Diversified Influences: MoCo Loco

As mentioned in my previous post "Diversify your knowledge investments", I try to expose myself to influences outside of the web design and development sphere.

One of those influences that I regularly enjoy in my RSS reader is Moco Loco. Although some may translate that as Spanish for "crazy booger", it is actually a site dedicated to modern contemporary design & architecture. The feed is photo heavy and always manages to have an inspirational example of creative design. If you are looking for ideas for color, shape or texture give MoCo Loco a peek.

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Diversify your knowledge investments

Blogs can be an excellent source of practical & timely information. However, as a web craftsman I tend to lean towards blogs that are directly related to what I do.

Glancing over the list of blogs in my preferred reader the majority of those blogs focus on topics such as web programming, usability, user interface design, css, javascript... ok, and Dilbert too.

While those are excellent sources of information, I have found it useful to diversify into other relevant topics.

For example, I recently stumbled upon the excellent Branding & Marketing blog of Chris Brown. The posts I have read so far do not specifically mention "the web", but all have much application for my personal business and techniques that I can implement for my clients.

So the lesson I have learned? Don't focus all of my attention on the web perspective. By diversifying my knowledge investment into complementary fields I can better round out my personal business skills and increase the value I can provide to my clients.

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