Category Archives: Work

This Blog Has Fallen Silent - It Needs Resurrection

By Greg Huntoon | August 16, 2009

These words are my first on this blog in well over two months. It geniunely is my hope to use this site as a way to connect with people on a variety of topics that are important and pertinent to me, but apparently, other things find higher priority right now. So, instead of just being [...]

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Crowdsourcing Design Is Poison to the Design Community

By Greg Huntoon | January 25, 2009

Pawning sites like Crowdspring, Bootb.com, GeniusRocket, Worth1000.com and 99designs off as “crowdsourcing design networks” is covering the wolf in sheep’s clothing. It’s one thing to run a design contest online - a true contest where there’s an objective, a prize or prizes, and most importantly a singularity of purpose.
It’s a completely different thing to build [...]

Also posted in Business, Community, Design, Designers, Social Media, Web Design | Tagged competition, crowdsourcing, Design, ethical standards, ethics, guidelines | 7 Comments

Set Your Clients Up to Succeed

By Greg Huntoon | January 22, 2009

Every service provider, regardless of their discipline, has at one point or another performed great service for a client only to have them call back a month later saying something broke. For us designers, we cringe as we close the email or set down the phone, and type in the client’s web address “brokenwebsite.com”, because [...]

Also posted in Business, Design | Tagged broken design, clients, experience, freelance tips, job tips, success | 1 Comment

About Greg Huntoon

An anthropologist and writer by education, Greg converted a lifelong passion and enthusiasm for architecture and technology into a successful career as a designer and art director. Greg is currently employed as the Director of Social Media for Break Media. He is particularly focused on user experience, branding, social media, site architecture, navigation, and grid-based designs. Read full bio