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Top 5 Best Internet Live Support Extension To Increase Customers Interactions

Creative interactions call for creative measures - numerous extensions reduce, minimize or dilute the frustration of the customers and resolve issues quickly without the customer support team need....




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Creative Marketing Strategies For Law Firms To Engage With Potential Clients

The success of any organization strongly depends on the marketing strategies they use to reach their potential customers. Law firms are no exception since they also operate in a competitive field...




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The Unspoken Shame of Anger in Caregiving

I didn’t even know who or what I was angry at. Fate? Bad luck? The person who hit my husband with her car?





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Pandemic Poetry

Viget is replete with literature enthusiasts. We have a book club, blog posts about said book club, and a #poetry channel on Slack for sharing Wendell Berry and Emily Dickinson. Before the pandemic it saw only occasional activity. That was until our Employee Engagement Manager, Aubrey Lear, popped up one day with a proposal: a month-long haiku challenge. (Hat tip to Nicole Gulotta for the excellent prompts.)

Haikus have long been beloved by Vigets. (In fact we have a #haiku channel too, but all the action tends to go down in #poetry.) There’s something about the form’s constraints, pithiness, and symmetry that appeals to us — a bunch of creatives, developers, and strategists who value elegant solutions. What we didn’t know was that a haiku-a-thon would also become a highlight of our very, very many Work From Home days.

For my part, writing haikus has become a charming distraction from worry. When I find my brain fidgeting over Covid-19 what-if scenarios, I set it a task. 5-7-5. Stack those syllables up, break ‘em down. How far can I push the confines of that structure? Where should the line breaks be? One run-on sentence? Find a punchline? It’s a nice little bit of syntactic Tetris. It stops me going down mental rabbit holes — a palette-cleansing exercise after a day’s bad news.

Then there’s the getting-to-know-you benefit that comes from Vigets sharing their daily haikus, each interpreting the prompts differently, offering a unique and condensed take on things common to us all.


There’s Elyse with her gorgeous personification of household objects:

Around the House

The small tea kettle

is now forming a union.

She demands more pay.


Or Laura, musing on the mundane things we miss:

Something you long for

strolling up and down

the aisles, browsing away

wonder everywhere

just taking my time

tossing products in my cart

ye olde target run


Josh’s odes are always a pick-me-up:

Nourishing Meal

O orange powder

On mac, Doritos, Cheetos

Finger-licking gewd.


While Grace’s are thoughtful and profound:

Thoughts while Driving

Tis human nature

We struggle to grasp the weight

Till it’s upon us


There’s Peyton, with his humorous wordplay:

Plant Friends

Plant friends everywhere

Watch them grow from far away

Then come back to them

Plant friends everywhere

Water them with Zooms and calls

They’ll water you too


And Claire, who grounds us in reality:

While folding laundry

gym shorts and sports bras

mostly what I’m folding now

goodbye skirts and jeans


Kate is sparky:

Lighting a candle

lighter fluid thrills

fingertips quiver, recoil

fire takes hold within


While I find the whole thing cathartic:

Breath

Old friend — with me since

birth — whom I seldom take time

to appreciate.


Our first #30daysfohaikuchallenge is over now, so we’ve decided to start another. Won’t you join us? Prompts are below and you can share your haiku in the comments.



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"In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses..."

“In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art. This kind of art is not theoretical or illustrative of theories; it is intuitive, it is involved with all types of mental processes and it is purposeless. It is usually free from the dependence on the skill of the artist as a craftsman.”

- Artist Sol Lewitt on conceptual art.




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The power of intent tag discussed

Google developer advocate Paul Kinlan has detailed his recent work on a lightweight sharing facility using a very simple intent share protocol. Web Intents began life in 2010. Now, Kinlan and company are looking for feedback. Basically, his intent tag is intended to allow users to more easily mix and match favorite plug-in capabilities, freeing Read the rest...








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Scientists Warn Crashing Insect Population Puts ‘Planet’s Ecosystems and Survival of Mankind’ at Risk

By Jon Queally Common Dreams “This is the stuff that worries me most. We don’t know what we’re doing, not trying to stop it, [and] with big consequences we don’t really understand.” The first global scientific review of its kind … Continue reading




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‘A World Without Clouds. Think About That a Minute’: New Study Details Possibility of Devastating Climate Feedback Loop

By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams “We face a stark choice [between] radical, disruptive changes to our physical world or radical, disruptive changes to our political and economic systems to avoid those outcomes.” As people across the globe mobilize to demand … Continue reading




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‘Coming Mass Extinction’ Caused by Human Destruction Could Wipe Out 1 Million Species, Warns UN Draft Report

By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Far-reaching global assessment details how humanity is undermining the very foundations of the natural world     On the heels of an Earth Day that featured calls for radical action to address the current “age … Continue reading








