Back in October I played videographer for the Maine Forensic Association at a presentation to the Maine School Management Association. It was MSMA’s Fall conference in Augusta, Maine and we wanted to show them that every middle and high school in Maine should be rocking the suits, tubs, and binders. I finally finished editing the [...]

Turns out (and I can finally admit this in writing now that I have a job), freelance work is not my favorite way to make a living. To some extent, though, every graphic designer has to complete some sort of freelance to build a healthy career. How do I know this? When I graduated from my program, [...]

EVETarts needed to advertise their run of Trajectories: Part 1, based on interviews of real Iraq War veterans. One of the interview subjects provided images from his experience. Hannah at EVET requested a clean but evocative poster and banner. Tickets for the Boston show are on sale now. Client: EVETarts, a physical theater company based in Boston [...]

Done and done. I just signed a job offer agreement with a large research company started and based in southern Maine. As of September, I’ll be technical writing once again! Here’s to the end of worry about money, understanding the vague unemployment rules, and whether people see me as a lazy schmuck. Here’s to the [...]

Today the Bangor Daily News reported that “Maine students say school does not challenge them.” My short response: duh. I graduated from high school 11 years ago and I felt unchallenged then. This isn’t a new phenomenon, but I’m pleased that Maine officials are starting to articulate accurately where our educational gaps are. (Let’s set aside [...]

Until recently I was adamantly against including an objective statement in any resume. I had never heard of anyone benefiting from an objective statement; actually I heard plenty of warnings that objective statements could be one of the first things to kill your chances at a job. And most textbooks do such a poor job [...]