1. What are you trying to find out?

A good questionnaire is designed so that your results will tell you what you want to find out. Start by writing down what you are trying to do in a few clear sentences, and desig...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/11/tips-for-designing-a-market-research-questionnaire/ As a saddle repairman, I have been asked to repair all kinds of saddle accessories as well, including saddlebags. I saw a lot of saddlebags in my shop. I also saw a lot of saddlebags on the trail. And I heard a lot of saddlebag complaints. Worse yet, I had to use these same saddlebags and experie...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/10/the-design-of-good-saddlebags/ DECIDING WHAT TO DELEGATE: Once the benefits of delegation are established and obstacles removed, the next step in the delegation process is to decide what work can and should be delegated. In general, work to be delegated should adhere to the following guidelines: It can be handled adequately d...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/09/deciding-what-to-delegate/ To fully understand the rules that govern just how much information you can include in your presentation slides, you need to appreciate a fundamental of human nature - namely, that we have an innate desire to be The First to Know.

Unfortunately, most of the presentation visuals that we see ...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/08/presentation-skills-the-first-to-know/ How many of you are always looking for new ways to use your embroidery designs - always, or never? If never, you are overlooking wonderful opportunities! Do you optimize the use of every design? Do you routinely review your library of designs to see if you can combine motifs from one set with ano...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/07/sewing-embroidery-designs-in-new-ways/ Visual processing is the most important way for gathering information for all human beings. A good design or graphics work is remembered for ages and that is what drives the multinational companies to spend millions of dollars on developing their logo and other branding material. They would go to...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/06/strategy-and-tips-for-a-successful-logo-design/ In the beginning Bang created the heavens and the earth and all that has resulted since. So reads the evolutionary genesis. You and I are the result of an event and a process. The creationist has no problem with this view, except that it makes process and events accidental, incidental and uninten...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/05/bang/ Logos can be described as visual icons that provide a unique identification element to a business or product. Logos provide quick visual recognition of a Company which in-turn builds branding. Business owners and overly enthusiastic artists can often go astray in their efforts to design the perfe...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/04/logo-design-tips/ Your main job as a presenter is to ensure that throughout your presentation, you and everyone in the audience remain on the same page, even the same wavelength, every step of the way. If your slides contain more information that it takes the average listener more than 10 seconds to comprehend, yo...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/03/presentation-skills-the-10-second-rule/ Brides with a strong financial background can afford to get their wedding gowns designed from the very best in the industry. Shopping for designer wedding gowns is a treat for all brides, with unlimited resources. The choice of the designer depicts the bride's dressing sense. The gown and the de...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/02/designer-wedding-gowns/ Strategic alliances are increasing at a rapid rate. It is good for business, good for the consumer. A strategic alliance is similar to a joint venture. Everyone remains in his or her own entity, yet come together for a single purpose or period of time to create something that could not other...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/05/01/six-key-areas-for-evaluating-a-strategic-alliance/ After a writer writes a book, he ends in a fix, in deciding how to get the manuscript formatted and compiled into an e-book. After trying to do it on your own, you decide to get professional help when the page you get turns out to be a printed page, but not actually what you had in mind! When you...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/04/30/how-to-create-a-professional-ebook-design/ The Bible tells us of a time that men shall turn to science so called and be deceived by it. Lets look at each of the items one at a time.
1. The Bible. 1Ti 6:20-21; O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely s...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/04/29/the-separation-of-church-and-state-evolution-intelegent-design-and-the-bible-part-1/ There is no use fighting the fact that at some point everyone needs reading glasses. There is no reason to tie yourself to a boring pair. Have fun with funky colors, crazy shapes and rhinestone embellishments. Show off your free spirit with the wide variety of reading glasses that stray from norm...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/04/28/turn-boring-reading-glasses-into-fun-with-color-shape-and-design/ We all know what a railroad tie looks like and those little spikes they use too. But you know that technology is really old and it maybe something we need to change as trains get heavier and larger and increase in speed.

Actually that does make a lot of sense and as I have talked to railway...]]> http://tangsartsdesign.com/2008/04/27/railroad-ties-and-spikes-need-a-re-write-and-re-design/