Work – Jamie Maing

September 3, 2010

Enjoying Work Means Less Need To Entertain

In thinking ahead about employee values pertaining to their job, I began to ask myself what would be an ideal job? Of course, the easy answer is "It would be different for everyone". Some want money, some want power, some want stability and benefits. But on a deeper level, self fulfillment, self accomplishment, and pleasure is what everyone ultimately wants from their everyday life.

April 21, 2010

What it Means to Say “No” to a Freelance Project

As designers or developers, having clients and company's come to you for your expertise and skill is a very fulfilling feeling. One that is hard to pass up especially if your day job is freelancing. When you say no to a freelance project, sure, it means the usual negative connotations (which I won't list here because I'm sure you can think of a few already).

March 7, 2010

6 Ways to Speed Up Your Design Process

So far as I can see this probably applies more so for those who currently work in a large company of corporate environment, but feel free to read on nonetheless. Having worked for BMO Financial Group for a few years now I found there was a lot of repetition in the ads and graphics that needed updating or creation for online sites.