call my own on the Internet. So I made one. This project came out of a deep investigation during Pioneer Nation into what I could talk about that would [...]
Making a Montage Video
Video is about moments. The emotional power of a moment is incredible. For a powerful moment, anyone will stop what they are doing and pay attention. Collecting moments, however - that can be a challenge. During one of The Aware Show's interview summits on Light Therapy, there were plenty of moments, spread over more than ten hours of video content. Plenty of people would happily pay for accessing the premium video content in The Academy of Light Therapy, but first, [...]
A New Personal Development Website for Fathers
After working on it for more than a year, I've finally launched my new blog! This project is a culmination of 2 years of investigation. When I went to Pioneer Nation in 2014, I had just come back from Costa Rica, and I was trying to figure out some way to brand myself beyond the 'web designer in tropical paradise' thing I had been riding. It turns out, I wasn't that good at maintaining a brand like that. It's hard to [...]
Social Media Shareable Image Design
Here are some images I have designed. Follow Caelan's board Social Media Graphic Design on Pinterest. People share things that make them feel valuable to their audience. When designing a social media image, there are 5 main considerations: It has to look pretty. It has to be the correct dimensions to look good on the platform. It has to clearly convey a single idea. It should create an emotional reaction in the viewer. It can direct attention to a destination or [...]
The Year of The Hanged Man
The Hanged Man (Trump XII) is a card of opposites, paradox, waiting, and patience. This is the card for my 38th year. Every year I draw a tarot card for my birthday. Reviewing the cards I've drawn in the past, and the years I've had alongside them, allows me to view my own life through the lens of the Hero's Journey, which is really the story of the Major Arcana. The Trumps, 22 in number, all symbolically represent the stages of the mystical [...]
New Years Resolutions 2016
Ordering two cups of coffee, my wife and I sat down for one of our most cherished rituals of the year. We had our favorite notebooks, with the pens that made us feel powerful when we wrote across the page, and together we wrote our New Year’s Resolutions. Yesterday’s Annual Review helped me calibrate myself for the year I want to have, and these resolutions are the habits I will use to become the person I want to be. 2016 New Year’s Resolutions [...]