Congratulate yourself for your first draft. Then get back to work.
After two or three hours of solid work, I saved the first draft of a full page ad for the magazine I produce.
The project had taken a lot of thought, then even more trial and error to make the text and photos fit. I took some satisfaction in having gotten this far. … Continue reading
At first it looked good.
I learned about the project Friday morning. The organization I work for needed a half- and a full-page ad for another publication. Did I have something?
No, I didn’t, but now I had an assignment. So I got to work. A year ago I’d created something similar. That gave me a starting point. At an event last fall, … Continue reading
It’s useful, but far from final.
I’m glad that yesterday I worked through a rough layout of the article. Having edited the text, I wanted to confirm it would work well with the photos for the number of pages I’d projected.
After several intense hours, I accomplished my goal. I’d put in place all the elements for four pages in the magazine. It was time … Continue reading