July 2012
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On picking contributors
One of the first questions people ask me once they finished reading an issue is “How do you pick your interviewees and contributors?”. Working on the upcoming issue #3 has, once again, proven that this is the single most challenging task of publishing a magazine.
The smaller features in between interviews are usually less involved, so it’s easier for people to make time for...
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Say thanks to our sponsors
As I’m contacting and confirming sponsors for the upcoming issue #3, I’m realising once again how grateful I am towards all of our previous sponsors. If you also appreciate the subtlety of the ads in the magazine and want to support this—much less intrusive—form of advertising, you should join me in saying ‘thank you’.
Click on “say thanks” and send out a...
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Best/Worst with Jared Erondu
What’s the best thing about your job?
I work for two companies, which at times can be is a lot of work. So the team is probably the best part. It would be a daily headache to work with a group of people I truly resent. Thankfully, in my case, it’s quite the contrary.
The Industry team is made up of a diverse group of talented individuals from different walks of life. We have two...
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Offscreen at your conference
Offscreen is about people. That’s why Offscreen likes conferences, meetups and social gatherings within our industry. If you are organising an event with at least 50-100 people, you should get in touch with me. I’m usually open to discuss a few free give-away copies for your next event. You might just need to cover the postage and send me a few photos afterwards.
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The world is my cubicle
I did a short talk about the making of Offscreen last night here in Berlin. Apart from the feedback and excellent questions that gave me much food for thought, I also met (even just quickly) a lot of folks from all over the world either visiting or working in Berlin.
It was a great reminder of the nomadic nature of our industry. Sitting in a room or a cafe full of creative, smart people that...
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Reader Survey #1 — Results
Thanks to the ~100 folks who participated in the first reader survey. With a fairly small number of participants, I’m not sure how representative these results really are, but I’d like to share some them here anyway.
Most seem to be pretty happy with the quality in general. A few people mentioned (probably as a response to this post) that they’d like to see more...
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“My own resolute idleness has mostly been a luxury rather than a virtue, but I...”
– This surely is one of my favourite reads this week. Even though I can see myself more than once in there, being in Berlin for a the next few months, I really want to try to work less (or smarter) and enjoy more of my time here.
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