a new resource: graphicriver.net

Came across a new resource today in doing some browsing.  It’s Graphic River (http://graphicriver.net/).  Kinda like istockphoto.com.  Definitely has some great resources for Graphic and Web Designers.  Very professional and affordable images.  You can probably find some great resources for developing sermon series graphics and other backgrounds as well.

Tons of Free Graphics & Icons

Smashing Magazine constantly is offering up free web and graphic resources.  They are one of the of the sites that I subscribe to because of all the freebies.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been working through a web project and have need a certain icon.  I keep a folder on my desktop of icons/graphics so that they are readily available.

Check out the latest offering of freebies from Smashing Magazine

10 Tips for Blogging

Last year at UNLEASH I checked in at Tony Morgan’s breakout session on blogging.  He was hitting 10 tips on being an effective blogger.  Thought I’d recap those here:

1. Determine your primary audience. Who are you speaking to.  Who is it for?
2. Post regularly. Need to post almost daily.  Share your life. Invite dialogue.
3. Keep your post short. People are busy and want quick hits.  Bullet points are good.
4. Don’t sell yourself. be honest, real and use stories.  People flee from people who act like they have it all together.
5. Use humor. Be careful here. Self deprecating, not digs at other people.
6. Stop attacking other people and ministries. Do people know you for what you are for or what you are against?
7. Remember that blogging isn’t private. Some things are for public, some things are not. If in doubt, ask someone you trust to look it over first.
8. Be a thought leader. People want to hear your story.
9. Don’t listen to all of your critics.
10. Reveal the real you. What is your passion?  What are you passionate about?

getting Naked

Wrapped up a new bumper, teaser and countdown for Revolution Church for their sermon series called “Naked”.  Below is the bumper for the series:

http://www.ajwired.com/videos/RCNakedBumper_1Mbps_Stream.flv

Time for an update

I’m about to update the backend and the front end of my blog.  If you see some weird things happening, then just hang tight

Series Bumper for Revolution Church

Here’s the full bumper that I created for Revolution Church in Canton, GA for their current series.  Was a lot of fun to put together. It is for an upcoming message series.

http://www.ajwired.com/videos/BeCarefulBumper_1Mbps_Strea.flv

Cline Design

You need to check out my boy Brent Cline’s website? “Why” you may ask? 1. Because he’s my friend 2. Because he’s a great photographer 3. Because I helped him put together the site on the backend stuff and 4. Because I said so!

Seriously, if you need some kickin’ photography for your business, big or small…I highly recommend him:

http://www.cline-design.com

follow me on Twitter

You can now keep up with me on Twitter. For those not familiar with Twitter, it is kinda like a mini version of blogging. You can see my Twitter updates on the top right side of my blog.

Send Me, I’ll Go

Definitely feelin this….sweet

The Ten Fortunes

The Ten Commandments as Kung Fu – this is too funny

The Ten Fortunes