The Washington Post mentions (in passing) that Apple will design an iAd for you, if you've got $50,000-$100,000 spare.

I think that's a testament to how serious they are about this being different, and successful, that they're setting themselves up as a pseudo ad agency for this. And the prices they're charging (for ads and the design of them) send a strong signal too about the quality they expect to deliver.

I'm naive enough to find some joy that (although this is advertising we're talking about) someone is trying to bring good design and good content to this wretched wasteland of digital advertising.

iAds is a post from Distractions

A great story about not knowing what the hell you're doing and doing it anyway.

Jeffrey and Jake from Threadless on how they figured out how to build a business by not knowing how to build a business.

(via The 99 Percent)

Don't worry about the "how" is a post from Distractions

Came across this note from 2008.

Maybe there's a part of me that takes comfort in being able to say "I'm not successful because I haven't tried" as apposed to being unsuccessful because I'm not talented. Maybe that's why I have excuses for not seeking out commissions? Maybe I am actually scared of failing so I'm scared of trying? Scared of putting myself out there to be judged? I'm unmotivated and uninspired because of that fear. Therefore I need to conquer that fear to become motivated, inspired and ultimately successful.

I either need to try and fail, then see that it's not so bad. Or try and succeed and see that I shouldn't have been scared. Probably both. I need to embrace that I can either succeed or fail but either way I cannot go on hiding. I need to be brave, confident and thick-skinned. I need to rediscover my talent, my vision and my motivation. I need to see every excuse as just that. I need to remind myself that I know I'm scared, but I must try anyway. I need to remind myself that my skills require many more years of hard work and that I must seek to challenge myself and improve those skills.

Sometimes I actually do listen to myself is a post from Distractions