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New EPA Web Portal Helps Communities Prepare for Climate Change

By The EPA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a new online portal that will provide local leaders in the nation’s 40,000 communities with information and tools to increase resilience to climate change. Using a self-guided format, the … Continue reading




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Climate Change Driving Population Shifts to Urban Areas

By Kristie Auman-Bauer Penn State News Climate change is causing glaciers to shrink, temperatures to rise, and shifts in human migration in parts of the world, according to a Penn State researcher. Brian Thiede, assistant professor of rural sociology, along … Continue reading




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‘A World Without Clouds. Think About That a Minute’: New Study Details Possibility of Devastating Climate Feedback Loop

By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams “We face a stark choice [between] radical, disruptive changes to our physical world or radical, disruptive changes to our political and economic systems to avoid those outcomes.” As people across the globe mobilize to demand … Continue reading




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Scientists Warn Crashing Insect Population Puts ‘Planet’s Ecosystems and Survival of Mankind’ at Risk

By Jon Queally Common Dreams “This is the stuff that worries me most. We don’t know what we’re doing, not trying to stop it, [and] with big consequences we don’t really understand.” The first global scientific review of its kind … Continue reading




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‘A World Without Clouds. Think About That a Minute’: New Study Details Possibility of Devastating Climate Feedback Loop

By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams “We face a stark choice [between] radical, disruptive changes to our physical world or radical, disruptive changes to our political and economic systems to avoid those outcomes.” As people across the globe mobilize to demand … Continue reading




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‘Coming Mass Extinction’ Caused by Human Destruction Could Wipe Out 1 Million Species, Warns UN Draft Report

By Jessica Corbett Common Dreams Far-reaching global assessment details how humanity is undermining the very foundations of the natural world     On the heels of an Earth Day that featured calls for radical action to address the current “age … Continue reading




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How pottering about in the garden creates a time warp

By Harriet Gross Courtesy of Aeon What’s not to like about gardening? It’s a great way to get outdoors, away from everyday routines, and to exercise your creativity. It’s good for your health, whatever your age, and gardeners tend to be … Continue reading




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NATGEO KIDS Branding Redesign Proposal

NATGEO KIDS Branding Redesign Proposal

abduzeedoMay 04, 2020

Negro Studio  got a call from their friends at PLENTY to work with them on some proposals for NATGEO kids branding (rebranding). I cannot imagine the excitement that receiving a call like that might have been. For me National Geographic is one of those iconic brands. The yellow rectangle is so simple, yet recognized everywhere. It’s funny to think of these memorable brands. If I ask you the brand of a blog or social media influencer would you be able to describe it? Not for instant think about a brand like National Geographic, it’s simply a yellow outlined rectangle. 

I know, this is not really relevant for this post, but I just wanted to highlight how cool it might have been to work on these explorations for the Natgeo Kids redesign. Here are some boards of what they've been working on!

Branding

Credits

  • Client: Natgeo Kids
  • Art Direction: PLENTY / Negro Studio
  • Design & Concepts: Negro Studio
  • Producer: PLENTY




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Monthly Portfolio Inspiration - May 2020

Monthly Portfolio Inspiration - May 2020

tobiasMay 05, 2020

Hi! I’m Tobias van Schneider. I’m the co-founder of Semplice, a portfolio tool by designers for designers. We’re teaming up with Abduzeedo to share inspiring design portfolios each month. Here we’ll curate the best online portfolios from graphic designers, photographers, product managers, design studios, visual artists and more – all created from scratch using Semplice.

Web design

Andrew Footit

See portfolio →

Henrik & Sofia

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Ken Bam

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Gambade

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Mary Catherine Pflug

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Hello Dave

See portfolio →

Lennert Antonissen

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Zac Ong

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Florian Stumpe

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Stephie Muller

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Designer Spotlight: Burnt Toast

Designer Spotlight: Burnt Toast

abduzeedoMay 07, 2020

Times are definitely changing, we all live in a pandemic and hopefully soon a post-pandemic reality. Economically things will be difficult initially but eventually things will get better. I know this sounds super grim, but in order to help everyone to promote their work, we will start featuring designers from all over the world in a series we call Designer Spotlight. For this one brings to you the amazing work of Burnt Toast.

Burnt Toast Creative is the working alias for Canadian illustrator, Scott Martin. For more information make sure to check out:

Designer Spotlight




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Branding and Visual Identity for Potency Design

Branding and Visual Identity for Potency Design

abduzeedoMay 08, 2020

Guilherme Vissotto and Victor Berriel shared a branding and visual identity project for Potency Agency. The details about the project are quite scarce, they didn’t add any description. Based on the work itself I assume it’s for a design studio/agency. The presentation is beautiful. The color palette is also very well selected. The logo plays with white space to mix the lightning and the P. They do an excellent job, however I am not really a fan of the shadow. It adds a good depth, but in some of the examples, the shadow feels too strong. Perhaps, just the pure symbol without any effect would suffice. What are your thoughts?

