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.

Pitchers pitch, catchers catch

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Gerard McLean

Twice this week I had a conversation with my financial advisor. He is also breaking out on his own after being with his firm for the past 20+ years, so we talked about websites, business cards and corporate charters. He … Continue reading →

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The myth of Mad Men and graphic arts

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Gerard McLean

There is a current narrative going on within the creative community lamenting the demise of professional graphic artists. One such narrative appears on my favorite design blog, Before&After Magazine. Inevitably, someone brings up Mad Men as an example of the … Continue reading →

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Cutting through the clutter

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Gerard McLean

This is a tack board that was at the local coffee shop I went to last night. You’ve seen these everywhere, nothing special, no one card stands out from the next, almost all of them are clip-art logos, too many … Continue reading →

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Repairing typewriters

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Gerard McLean

Last week, I received emails from two former clients who needed some help with some legacy work. One needed some tweaks done on a print ad that was at least three years old. The other had moved his web site … Continue reading →

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Change is hard but choosing the wrong service is harder

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Gerard McLean

I was listening to the news on the local Cincinnati NPR station this morning and heard a story about the City of Cincinnati moving from its self-hosted email service to either Google or Microsoft. In the analysis portion of the … Continue reading →

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