Author Archives: Gerard McLean

About Gerard McLean

Hello. This will almost always be a boring space. You can best learn about who I am by reading my blog posts more in depth. If you have a more burning desire to know more about me, you should first see a doctor. Or at least read my story. It will tell you all you need to know to make wild assumptions of me that are probably not true.

Cutting into the muscle

This is what happens when newspapers start cutting into the graphic design muscle just to save a buck on a spreadsheet. Crap-efruit — or something much more sinister — happens. Kinda makes you see your page layout artist in a … Continue reading

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One degree to the moon

I realize that what is really, really basic stuff to you, me and her is actually quite a complex set of skills as she struggled to explain it all in one video, probably realizing halfway through she hit bit into … Continue reading

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Where the hell are you?

I read a blog post from someone who lives near Boston. He was announcing a partnership with a publishing company doing some exciting things with hybrid digital and traditional publishing. Wicked cool, I thought, so I hopped on over to … Continue reading

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Journalism 2.0

Like most of America yesterday, I was glued to my television, eagerly awaiting the ruling from the Supreme Court on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. While I had some personal interest in the outcome, discussing the pros and … Continue reading

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Hourly rates

At some point in a conversation with a prospect client, the question gets asked; “What is your hourly rate?” “We don’t have an hourly rate. If you want to pay an hourly rate, you should think about hiring an employee.” … Continue reading

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