Category: professional activities

This is a listing of my profession-related activities and actions. It should let you know why I think of myself as a professional.

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Princeton Public Library: Creating Great Graphics

Image credit: Brian Kelley
Image credit: Brian Kelley

Event: Creating Great Graphics (Design Best Practices Abridged)

Video of event: http://www.archive.org/details/20090505_PPLgraphics_LeMasney

Date: Tuesday May 5th, 7pm-9pm

Venue: Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, NJ

Abstract: John LeMasney will be presenting on the basics of good graphic design with an emphasis on technology tools and resources. In the session we’ll discuss planning your project, devising your message, choosing your colors, picking your fonts, acquiring images, respecting copyright, sketching your layout, finding great resources, choosing your tools, and bringing it all together into great designs for most any purpose.

Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/121kHFLhNGrP85vKdR5ti1tRFVzMbwRmboBRuzRLFg7A/edit?usp=sharing

Commentary and notes:

Your presentation was wonderful. I especially liked the contrast between the topic slides and the demonstration slides. When you were using the topic slides you spoke directly to the audience and the information on the slides did not distract from you, the presenter. Then when you had a presentation slide up you had the audience focus on the material on the screen. The resources you provided will be a great help to me in the redesign of professional website. – Presentation attendee.

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Making Exquisite Artwork with Open Source Software

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Event: Making Exquisite Artwork using Open Source Software

Date: Saturday April 25th, 2009 at 1:30 pm and Sunday April 26th, 2009 at 12:50 pm

Venue: Trenton Computer Festival, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ

Abstract: You can create beautiful illustrations, detailed drawings, professional publications, and exquisite artwork using free tools like Inkscape, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, and Scribus.  These are Free and Open Source counterparts to tools like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.  While they are not exact replicas of the Adobe tools, they can produce the same level of work.  Creative Commons is a way for artists to license creative work so that it can be used and shared in your own work, even for commercial purposes, without payment, as long as you follow some rules. Come learn how to free your creativity in a new way.

Presentation: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dckfm9fw_110gprttdc4

Commentary and notes:

Thank you for the excellent presentation at TCF. – Sol Libes, TCF co-founder.

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Design Best Practices

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Event: Highland Regional Library Consortium presents Graphic Design Best Practices

Date: Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 9 am – 4:30 pm

Venue: Somerset County Library, Bridgewater, NJ

Abstract: In this workshop on the basics of visual design best practices, we’ll examine examples and counterexamples of great design, the basics of layout, simplified color theory, rules for fonts and legibility, images and photographs, designing stamps vs pages vs slideshows vs billboards, copyright and creative commons, and free and open source design tools (photo manipulation, illustration, layout, catalogs, and quick editors).

Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/121kHFLhNGrP85vKdR5ti1tRFVzMbwRmboBRuzRLFg7A/edit?usp=sharing

Commentary and notes:

An attendee writes: “I learned so much at today’s workshop.  I appreciate learning about different sources for images and photographs.  I have never taken any type of design class, so some of the concepts you introduced were completely new to me.  I plan to follow up on many of the things that you said.  I liked the way you encouraged us when stating that designs are “ideological pathways” that include function, utility and beauty.  Frankly, the workshop was inspiring!  I plan to email you with questions as I go through activating some of the ideas and concepts that you planted in my head.  I also appreciate your passion about “sharing” with the use of open source.  I never really thought about open source as a different paradigm in American culture.   In addition, to getting the day off from work, your presentation helped to make my day.”

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Social Networking for Business: How Facebook, Twitter, and Ning can help you to connect with people on a deep level

John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)
John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)
John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)
John LeMasney at BCUG (Charles Hildebrandt)

Event: Social Networking for Business

Date: April 17th, 2009 at 7:30 pm

Venue: Brookdale Computer Users Group, Tinton Falls, NJ

Abstract: John LeMasney will talk about how these social networks and others can help you to:

  • connect with people in ways that are often unlikely in the real world,
  • start new working relationships,
  • advertise yourself,
  • promote your personal brand, and
  • develop an online presence.

Presentation: http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dckfm9fw_396nx2rf4ch

Commentary and notes:

 

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John LeMasney speaks on Identity Theft and Internet Security

Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Rooms, details, construction, cc-by lemasney
Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Rooms, details, construction, cc-by lemasney
Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Rooms, details, construction, cc-by lemasney
Jedediah Higgins House, Kingston, NJ, Interior, Rooms, details, construction, cc-by lemasney

John LeMasney speaks on Identity Theft and Internet Security

Abstract:  Internet Security has become an essential topic of understanding for the general public. Using the Internet without security in mind is an easy way to become taken advantage of. I spoke as part of a sequential panel on the ways in which we can protect ourselves from identity theft by electronic means.

Date: April 16th, 2009 at 9 AM.

Venue: Sweigart Auditorium, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

Presentation:

[gdoc link=”https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XbzSy8SS5S0JOVbZGCl2asQiG6TOGKCNzNtOGUFVshg/edit?usp=sharing” height=”800″]

Interested in doing something like this with your company? You can reach me at 609 553 9498, john@lemasney.com, or as lemasney on various social networks.

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I would love the opportunity to help you, wherever you are, whenever you are ready. I always enjoy talking with groups and individuals on topics like technology, training, open source, and design. If there is some way that I can help you with these and related topics, please contact lemasney at lemasney@gmail.com, 609 553 9498 or Let’s do something great together! This content is released under a creative commons attribution license, some rights reserved. cc-by lemasney

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John LeMasney at Rider University gives a LinkedIn Overview

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Revised Rider University logo
On teaching - LeMasney Consulting
On teaching – LeMasney Consulting

LinkedIn Overview

Date: April 16th, 2009 at 6 pm.

Forum: Rider University, speaking to Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership Program students

Abstract: LinkedIn overview: The LinkedIn social network has been commonly called Facebook for the working set. It allows colleagues to share successes, advertise their résumé and CV, and ask & answer industry related questions. In this session, we will discover ways in which LinkedIn and other social networks can be used to create stronger bonds with other like-minded people.

URL: http://www.linkedin.com

Presentation:

[gdoc link=”https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zYG_SSLxcLDo6PRFIgSW_9Imu_DE1wZQHoAptobpAm0/edit?usp=sharing” height=”800″]

I would love the opportunity to help you, wherever you are, when you are ready. I always enjoy talking with people about topics like technology, training, open source, and design. If there is some way that I can help you with these and related topics, please contact lemasney at lemasney@gmail.com, 609 553 9498 or Let’s do something great together! This content is released under a creative commons attribution license, some rights reserved. cc-by lemasney

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