The Office Cubicle Reaches a Golden Milestone

You know it. You have mixed feelings about it. And there’s a chance you might work in one.

We’re talking about the cubicle, of course—that bastion of office space that has been ripe for parody for decades but certainly isn’t immune to change.

Whether you have warm feelings about your cube or want to smash it to bits like Office Space character Peter Gibbons (in the clip above), now’s a good time to reflect on the office cubicle, which turns 50 this year.

Check out Inc.com‘s gallery  (opens in a new tab) of where the cube has gone and where it’s going. It didn’t start out so drab and uninspiring, and it’s getting a little less so these days. How do you feel about your cube?

A Mind-Blowing Design Tool

after months of hard work, we’re proud to announce v1 of macaw – the code-savvy web design tool. enjoy! http://t.co/yE0YqHAYef  (opens in a new tab)

— MACAW (@macawco) March 31, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

Your web developers may push pixels all day, but generally that’s meant typing in lots of code rather than creating visual layouts in the vein of Photoshop. Expect that to change soon with the release of the new design app Macaw. Version 1.0 launched on Monday  (opens in a new tab), almost five months after a beyond-successful Kickstarter drive raised more than $275,000, when only $75,000 was sought.

The app is something of the holy grail for web design—it allows you to lay content out visually (like Adobe’s Photoshop or InDesign) but doesn’t add extraneous HTML in the process. The app will set designers back $179 per copy, but a demo is available  (opens in a new tab).

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What does the 1814 Congress of Vienna have to do with South by Southwest (SXSW) conference? According to Event Manager Blog‘s Jez Paxman, the events had a major impact  (opens in a new tab) on the way we hold meetings today.

If you ever wondered what it’s like to build and manage an organization in the Middle East, MCI Group’s Peter Turner  (opens in a new tab) offers up many, many data points.

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Don’t let email become a crutch for your association’s marketing efforts, McKinley Advisors’ Tracy Talbot argues  (opens in a new tab).

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