Archive for the ‘Design’ Category


PETA Ads – Sex and Animals SELL!

Wednesday, Dec 2nd, 2009 by maureen | 2 Comments
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PETA’s latest ad featuring Joanna Krupa has already managed to piss off the Catholic Church.

Social Media Revolution

Thursday, Aug 20th, 2009 by maureen | 1 Comments
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Social media – a REVOLUTION, not a fad! The numbers don’t lie

Beautiful Video – Children Need Peace

Tuesday, Jul 28th, 2009 by maureen | 0 Comments
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These spectacular drawings were created as part of a school project for the Peace Museum, of Dayton Ohio. Students from Springboro High School are sharing their art with the Dayton International Peace Museum this summer. It’s a beautiful thing, Peace as seen through children. You can find more here.

20 Signs You’ve Been a Designer for 20 Years

Tuesday, Jul 28th, 2009 by maureen | 4 Comments
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If you can answer “YES” to 5 of these, than you’ve likely been a designer for more than 20 years …. You proudly display no less than 5 Pantone Ringed Binders You know the difference between Reflex Blue, Cyan & PMS 300 You have used a waxer with a foot pedal Working a photostat machine [...]

OMG, Hot Chicks Get Tech? (Or, Is The IT Chicks Sexist?)

Saturday, Jul 25th, 2009 by maureen | 0 Comments
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When I saw this video break on Twitter last week, I was intrigued to watch it. I’m interested in, and enjoy writing about viral videos (the good, the bad & the naughty). What I find most creative about this one is it’s length. The Hot IT Chicks is ahead of the curve, and extending users [...]

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Google Analytics

Thursday, Jul 23rd, 2009 by maureen | 4 Comments
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I use Google Analytics every day to track multitudes of client sites, and measure their success. I spend a lot of time walking clients through the dashboard, and what they can track. When I came across this article from Smashing Magazine, I was thrilled to see the depth of explanation and screen shots that were [...]

If it’s banned, it MUST BE VIRAL… Sprite’s OOPS

Tuesday, Jul 21st, 2009 by maureen | 0 Comments
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Here is the Sprite Interacial Oral Sex Ad that was banned in Germany and removed from Youtube. It’s pretty racy – but really who decides between this, a guy snorting cocaine off of an iphone, and a few oragami bills having sex? Execs at Sprite claim “Video Was Unauthorized“.. OOPS!   

What Does it Mean to be Rickrolled?

Monday, Jul 20th, 2009 by maureen | 2 Comments
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A Rickroll is a prank played on an unsuspecting web surfer. To be Rickrolled is when browsing a website (especially a discussion forum or comment board – a TWITTER fave), one comes across a link expecting it to lead to one thing, but finds something completely different when the link is clicked.The name Rick refers [...]

Social Media – WHY IT WORKS

Monday, Jul 13th, 2009 by maureen | 5 Comments
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Does social media marketing work? You bet it does. Frequently, I’m pummeled with questions about how to measure & monetize social media. Not just by my clients, but by other marketing professionals that haven’t shifted to include this new aspect into their planning. Google Analytics will clearly monitor your SEO efforts, and Radian6 will do [...]

Evian’s Roller Skating Babies: A Viral Sensation

Thursday, Jul 9th, 2009 by maureen | 0 Comments
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Designers know there are 3 things that get people’s attention: Babies Pets Sex If you didn’t already know this, try it out on your next ad banner. Evian knows this, and proved it true with their cool/creepy/ roller skating baby video. The YouTube sensation has gone viral and is closing in at a cool 3.8 [...]

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