Category — Design

I’m always having issues with this - for some reason when you want to apply to craigslist.org posts you get this error message “Craigslist has a 150KB limit on the messages we’ll send. Please reduce the size of your mail and try again.”

Of course my file is 400kb, not big but just too BIG for craigslist…

So what to do? google it..and figure it out and here are some tips - the best one was the last, saving from InDesign using the Adobe PDF option

http://mai-chu.blogspot.com/2009/03/create-smaller-pdf-files.html

I was reading through the current Julie Braun Companies Show Stopper Newsletter and picked up a really inspiring design story -

Jacek Utko is a man on a mission; a mission to restore newspapers to their original glory. How? Through design. Watch as Jacek talks about newspapers, comparing them to musical compositions and other forms of art, and see how passion, good design and a bit of tenacity really bring about results.

I can relate because I truly believe good design can capture an audience and before you bury your product you should consider the design..plus consider the DESIGNER as being an important part of the equation. I think the problem is I fight for my say when really I’m usually in the environment where designers are not considered important..so a little road block on my end..

Nonetheless a little history - I worked for Julie Braun at clothing brand company  - she was the VP Creative Director and was and still is one of the most inspiring, funniest, creative people I know - she is utterly and purely unique in every way and just a great person all around.

I look forward to her posts and try my best to read through them on the weekends, she’s next to CBS Sunday Morning as being one of my most favorite things..

www.juliebraundesign.com