The ultimate Man Wall has arrived for your Man Cave. Great for showing off your manliness and superiority to other males. If you’ve got $15K laying around waiting to be spent, then this is the item for you.
It’s not like you’re getting ripped off, either. You get four TVs, a 1200-watt Panasonic 5.1 home theater, DVD player with 5-disc changer, iPod docking station, a keg-o-rator, microwave oven, two cigar humidors, 32-bottle wine rack and — get this — a 7-foot long sports ticker with its own computer built into it.
And lest you think the standard Man Wall just won’t cut it, the company can customize your Man Wall for you with more TVs, your favorite team’s colors, bigger sound system, and whatever else you can think of.
For all you freelance/side project aspiring people out there, here’s some good advice from the guys at 37signals.
Some have doubted our advice that you should hold on to your day job and start something on the side. They argue building a business requires such persistent effort that you need to devote all your time to it to do it right.
And it’s true that building a business requires plenty of time and effort. But the idea that you need to quit your job to do it right is misguided. If you quit your job, you shift everything. You don’t gain time, you lose it. You put a shot clock on your business. You box yourself into a position where you have to profit immediately or the whole thing goes under. You’ve got to make it work now or give up forever.
Hanging on to your day job gives you a longer period of time to build your idea. It lets you give a sustained effort over time. There’s no get rich quick option. You build it slowly, one day at a time.
Yes, you need to find time to do both your side business and your normal gig. But there’s always enough time if you spend it right. Instead of watching TV or playing Grand Theft Auto, work on your idea. Instead of going to bed at 10, go to bed at 11. We’re not talking about all-nighters or 16 hour days – we’re talking about squeezing out a few extra hours a week. That’s enough time to get something going and then keep giving it gas.
Let your side business evolve into a full-time business naturally. Go for organic growth. Start as a side project. Build it slowly. Keep putting time into it. As pickup of your project grows, then you can justify devoting more resources to it. Eventually, if everything goes according to plan, you’ll be able to quit your job and devote all your time to it (if that’s what you want). But doing so right out of the gate is putting the cart before the horse.
Think how evolution happens in nature. There aren’t huge leaps. Things incrementally change. That’s the model to shoot for.
I’ve had a couple more photo shoots and bookings the last couple weeks, as well as my first wedding client booked for October. I’m super duper excited about that. My next few shoots will finally be branching out to new locations. I need to keep practicing my camera skills though to advance…keep pushing myself.
Here a slideshow of a recent photo shoot in Old Towne Orange.
Floral typography is the technique that combines typography, calligraphy and lettering to create dynamic, “flourishing” designs. With the help of floral elements you can create very tempting and vivid artworks in which the typography seems to be shaped by plants and flowers. In this way you can convey your message in a very artistic way. In fact, various floral ornaments – which are the essential component of floral typography – can make the design stand out and help the artist to create inspiring, refreshing and thought-provoking pieces of art.
Below you’ll find a beautiful collection of floral typography. I wish I had the artist skills to create beautiful typography. I have a strong admiration for people that have strong illustration skills.
I’ve been a big fan of the Kindle for a while now, but alas I’m not able to drop that much money on a gadget…maybe some day. Part of me loves having the tangible feel of a real book, but the other part of me also loves the easy access and lower prices of a book that the Kindle offers. Time will tell if we actually turn into a “paperless” society which is one of the key selling points of the Kindle and being “green” friendly to the environment.
Last week Amazon upped their game with the bohemoth sized Kindle DX. It’s a supersized version that displays larger graphics and pages such as newspaper spreads and textbooks. One of the key target markets for the DX is the textbook market, you can have all your books in one device. Seems convenient, but with all the other gadgets in the market now I don’t know what college kid can drop $489 plus tax on a reading device. I think Amazon has an awesome invention with the Kindle, but we’ll have to see if the general public agrees and maybe it really will change the face of modern book publishing.
I am Adam Haas, this is my personal blog where I share the things that are going on in my life. I am a graphic designer and photographer. I am married to my beautiful wife Faith and father to three wonderful little girls. Hope you enjoy.
