Category: Media
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The Secrets of Effective Writing
The internet is a brilliant medium for too many reasons to list, but giving a voice to so many people must surely rank up there among the top bonuses. There are thousands of formats and mediums to publish yourself on, so there is really no excuse not to be writing about a subject you are…
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Communicating and Design: The 3 levels of engagement
The best lessons are taught by experience. Vida magazine presented me with a problem I had never encountered before. I had to create a publication that would interest people from completely different backgrounds – effectively an entire nation. This might seem simple at face value, but took us a lot of thought and consideration to…
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5 Traits of a Horrible Boss
I recently watched the movie called Horrible Bosses (with Kevin Spacey et al in it). I wasn’t expecting too much out of it but I actually found it to have quite a few good laughs and it reminded me of some terrible experiences I had in the past. The pity is that a horrible boss is…
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Do Big Words Impress?
No suspense here. Long and complicated words don’t impress, they lose audiences. We are bombarded with information in every minute we spend awake; your readers don’t have time to waste. It is usually a great honour to be asked to write about a subject you are considered an expert in, but, unless you are writing for a very…
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Morbid Circus Act
I must admit it. I am intrigued by the double murder that happened on the first morning of the year. Just for the sake of anyone not living in Malta, this horrific happening does tick all the right boxes in terms of morbid fascination. I have watched countless* episodes of C.S.I and don’t think I…
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Communicating by design: an introduction
In my years of publishing magazines, one of the things I tried to enforce most with our design was usability. Anyone who has worked with something needing to be designed has been caught in between a rock (beautiful design) and a hard place (more content). However, if you look beyond each person’s artistic pride (which…