James Callan

@scarequotes

UX content strategist. Best quizmaster in the west. Good with words. Hard cider, iced tea.

Washougal, WA
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    27 Oct 2017

    Still the best short metaphorical definition of content strategy that I know.

    Just spoke to 5th grade class about cartooning. Advice that drew the biggest appreciative "aha": Do the lettering THEN draw the word balloon
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  2. 1 hour ago

    This might explain things, .

    If I was a millionaire I’d pay strangers to sit next to my enemies in relatively empty movie theatres.
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    9 hours ago

    Darth Vader: [just finished struggling into his Darth Vader suit] oh goddamnit my sleeves are all bunched up inside

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  4. 8 hours ago

    Apparently these are the funkiest kanji I've ever seen.

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    24 hours ago

    Is there a good history of the relationship between Hollywood and Las Vegas? How they influenced each other?

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    12 hours ago

    Wikipedia is mostly maintained by a relatively small number of editors. Its process is so hermetic and at times aggressive that it drives off new editors. It’s so large that partisans and hacks can made changes nobody notices. But, sure, treat it as authoritative.

    So Facebook is also going to start relying on Wikipedia to combat misinformation
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  8. 22 hours ago

    Rewatching STAR WARS (yeah, yeah, A NEW HOPE) with my 7-year-old and remembering that Han Solo has always been the part of the movies that clicked most strongly with me. One of the reasons I'm indifferent to the prequels even at their strongest.

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  9. 22 hours ago

    I confess that I don't really like 2001 all that much, but I also return to it every 10 years or so because it's fascinating. Every time I'm optimistic that that'll be the time that it really clicks for me.

    If 2001 were released today, literalist Twitter would’ve tanked it, and thousands of film bros would be harassing Stanley Kubrick any way they could.
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  10. 24 hours ago

    Nancy Drew and the Case of the Nancy Drew Books Left Wherever My Daughter Finished Reading Them

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  11. 24 hours ago

    MILLER’S CROSSING

    It's & so we want to know the ONE film score you can't live without. (Just one!)
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  12. 24 hours ago

    Is there a good history of the relationship between Hollywood and Las Vegas? How they influenced each other?

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    Apr 3
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  14. Apr 3

    Conspicuous non-consumption.

    RT if you are not watching
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  15. Apr 3

    Always "thoughts and prayers," never "prayers and thoughts."

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    Apr 2

    In the last few months, many people have reached out to me about their game projects asking 'Is what we're doing cultural appropriation?' This is great! It shows that they care, I don't mind answering, but for the help of everyone here I thought I'd sum it up in a small thread.

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    Apr 3

    Long shot: any Tamil font experts who could help a charity in India that can no longer seemingly type Tamil into Word (v16.0) on a Mac? I can hand you off to them if you have expertise.

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  18. Apr 2

    Enjoyed A.J. Finn's THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW quite a bit, but boy does he want you to know that he did his homework. You've seen more noir than I have. Noted.

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  19. Apr 2

    And you're not likely to make great art if you approach projects like marketing assignments.

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  20. Apr 2

    You're not likely to be an effective designer or marketer if you approach projects like they're vehicles for your artistic vision. (Lord knows I tried, earlier in my career.)

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  21. Apr 2

    The content requirements for building effective products or producing effective marketing are entirely different from making art. It's a problem in both directions.

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