Design
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What place does design have in gospel ministry?
I went through uni with a great student group called FEVA (Fellowship for Evangelism to the Visual Arts) and this was a constant topic for designers and artists. They loved Jesus and they loved good design and making beautiful things.… Continue reading
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Another attempt to pictorally display church
Recently we had our AGM which gave us another opportunity to try and help our church see itself. That might seem like a strange idea, but for most people, they only see (or even hear) about the aspects of their… Continue reading
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The difference between giving someone a brief and giving someone a job…
A job is… “I want a coffee table with four legs, 1200x900x500, in wood.” A brief is… “I have a coffee every morning and I want to out it down in something…” A brief is a problem, a need, something… Continue reading
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Keep your coders and designers friends… have clear boundaries
If you’re managing any web development stuff, there’s two worlds that exist in a binary star-like dance. There’s the world of the coder and the world of the designer. Sometimes, these co-exist in the one person – a hybrid. but… Continue reading
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Loving people leads to good design
A very cool website was recently launched: http://divineinspiration.com.au/ I’m not a designer. I somehow ended up as a student with FEVA – a great bunch of Christians trying to evangelise students in visual arts and design degrees. I married a… Continue reading
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12-14 words wide… Maximum!
If you’re printing something to be read, take note of how many words appear on each line. Then look in your average novel, and count how many words per line they have. Human eyes only deal with scanning across about… Continue reading
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To make an overall improvement, start with just one thing
If you want to improve something in your ministry, say your public meetings, or the content of your bible studies, don’t think that the only way to do it is by a massive overhaul. Sometimes, quality has slipped over time.… Continue reading
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