Branding and visual identity 




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Reestablishing a Social Life on Campus with Other Veterans and Civilians Post-TBI

Transitioning from military to civilian life can take time and can be tricky. Adam talks about how student veteran groups on college campuses can help vets reintegrate socially in their own way and  time.




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Every Day A Post of WordPress Tips and Tricks until Christmas!

The time has come and our loyal reader know already our traditional Advents Calendar. For the people who don’t know, […]




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How to Help Someone With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Listening without judgement is one of the best things you can do for someone with PTSD.




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Support Communication During Conversation




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When Your Veteran Spouse Battles More Than PTSD

For many veterans’ spouses, we’ve watched our partners struggle not only with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but with other mental health conditions, as well. Around 80 percent of people with PTSD wrestle with at least one other co-occurring mental health condition in their lifetime.What many people don’t see is the impact PTSD and comorbidity have on vets’ spouses.




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My PTSD can be a weight. But in this pandemic, it feels like a superpower.

For the first time, it seems, the entire world knows what it’s like to live inside my head.






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How pottering about in the garden creates a time warp

By Harriet Gross Courtesy of Aeon What’s not to like about gardening? It’s a great way to get outdoors, away from everyday routines, and to exercise your creativity. It’s good for your health, whatever your age, and gardeners tend to be … Continue reading




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Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke May Be Vastly Underestimated by Parents

Tel Aviv University Press Release Smoking parents misperceive where and when their kids are exposed to cigarette smoke, Tel Aviv University researchers say Four out of 10 children in the US are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to the American … Continue reading




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Top Colorado Republican Pressures Official to Report False Election Results

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who is also the chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, was captured ordering a local party official to report false election results in a primary race for a state Senate seat in a leaked audio recording released earlier this week.




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Imagine What’s Possible – On Stage /w Humans of New York Creator Brandon Stanton

My book Creative Calling is out! Thanks for all your love, support, and help getting it out into the world. We kicked off celebrations in Seattle with over 700 people in attendance to talk about Creativity with my good buddy, Humans of New York creator, Brandon Stanton. I recorded the session for you. Hope you enjoy! FOLLOW HUMANS OF NEW YORK: instagram | twitter | website Listen to the Podcast Subscribe   This podcast is brought to you by CreativeLive. CreativeLive is the world’s largest hub for online creative education in photo/video, art/design, music/audio, craft/maker, money/life and the ability to make a living in any of those disciplines. They are high quality, highly curated classes taught by the world’s top experts — Pulitzer, Oscar, Grammy Award winners, New York Times best selling authors and the best entrepreneurs of our times.

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Rethink Impossible with Colin O’Brady

Colin O’Brady is a world record holding explorer and one of the world’s top endurance athletes. Fresh out of college, Colin had a vast world of possibility in front of him when a tragic accident left him hospitalized. Unsure if he’d ever walk again, his injuries covered nearly 25% of his body, primarily damaging his legs and feet. Despite the odds, his mother encouraged him to dream big and he dared to set a seemingly impossible goal that set him on a path to rethink what’s possible. Fast forward to today, and Colin’s list of achievements is staggering. In this episode, we get into many of his harrowing adventures, including his solo, unsupported, unassisted crossing of Antartica. Even if you’re not a professional athlete or have any ambition to break world records, his story will resonate. We all need courage, a strong mindset, and pure grit to overcome obstacles, pursue big dreams, and do the seemingly impossible. A few highlights from our conversation: 1000 NOs paves the way to YES. How failure is only helping us forge and prepare us for the thing we are reaching for. The longest journey is 6 inches between your ears. Colin shares how he discovered mindset […]

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Pandemic Poetry

Viget is replete with literature enthusiasts. We have a book club, blog posts about said book club, and a #poetry channel on Slack for sharing Wendell Berry and Emily Dickinson. Before the pandemic it saw only occasional activity. That was until our Employee Engagement Manager, Aubrey Lear, popped up one day with a proposal: a month-long haiku challenge. (Hat tip to Nicole Gulotta for the excellent prompts.)

Haikus have long been beloved by Vigets. (In fact we have a #haiku channel too, but all the action tends to go down in #poetry.) There’s something about the form’s constraints, pithiness, and symmetry that appeals to us — a bunch of creatives, developers, and strategists who value elegant solutions. What we didn’t know was that a haiku-a-thon would also become a highlight of our very, very many Work From Home days.

