How do you know if you really own the copyright to your logo design? Since attending Alt Summit back in January and speaking with an IP lawyer during the roundtable sessions, I learned valuable advice to an issue that, up until that point, I had not even seen as an issue. I also recently joined the San Diego AIGA and have been focused on aligning my business with their … [Read more...] about Copyright Transfers: Do You Really Own The Rights To Your Logo Design?
Ethics
How Much Marketing Should Craft Bloggers Do for Craft Companies?
a special guest post by Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod Image by jessica wilson {jek in the box}, via Flickr Creative Commons This morning, I opened my email and found what I find every single week: a request from a craft company, asking me to feature its products on my blog. Sometimes, these companies want to send me free product if I'll write about it or have a giveaway. Some … [Read more...] about How Much Marketing Should Craft Bloggers Do for Craft Companies?
#OMHG – MARCH 15: The Ethics of Pinterest + Sharing Online
If you haven't yet, go ahead and read this post by our co-host, Anile (@anile) - "Pinterest Ethics: Questioning, Considering and Doing Our Homework". Ok, done reading? Now, get ready to read a lively (and super informative) discussion about Pinterest and sharing on the web. As always, I've only posted some of the highlights here, but check out the whole transcript to enjoy … [Read more...] about #OMHG – MARCH 15: The Ethics of Pinterest + Sharing Online
Lighten Up, Let It Go, Laugh
The epitome of ironic: Stressing out over writing a blog post reminding folks to lighten up. I spent the last two and a half weeks attempting to write some funny and inspiring, witty little ditty about lightening up. I wanted to address this state of the internet/blogosphere I was seeing lately, where a lot of folks just seemed ANGRY! TENSE! HOSTILE! SELF RIGHTEOUS! DEFENSIVE! … [Read more...] about Lighten Up, Let It Go, Laugh
Simple Ethics for A Complicated World
“To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look … [Read more...] about Simple Ethics for A Complicated World
