A lot of people ask me about the necklace I wear frequently. You can see it in the picture to the left. The necklace is a metal tag on a leather string that can adjust to fit my neck (and looks quite stylish I might add).

But that’s not why I wear it. I wear it for what it represents. I wear it to Speak without saying a word.

I received this necklace in return for a small donation I made a couple of years back to an organization called Aldo Fights Aids (ran by the Aldo shoe brand in partnership with YouthAids).

AIDS is one of the most pandemic problems our human race faces today. I could throw facts and statistics at you but I do not feel I have to. It is a problem; one that needs to be dealt with now. One that we as a people are all aware of but sadly complacent about.

Please find out more about Aldo Fights Aids at their website and if you feel as strongly as I do about it, make a donation. Any amount will help and you get a little style in return.

As I was browsing through my company archives I stumbled upon some screen shots of my past website concepts. Right now my website is in version 4.2. Here is the progression of the site since it first launched (+ failed concepts)…

WarrenGreeley.com 1.0

WarrenGreeley.com 2.0

WarrenGreeley.com 3.0

Failed Concepts:

[Update: For some reason the video has been removed. Do I smell conspiracy?]

Every creative professional can feel the pain of the guy in this video. Everyone corporate type should watch it to learn something. Everyone else should watch it to understand what we go through. The design industry is not all fun and games.

[Via Seth's Blog]

Hey,

It’s saturday and I want to wish happy birthday to a very special lady. My girlfriend of 2.5 years is turning 20 today! Happy Birthday Valerie. I love you.

During my senior year at York Community High School, a couple of former students made a documentary about a man who is a living legend at our school and around the world. Joe Newton is the Cross Country coach that has led the York Team to state victories in 25 out of his more than 50 years coaching.

Along with Coach Newton, the documentary follows the 2005 Cross Country team and Assistant Coach Charlie Kern. Mr. Kern has made a very important influence in my life and the lives of so many others and I am very grateful to have got to learn so much from him. Below is one of his many little stories that really get you thinking. It is featured in the film The Long Green Line.

Big announcement today:

I have accepted the job of Project Director at CyberOptik.net. The owner of this firm, Ron Johnson, is a friend and also the person who got me started in web design.

As many of you know, for the past two years I have owned and operated my own design company, Clarity Multimedia, with my business partner Jestine Chakkumcal. It was a tremendous experience and I learned so much in this time but it was the right time to move on.

With Ron in need of a director and myself wanting to focus my career more on design, it all seemed to be serendipity so I went for it and am now a leading member of the CyberOptik team.

If you or anyone you know needs a website, be sure to contact us at CyberOptik.net and mention my name when you do.