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WTF Akron.

 I have a history of losing hubcaps off my Jetta and having personal possessions stolen from me. This weekend I had the pleasure of having those two experiences combined. After leaving my car parked in...

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Revisitng SEO (unfortunately)

So I’m a PR major and my roomate’s a marketing major. In job searches & in classes, people seem to think our majors should know something about SEO. … Did we miss an entire semester’s worth of a...

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Knowing Your Viewer

A recent study from the University of Missouri School of Journalism gives a peak into the mind of a website’s consumers. The study suggests an interesting take on how their brains process your website....

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“More Than Just Yoga Pants”

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Senioritis: a misdiagnosis

  In 2005, UrbanDictionary.com defined Senioritis as “a crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing of track pants, old athletic shirts,...

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What I’ve Found

A couple weeks ago a friend introduced me to an interesting app called Vine. Vine is an app that allows you to shoot short video clips and smash em together to create a short snippet that let’s people...

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Springtime fonts

Just like everyone else in Ohio, I am OBSESSED with the decent weather today. I’m probably jumping the gun in thinking, “spring is surely on its way!” Regardless, I’ve decided to add some freshness...

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Typography for the Web

I wish I could have taken a class on typography. But alas, I didn’t have time. I found an article on helpful tips for having successful typography for the web. It’s nice because it explains how...

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Tools for making your online portfolio

In our web class we’ve been given the task to create a website for ourselves. The website will also act as a portfolio. We’ve covered using light box to display our images but I’ve stumbled upon this...

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Free icon sets for your website

Free icon sets for your website The link gives you 15 different sets of uniquely designed icons for your website. A fun spin on everyday staples of a site, from social media buttons, directional...

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“I’ll never leave you again.”- me to my blog.

Where has the time gone? It’s been almost a year since I’ve taken to my keyboard and unleashed something on to the internet. So what happened? Well I graduated. I didn’t have a class I was required to...

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Re: solution for the new year.

I am the type of girl who believes with complete certainty as the new year approaches that, “this could be, like, MY year.” I present you with my new year’s resolution ramblings from 2012-Present with...

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The Library Haul Club

Back in November, I decided I wanted to start reading more. For a slew of reasons, but mainly it was because I got the idea that all the time I spent on the internet was hindering my creativity.  I...

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Lilly Pulitzer is coming to Target

Two of my loves: Target & spring patterns. Admittedly, I had never heard of Lilly Pulitzer before Target announced she would be their next big designer collaboration. But discovering ms.Pulitzer...

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The Library Haul Club: December

I have been so excited to wrap up December’s haul for so many reasons! For one, I have accrued quite a bit of late fees on this haul. I should have made returning my books on time part of my New Year’s...

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January’s Library Haul: Gifted Edition

Oh what a way to start off the year! While January’s haul may have been a little bit light, it in no way reflects what has been happening in my life! I’ve always thought that books have a way of coming...

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February’s Library Haul

It is with much excitement I begin writing this post: I have finished a haul before the end of the month! Yay for small victories! I wish I could credit my success to an increased reading speed but no....

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Re: solution for the new year.

I am the type of girl who believes with complete certainty as the new year approaches that, “this could be, like, MY year.” I present you with my new year’s resolution ramblings from 2012-Present with...

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The Library Haul Club

Back in November, I decided I wanted to start reading more. For a slew of reasons, but mainly it was because I got the idea that all the time I spent on the internet was hindering my creativity.  I...

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Lilly Pulitzer is coming to Target

Two of my loves: Target & spring patterns. Admittedly, I had never heard of Lilly Pulitzer before Target announced she would be their next big designer collaboration. But discovering ms.Pulitzer...

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