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Social Media Nightmares Marathon Runner's Edition: The Monika Allen Story
THE BAD
SELF Magazine, which purports to be a "magazine for women that specializes in health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and happiness"(1) asks marathon runner and cancer survivor Monika Allen for permission to use a photo of herself in an article, saying only that they were looking for photos of runners wearing tutus.
Allen, who was recently diagnosed with incurable brain cancer BUT RAN A MARATHON ANYWAY!!! said yes, assuming that her photo would be used in a positive way. SELF Magazine then publishes an article called "The BS Meter" which makes fun of Allen and other runners wearing tutus. Their art department and entire editorial department somehow miss that one of the two women pictured has "DIE TUMOR DIE" emblazoned across her chest.
The Phoenix rises!
Welcome to the completely redesigned, redeveloped, and renewed Firewind Productions! I'm still in the process of moving all of my old blog posts over from the old site and getting everything sorted, catagorized and tagged. In the meantime, please excuse my dust, if you would, and take a look around. This site is now completely mobile- and tablet-ready (including portfolios and e-commerce) and completely responsive to multiple devices. But that's just the first of many new wonderful things about this landmark new site.
Full Speed Ahead
I'm excited to tell you that I am once again accepting new clients for website design, graphic design, fine art commissions, consulting, and audio and video production. Firewind Productions is now partnering with a simply amazing, powerful new website technology that has a drag-and-drop interface that makes managing your website easier than ever. AND it's standards-compliant. AND responsive to multiple devices. AND mobile-ready. AND easy for anyone to use. No, really.
Almost thirty years in the making, the river Beautiful will be published as a premium hardcover, a value softcover, and a very special online multimedia experience.
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