Periodicdesign

I stumbled across this survey yesterday while perusing a friend’s site. The survey was quite interesting to say the least. I’ve been reading many articles lately that are saying much about the blog community. Some say we are just a bunch of geeks ranting about the universe around us, but others are beginning to see the power we have as a collaborative whole. Blogs, in general, are beginning to have a huge impact on the data that is streaming across the information superhighway.

Not that I’m actively looking for a new job or anything, but I like to hit the boards on various job sites and just see what’s floating around out there. I’ve come across a rather interesting bit of information that seems to be creeping into the prerequisites of companies seeking designers. Now, when I say designers, I don’t mean your average “Web Producers” that get paid $15 USD/per hour, I mean someone that knows what Information Architecture and Information Design (just to name two) is and how to at least implement these practices from a technical standpoint and has read literature on the facts and nuances behind these young fields. I’m talking about the people who bill more than an administrative assistants wage and know there is more to life than WYSIWYG and Front Page.

I’m talking about those that know what SEO is, the basics of implementing and why this is becoming an ever evolving piece of information to have on your resume and engrained into your skulls. For those smart ones out there that know what I’m talking about and have been looking for gainful employment, you can add another thing to your resume that recruiters will understand. Fortunately, I’ve worked for two organizations that know what I’m talking about.

We had our annual contract specific picnic last Friday and boy was it fun. There was so much food to eat and plenty of events to keep all of us busy. There was a Ballon Toss to get the picnic rolling (which eventually tunred into a free-for-all “Peg Senior Management” Event), then followed by Horseshoes, Golf, Volleyball and I believe Badminton as well.

The event to end all events was the pie eating contest. Jeff and Dan were the only two people brave enough to step up and take the challenge. I had initially thought about stepping up myself, but I had stuffed myself on all the other good eats at the picnic. I still managed to snag some decent pictures on my cell phone before the day was over.

Well, I have not been to many concerts in my time, but I did have the chance to attend a Velvet Revolver concert in late May with a couple of friends. It was an awesome event; one I will not forget! The other concerts I have been to have all been of the “Rock and Roll” genre and this concert was no exception. The nice thing about this concert was that it took me back to the days of Guns N’ Roses (which is where Velvet Revolvers roots come from) and remembering the music videos with Axl Rose in the spotlight singing songs such as “Paradise City,” “Mr. Brownstone” and “November Rain.”

When I was of the age when the band Guns N’ Roses was in the main stream, I really wasn’t at an age where I should be listening to such “devil worshiping” music as GN’R, but I listened to it anyways. My favorite two songs of all time for the band are “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “November Rain.” Ah, how those songs take me back (dumping them into my iTunes Playlist as I type this).

Overall, the concert was great! Scott Weiland played some tunes from his old band Stone Temple Pilots and some of the old school Guns N’ Roses stuff. If I had to do it all over again, I’d bring ten of my largest friends, kick the guys ass in front of me that was wearing the “Psycho Ward” button-up with the sleeves cut off and take his hot ass girlfriend. They weren’t really so much rednecks just as being dressed up “for the times.” All I can see is that I’m a sucker for a size 2/4 in skin tight jeans, a black tank top and long curly blonde hair.