For my part, writing haikus has become a charming distraction from worry. When I find my brain fidgeting over Covid-19 what-if scenarios, I set it a task. 5-7-5. Stack those syllables up, break ‘em down. How far can I push the confines of that structure? Where should the line breaks be? One run-on sentence? Find a punchline? It’s a nice little bit of syntactic Tetris. It stops me going down mental rabbit holes — a palette-cleansing exercise after a day’s bad news.

Then there’s the getting-to-know-you benefit that comes from Vigets sharing their daily haikus, each interpreting the prompts differently, offering a unique and condensed take on things common to us all.


There’s Elyse with her gorgeous personification of household objects:

Around the House

The small tea kettle

is now forming a union.

She demands more pay.


Or Laura, musing on the mundane things we miss:

Something you long for

strolling up and down

the aisles, browsing away

wonder everywhere

just taking my time

tossing products in my cart

ye olde target run


Josh’s odes are always a pick-me-up:

Nourishing Meal

O orange powder

On mac, Doritos, Cheetos

Finger-licking gewd.


While Grace’s are thoughtful and profound:

Thoughts while Driving

Tis human nature

We struggle to grasp the weight

Till it’s upon us


There’s Peyton, with his humorous wordplay:

Plant Friends

Plant friends everywhere

Watch them grow from far away

Then come back to them

Plant friends everywhere

Water them with Zooms and calls

They’ll water you too


And Claire, who grounds us in reality:

While folding laundry

gym shorts and sports bras

mostly what I’m folding now

goodbye skirts and jeans


Kate is sparky:

Lighting a candle

lighter fluid thrills

fingertips quiver, recoil

fire takes hold within


While I find the whole thing cathartic:

Breath

Old friend — with me since

birth — whom I seldom take time

to appreciate.


Our first #30daysfohaikuchallenge is over now, so we’ve decided to start another. Won’t you join us? Prompts are below and you can share your haiku in the comments.



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Five Aspects of a Successful Blog Post

It’s 2018, and traditional marketing concept has shifted. We often hear that content marketing is taking the top and is the future of marketing. While content marketing doesn’t only mean blogging, blog posts on a product, service or about your business, should be a big part of your content marketing strategy. There are vast amounts …

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Limiting your options on purpose

Being a photographer with some spending money and a bad habit of lusting after gear, I have amassed a lot of photo gear. Due to that I am often carrying at least two lenses and also prefer zoom lenses versus […]




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Implementing Dark Mode In React Apps Using styled-components

One of the most commonly requested software features is dark mode (or night mode, as others call it). We see dark mode in the apps that we use every day. From mobile to web apps, dark mode has become vital for companies that want to take care of their users’ eyes. Dark mode is a supplemental feature that displays mostly dark surfaces in the UI. Most major companies (such as YouTube, Twitter, and Netflix) have adopted dark mode in their mobile and web apps.




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Smashing Podcast Episode 15 With Phil Smith: How Can I Build An App In 10 Days?

In this episode of the Smashing Podcast, we’re talking about building apps on a tight timeline. How can you quickly turn around a project to respond to an emerging situation like COVID-19? Drew McLellan talks to Phil Smith to find out. Show Notes CardMedic React Native React Native for Web Expo Apiary Phil’s company amillionmonkeys Phil’s personal blog and Twitter Weekly Update Getting Started With Nuxt Implementing Dark Mode In React Apps Using styled-components How To Succeed In Wireframe Design Mirage JS Deep Dive: Understanding Mirage JS Models And Associations (Part 1) Readability Algorithms Should Be Tools, Not Targets Transcript Drew McLellan: He is director of the full-stack web development studio amillionmonkeys, where he partners with business owners and creative agencies to build digital products that make an impact.




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Weird glitch lets you post insanely long photos to Instagram

Have you noticed extra-long and weirdly stretched images on your Instagram feed? It looks like some kind of a glitch has appeared, allowing users to post images like this to their followers. Of course, some Instagrammers have made the use of it to draw attention, and if you want to have some fun (or annoy […]

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Watch YouTube’s most informed sock puppet teach you how to shoot with manual exposure

For those who’ve never seen TheCrafsMan SteadyCraftin on YouTube, you’re in for a treat – even if you already understand everything contained within this 25-minute video. For those who have, you know exactly what to expect. I’ve been following this rather unconventional channel for a while now. It covers a lot of handy DIY and […]

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The entropy of holomorphic correspondences: exact computations and rational semigroups. (arXiv:2004.13691v1 [math.DS] CROSS LISTED)

We study two notions of topological entropy of correspondences introduced by Friedland and Dinh-Sibony. Upper bounds are known for both. We identify a class of holomorphic correspondences whose entropy in the sense of Dinh-Sibony equals the known upper bound. This provides an exact computation of the entropy for rational semigroups. We also explore a connection between these two notions of entropy.