Peter V Cook

It’s how you say it

Peter V Cook — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:32:35 +0000

As professional communicators, we need to stop worrying about conveying facts and focus on conveying understanding.

Better Next Time

Peter V Cook — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:21:28 +0000

Looking back on your most recent project…

What’s one thing that you could have done to make the end product better?
What one thing you could have done to come in farther under budget?
Can you apply what you learned to any current project?

7 Tip for Working with Clients

Peter V Cook — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:34:19 +0000

Sam Wilson’s brief must read for anyone attempting to freelance.

Visualizing Large Numbers

Peter V Cook — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:23:42 +0000

1 million, 1 billion what’s the difference, just 1 letter? This collection of videos are great case studies in how to help your audience understand the magnitude of big numbers.

Nice and Easy

Peter V Cook — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:15:22 +0000

“Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” -Charles Mingus

jQuery Cycle Plugin

Peter V Cook — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:14:44 +0000

A very flexible and lightweight jQuery sideshow plug-in, it even works with non-images. Check out the lite version if you don’t need fancy transitions.

Short Film Completed: Within

Peter V Cook — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:51:31 +0000

As part of Louisville’s 2009 48 Hour Film Festival I, along with Jason Parmer, Laura Hunt, Josh Hunt and others, created a 5 minute film about a young woman who returns home to make an uncomfortable confrontation with her past.

Watch in HD

Click here to view the embedded video.

Part of the challenge of the 48 Hour Film Fest is that everything must be done in 48 hours. To put a twist on it, they surprise you with certain requirements, such a gardener named Burt George that has to appear as a character in the film. Within constraints creativity flourishes. The final product is something we are all very proud of even if the extreme deadline and other requirements weren’t in place.

Jqtransform

Peter V Cook — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:15:39 +0000

Actually have control over what forms elements look like. This fantastic jQuery plugin has the perfect level of control via CSS

I can’t draw either

Peter V Cook — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:50:35 +0000

“Sketchbook are not about being a good artist, they’re about being a good thinker.” -Jason Santa Maria

Real SEO: Practical Steps to Findability

Peter V Cook — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:34:20 +0000

There’s a little too much black magic in SEO. At Cre8tiveGroup.com I write about a few real life things content owners can do to improve their placement in targeted searchs.