Jeff Archibald
Business Advisor
The following is an edited version of the commencement speech I gave to the Edmonton Digital Arts College 2019 grad class. I swear it was way more hilarious and inspiring in person. --- When Jeremy …
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I love design. I love being able to work with smart people to diagnose and solve problems with a dose of creativity. I love the interplay between all the core principles of design. I love constantly …
I'm a data guy. It took me a while though. For a long time, Andy & I just operated on feel when it came to Paper Leaf, our design agency. Because it was only the two of us for the first couple of …
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Losing proposals, and the potentially lucrative contracts that come with winning them, just plain sucks. You know you can do that job – knock it out of the park, even. But for some reason, the …
Web design costs come in a huge range of shapes & sizes. Thanks to that range, clients can struggle with understanding why websites cost what they do, and freelancers/shops can struggle with how …
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A while ago I was hanging out at my parents house, and got my hands on my dad's Kindle Fire. Now, my dad is 60-something years old, and has always had a thing for tech – but he's also getting on in …
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