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Awhile ago in the office we had a debate over which super power would be best to have. (Yes we have plenty to do, but these types of debates are apparently just as important as actual work.) I remember hearing an episode of This American Life where the debate was between flying and invisibility. The […]

Now that we’ve corralled some interns here at JFM (they started 3 weeks ago and are off to the races on their project), we’re trying to shake loose the rust on some actual management skills. Not that there’s much “managing” ever going on around here. That said, this writeup making fun of a U.S. News […]

Over break I saw a bunch of movies. A friend really wanted to see Beowulf. You may direct your chortles at him. Since we’re all busy, I’ll try and make my comments on Beowulf concise (spoiler alert): I didn’t know it was animated or in 3D before I saw it. Am I oblivious, or did […]

At JFM, we have no shortage of design lust. We’ve come up with a dozen holiday gifts will keep your designer friend/colleague happy, productive and feeling appreciated. 1. 1923 Manual of Linotype Typography. It’s a total gem if you can score one (try Alibris or eBay). I promise your design peers will ooooh and ahhh […]

Blogging has been suffering a touch over here at the Jackson Fish Market global headquarters (our 3 person office in Seattle) as we’ve been focused on shipping our second offering and some heavy duty consulting work. But just so you know there are still folks who care, we’ve decided to share some of the JFM […]