<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113</id><updated>2008-06-16T14:49:14.907-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A Passion for Creativity ~ Design Blog</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-1069017682379966321</id><published>2008-06-13T11:48:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-13T11:59:31.699-04:00</updated><title type='text'>it’s not the medium, but the message</title><summary type='text'>
Sorry if I seem like I’m up on a soap box, but hey... that's just me!  I find too often people get caught up in things and miss what's really important. As I commented before with it’s just a tool, the camera you use doesn't matter, it’s what you’ve seen that you captured that matters. And photo editing software doesn't make a difference, if you don't have both the vision and the skill with </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2008/06/its-not-medium-but-message.html' title='it’s not the medium, but the message'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=1069017682379966321' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/1069017682379966321'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/1069017682379966321'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-8643319755802531195</id><published>2008-05-15T09:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-13T11:48:19.397-04:00</updated><title type='text'>it’s just a tool</title><summary type='text'>
I created and posted this quite some time ago over on Flickr but just recently thought to post it here...

When I first posted this it was to make a bit of a personal statement about cameras. I had someone asking about one of my photographs, he was very impressed with the shot, the lighting, etc, etc., and he went on to say he figured I must have been using a pretty fancy camera. He was </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2008/06/i-created-and-posted-this-quite-some.html' title='it’s just a tool'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=8643319755802531195' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/8643319755802531195'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/8643319755802531195'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-4235188933306326789</id><published>2007-07-31T17:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-20T12:28:44.840-04:00</updated><title type='text'>So You’re On-line! Now What? Search Engine Optimization!</title><summary type='text'>
In the rush to get on-line many companies don’t take in to account the need for Search Engine Optimization. Without proper optimization you’re just throwing your Web site On-line and hoping it lands where it will be seen... kind of sounds like something we used to do as kids! :-)

Go on to Google, or your favourite Search Engine, right now and pretend you are a potential client or customer of </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2007/07/so-youre-on-line-now-what-search-engine.html' title='So You’re On-line! Now What? &lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;Search Engine Optimization!&lt;/i&gt;'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=4235188933306326789' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/4235188933306326789'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/4235188933306326789'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-7822976575354311193</id><published>2007-07-27T16:28:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-20T03:18:21.333-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Reaching out to clients over the Internet</title><summary type='text'>Update: Planning is moving forward on these seminars, and I hope to announce the first dates in the coming weeks. Seminars will be targeted to Businesses first, followed later on with Seminars for the General Public. Seminars will be broken up as follows: 
Upcoming Business Seminars: October Dates TBA

Reaching out to clients over the Internet... there is an easier way!
Learning Seminars on </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2007/08/reaching-out-to-clients-over-internet.html' title='Reaching out to clients over the Internet'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=7822976575354311193' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/7822976575354311193'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/7822976575354311193'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-8457989113914206415</id><published>2007-04-27T16:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-20T03:20:02.539-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Learning to Adapt to a Digital Lifestyle</title><summary type='text'>
new update: Introductory Seminar for Businesses
* see the update in the next post.
In adapting to a digital lifestyle, I keep hearing people say “it's too difficult”, or “I'm too old to get in to that”. I've always felt you're never too old to learn something new, especially with all that is going on these days with the internet and blogging, photo sharing, digital photography, VoIP (long </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2007/04/learning-to-adapt-to-digital-lifestyle_27.html' title='Learning to Adapt to a Digital Lifestyle'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=8457989113914206415' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/8457989113914206415'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/8457989113914206415'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-2142452650151242070</id><published>2007-04-26T13:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-20T03:21:00.370-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Surfing Statistics in Canada</title><summary type='text'>
I've been reading some rather interesting statistics lately about Internet usage in Canada. If you have, or are considering an internet presence of any kind, you should consider these statistics.It's been noted for many years that Canada is one of the most on-line countries in the world, but according to a recent survey by comScore Networks, Canadians spend more time online than any other </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2007/04/surfing-statistics-in-canada.html' title='Surfing Statistics in Canada'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=2142452650151242070' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/2142452650151242070'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/2142452650151242070'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-116542848861495690</id><published>2006-12-06T13:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-08-01T14:21:43.775-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Too Much Junk Mail?</title><summary type='text'>
I deleted over 2000 junk e-mails one morning last week! I have junk/spam filters in place that catch a lot of junk mail, and my ISP also has filters that I use, but this doesn't prevent all junk/spam from getting through. It does however, prevent some real emails from getting through! It came to my attention recently that some e-mails have not been able to penetrate these filters, and were </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/12/too-much-junk-mail.html' title='Too Much Junk Mail?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=116542848861495690' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/116542848861495690'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/116542848861495690'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-114988112976576625</id><published>2006-06-20T15:25:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-06-24T18:18:24.153-04:00</updated><title type='text'>NO!SPEC</title><summary type='text'>Speculative work hurts designers, clients and the business of graphic design!
Recently, a group of Graphic Designers got together to create the NO!SPEC initiative. This group and its supporters are trying to educate both the creative and business communities about speculative work and contests and how it can hurt not only designers but the clients themselves. The NO!SPEC web site can be found at </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/06/nospec.html' title='NO!SPEC'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=114988112976576625' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/114988112976576625'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/114988112976576625'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-114356671658429629</id><published>2006-03-28T11:06:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-04-07T13:08:30.256-04:00</updated><title type='text'>SEO - the proof is in the results!</title><summary type='text'>Results are what count in Search Engine Optimization. If a company providing services in improving the ranking of your web site can't show that their own web site gets high rankings, and that they have clients who have achieved high rankings, then where's the proof?

