Freebie – aMAZEing Desktop Wallpaper for October 2009

By Georgia Otto | Published: 10.6.2009

Here’s the October maze calendar wallpaper! Sorry it took so long to get it posted, I’ve just been so busy. But I promise I will be more timely with the last two. I promise. No, really, I do. T_T Oh well, better late than never! :)

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Freebie – aMAZEing Desktop Wallpaper for September 2009

By Georgia Otto | Published: 09.5.2009

Here’s the September maze calendar wallpaper! It’s a back-to-school theme. ^_^ I used a new method for showing the month name. You can look at the glass half full and say, “Bonus! More maze area to keep me busy so I don’t fall asleep in class!”…or you could just be realistic and realize I absent-mindedly forgot to draw it and added it in at the last minute. >.< Seriously, drawing so many of these things really confuses my brain to the point where it feels like I’ve been trapped in a real labyrinth for a year…watch out for minotaurs. O_O

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Adjustments To My Work-Life Balance

By Georgia Otto | Published: 08.21.2009

I work at a web design company, doing user experience design. Then I write blog posts about that same stuff during my (very limited) spare time. This is rather overwhelming when you consider the number and variety of other hobbies and interests that I have. Therefore, I have concluded that in order to optimize my work-life balance, reduce my stress levels, and get the most satisfaction out of my spare time away from work, I will not be committing myself to blogging on a regular basis anymore, ever.

Here’s the deal, in bullet-point format, for brevity’s sake:

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Webitect ~ Conducting Collaborative Design Sessions – Part 4: Maintain

By Georgia Otto | Published: 08.17.2009

Flow DiagramMake sure you never leave your participants hanging after an important meeting. Part 4 of this series will help you maintain a long term relationship with your participants.

Part 1 of this series gave an overview of the purpose behind collaborative design sessions and how to prepare to conduct your own. In Part 2, we showed you how to begin your meeting by making sure everyone is aligned with the primary objectives. Part 3 outlined some of the difficulties that can arise during collaborative meetings and provided tips for how to handle tough situations if they happen to occur. Now, in the final installment of this series, you’ll learn how to follow-up your meeting with an appropriate and purposeful message.

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