erikamoen:

Oooooooooh dang! It is that time of year again! EMERALD CITY COMIC-CONTIME!

My BFF Dylan Meconis and I will be booth-ing it up again at booth 2615. We’ve co-tabled at every single ECCC, I think.

My table will be spilling over with copies of my books, prints and limited edition screenprints.

And then, of course, there’s the panels and signings. Oh! What glorious signings and panels there shall be!

Saturday, March 2nd

Panel: Strip Search
1:30 – 2:25pm
Hall A (611-614)
Fellow Strip Search contestant Mackenzie Schubert and I will be joined by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, creators of Penny Arcade, and their business man, Robert Khoo, to talk about our experiences on the first webcomics-based reality TV show and, according to rumor, there may be some advance screenings of stuff and things relating to the series.

Sunday, March 3rd

Signing at Dark Horse Comics
3 – 3:30pm
Booth 1102
Jeff Parker and I will be signing copies of our book, Bucko!

Panel: Beyond Categories – Non-Binary Sexuality
4 – 5pm
Room 2AB
Moderator Charles “Zan” Christensen, Ellen Forney, Randall Kirby, Leia Weathington, Jason Thompson and I will be talking about the oft-ignored “B” that’s overlooked and outright dismissed by both queers and straights in LGBT. Boy howdy, have I got a thing or ten to say about that.

benignkingdom:

Benign Kingdom will have a consulate at the Emerald City Comicon this weekend. You may find it at booths F12-F15.

We’ll have Spring 2012 and Fall 2012 individual art books, collections, and prints. We’ll also have a few advanced copies of the Spring 2013 individual art books.

(via the-full-grohac)

humansofnewyork:

I am a street photographer in New York City. Several months ago, I was approached by a representative of DKNY who asked to purchase 300 of my photos to hang in their store windows “around the world.” They offered me $15,000. A friend in the industry told me that $50 per photo was not nearly enough to receive from a company with hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue. So I asked for more money. They said “no.”

Today, a fan sent me a photo from a DKNY store in Bangkok. The window is full of my photos. These photos were used without my knowledge, and without compensation.

I don’t want any money. But please REBLOG this post if you think that DKNY should donate $100,000 on my behalf to the YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. That donation would sure help a lot of deserving kids go to summer camp. I’ll let you guys know if it happens.

UPDATE: DKNY posted this announcement, via facebook:

Since its founding in 1989, DKNY has been inspired by and incorporated authentic New York into its imagery. For our Spring 2013 store window visuals we decided to celebrate the city that is in our name by showcasing “Only in NYC” images. We have immense respect for Brandon Stanton aka Humans of New York and approached him to work with us on this visual program. He declined to participate in the project. 

For the Spring 2013 windows program, we licensed and paid for photos from established photography service providers. However, it appears that inadvertently the store in Bangkok used an internal mock up containing some of Mr. Stanton’s images that was intended to merely show the direction of the spring visual program. We apologize for this error and are working to ensure that only the approved artwork is used. 

DKNY has always supported the arts and we deeply regret this mistake. Accordingly, we are making a charitable donation of $25,000 to the YMCA in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn in Mr. Stanton’s name.

$25k will help a lot of kids at the YMCA. I know a lot of you would like to have seen the full $100k, but we are going to take them at their word that it was a mistake, and be happy that this one had a happy ending. Thanks so much for your support, everyone.

I’ve talked before about what to do if you get a Cease and Desist letter, but what should you do (and how should you do it) if you want to send a C&D?

This week’s post walks you through the process and helps explain what you should say when you are telling someone to stop infringing your work.

Featured image by Christian Lambert Photography via Flickr.com.

I’ve probably taken the Myers-Briggs personality test, or some variation on it, at least a dozen times over the course of my life so far.

Every time I’ve taken it in the last twenty years, the proctor has given me the results with a raised eyebrow.

Why?

I’m an introvert.

Read the rest of this week’s post to learn how you can earn a free 30 minute negotiation consultation with me. We can be super awesome, introverted negotiators together!

cashzilla:

Bad Accounting Habits to Give Up in 2013

It’s amazing how small lapses in bookkeeping can contribute to real (and unnecessary) costs for your business. Clean up your accounting act in 2013 with these sensible tips…

(Image via jane0 on Flickr)