by Margot Carmichael Lester | Feb 2, 2012 | What-Not
I'm a month into my 3 words for 2012. Most of the creating I've been doing has been in the kitchen. But I've also done some other stuff, like making these pillows out of some fabric scraps I got from my mom years ago: Besides making the office couch a little more...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jan 4, 2012 | Best Practice, What-Not
I am, any way. I mentioned my resolve to do more creative things in 2012. My first project: a stand-up desk, inspired by my pal Mike Maxwell. Building blocks I grew up at my daddy's knee as he made home repairs, did minor construction around the house and even started...
by admin | Sep 7, 2011 | Best Practice, E'ship, Training & Workshops
Some sage words about professional development from Christopher S. Penn: "Recognize that skill development is paramount after the basics. You need to be out in the field, out testing, out questing, out learning your class, out learning your market as much as possible...
by admin | Jul 6, 2011 | Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
One of my all-time favorite assignments for the International Cinematographers Guild: a history of the car chase in film and TV from Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) through Bullitt (1968) to Fast Five (2011). Check it out here (may take a little time to download)....
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jun 22, 2011 | What-Not
At last night's kick-off for the Forward with Ford event, Malcolm Gladwell told the crowd that we were in the midst of a paradigm shift unlike any we've seen since the mid-1960s. Then, he pointed out, Americans began bucking the trend of following the rules. They...