  If you are looking for a company to improve your rankings on Google, Yahoo or MSN, look no further! Take a look at the following </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/03/seo-proof-is-in-results.html' title='SEO - the &lt;i&gt;proof&lt;/i&gt; is in the &lt;b&gt;results&lt;/b&gt;!'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=114356671658429629' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/114356671658429629'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/114356671658429629'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-114365202238788162</id><published>2006-02-28T11:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-06-09T16:53:51.346-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Project Rescue</title><summary type='text'>Project Rescue, is where I leap on to my trusty white steed and charge to the rescue... arriving at your office in full armour, just in time to save the damsel in distress who has been locked away in the tower until she comes up with the new and improved company newsletter, or marketing materials or even the company web site!

  Okay... so I exaggerate; let's skip the trusty white steed and the </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/02/project-rescue.html' title='Project Rescue'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=114365202238788162' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/114365202238788162'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/114365202238788162'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-113651293876926763</id><published>2006-01-05T19:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-30T08:39:18.480-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Search Engine Optimization - moving to the head of the line</title><summary type='text'>Over the past few years I have done a lot of research and testing with Search Engine Optimization (SEO). SEO is either a hot topic of interest to a web site owners, or a web site owner doesn't see the true value of web site optimization. So, let me explain a few things and possibly dispell a few myths.

  Search Engine Optimization is the process of setting your web site up so that it appears </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/01/search-engine-optimization-moving-to.html' title='Search Engine Optimization - &lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;moving to the head of the line&lt;/i&gt;'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=113651293876926763' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113651293876926763'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113651293876926763'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-113649657914560196</id><published>2006-01-04T18:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-30T08:39:48.233-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Web Site Litmus Test</title><summary type='text'>How well does your web site provide information to it’s visitors? Try these Litmus Tests on your web site. A visitor to your site should be able to answer all or most of these questions: 
        The 
          Home Page Litmus test:
    
      
         
         What 
            site is this and what is it for? Why should I be here and not somewhere 
            else?
        
         What 
</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/01/web-site-litmus-test.html' title='Web Site Litmus Test'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=113649657914560196' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113649657914560196'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113649657914560196'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-113649654062619222</id><published>2006-01-03T19:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-30T08:41:45.313-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Print Design - Print options: four colour process, spot colour or B&amp;W</title><summary type='text'>When 
          planning your next Print Project its always a good idea to consult 
          with your designer and/or printer in advance as to how the job will 
          be printed. Four colour process, spot colour and B&amp;W are not all 
          created equal, and with proper planning money can be saved! 
          Four 
          colour process printing, mixing four colours (CMYK) to create </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/01/print-design-print-options-four-colour.html' title='Print Design - Print options: four colour process, spot colour or B&amp;amp;W'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=113649654062619222' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113649654062619222'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113649654062619222'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20556113.post-113649649686960690</id><published>2006-01-02T12:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-03-30T08:42:14.140-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Web Design - Build it and they will come?</title><summary type='text'>A 
          lot of individuals or companies, small and large, choose to go on-line 
          with very little thought given to the impression their on-line presence 
          has  Build it and they will come. Having a web site, 
          though, is like having a virtual salesperson  someone who is able 
          to get into any home, office or company  anywhere in the world. 
          </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://apassionforcreativity.luckham.ca/2006/01/web-design-build-it-and-they-will-come.html' title='Web Design - Build it and they will come?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20556113&amp;postID=113649649686960690' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://apassionforcreativity.dedicateddesktop.com/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113649649686960690'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20556113/posts/default/113649649686960690'/><author><name>Julian</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16359569204580333552</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author></entry></feed>