by cityworks | Jun 12, 2013 | Word Choice, Commentary
What do these folks have in common? We’ll let you know later this week. President John F. Kennedy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. President Ronald Reagan Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952 Labor and...
by cityworks | Jun 6, 2013 | Words, Commentary
Words make the world go round and societies function. We rely heavily on words. We use words to communicate with each other, to direct us, to instruct us, to describe something, to name something, just to name a few. Can you imagine how different and extremely...
by cityworks | Apr 9, 2013 | Public Speaking, Commentary
If most people remember last October’s first presidential debate at all, it’s probably for President Obama’s oddly lackluster performance. But for those who closely track political, technological and sociological changes, the night was a watershed moment in...
by cityworks | May 28, 2014 | Commentary, Visual Communications
No. Here’s why. Clip art and stock photography are readily available for purchase and can be used by anyone for anything. For companies that sell clip art and stock photography to make money, the images need to be generic so that they are attractive to the widest...
by cityworks | May 16, 2014 | Commentary, Visual Communications
Because they just are. It is important to be clear about what your main idea is when communicating, because your audience has limited time and is bombarded daily with information. So, you need to make sure that you grab their attention. And, once you have it, make...
by cityworks | May 7, 2014 | Commentary, Visual Communications
In a time not so long ago – let’s say the 1950’s “copy” – lived by itself. When “copy” was darn good and ready, it asked “art” to stand by its side. It wasn’t a marriage made in heaven as all the decisions about their life together had been...
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