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During one of my many Southwest flights commuting up and down the east coast, I came across this article in Spirit, the in-flight magazine. Before you pass judgement, I’d like to state for the record that the magazine’s really pretty good. Plus, there’s not much else to do while I’m listening to the safety features for the hundredth time and waiting impatiently to turn on my laptop.

Anyway, there was an article about what Coca-Cola’s CEO Muhtar Kent does to get focused and stay on top of things as he watches over a company of over 92,000 employees in 200 countries. To manage his time and perspective, he spends an hour a day on some key tasks:

While doing some well-deserved offline exploring in the historic district of Savannah, GA last week, I came across this sign. My initial interest was in its obvious historical significance, but I soon noticed this little known fact:

In an effort to benefit the crowd at large, we’ve happily taken on the task of compiling the Crowdsourcing Index, a comprehensive list of all the crowdsourcing sites and initiatives out there today. And we are looking to you, the crowd, to help.

When you’re a designer first starting out, you work hard (as you should) to present yourself as a professional. You pump up your resume with “work” you’ve done, stack your portfolio with class projects & neighbors’ websites and practice your elevator pitch until it’s just right – all in the hopes of landing that first job or that first batch of freelance clients. Now you’re feeling good and ready for the “real world” of professional design. I hate to break it to you, but no, you’re probably not.