Archive for the ‘Design’ Category


Incredible Stop Motion Film Using Post-It Notes

Tuesday, Jun 30th, 2009 by maureen | 0 Comments
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This unbelievably imaginative art student (Savannah College of Art and Design) created some of the most amazing stop motion animation. Take some time to watch the video, but don’t miss the “how they did it” posted below this. You’ll really appreciate the story boarding, and the complexity of the execution. The “MAKING of DEADLINE” video: (3 months planning, [...]

51 Hand Drawn Fonts

Friday, Jun 19th, 2009 by maureen | 7 Comments
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Keep up with the trends, and spice up your next website or print project with one of these cool hand drawn fonts. Free formed imagery, sketches and doodles have replaced the structured stock imagery and rigid typefaces of the past. Take advantage of these 51 favorite fonts and see what it does to jazz up [...]

WordPress 2.8 Released

Friday, Jun 12th, 2009 by admin | 0 Comments
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WordPress – the bloggers dream tool newly upgraded with version 2.8. This latest version “Baker” has been named for noted trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker. (note the musical introduction in the video) [wpvideo Pu3T4X8l] At first glance, it looks a lot like 2.7, but there are a lot of cool upgrades. Highlights include: New drag-and-drop widgets admin [...]

Tiger Woods – EA Sport’s Viral Video

Friday, Jun 5th, 2009 by maureen | 1 Comments
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I am a huge Tiger Woods Golf player – and have indeed taken water shots. I love this sequence, where a user video tapes the shot – referring to it as the “Jesus Shot” thinking it’s a glitch…. and then EA Sports posts a reply video, which went viral. I won’t spoil the fun, you [...]

Brand Evolution

Monday, Jun 1st, 2009 by maureen | 2 Comments
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A companies brand is a combination of their outward identity (their logo & collateral), their messaging, and their overall users’ experience. The brand is communicated through all mediums to create a unified message and convey their corporate differentiator through public perception. A corporate logo is arguably the most visible and influential of these vehicles. Smart [...]

San Francisco Giants Connect With Their Fans

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 by maureen | 3 Comments
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More than another “hot-spot”, connecting with 41,000 users has never been easier. Connecting with your end user and ensuring an excellent experience has never been more important. People are spending less, and keeping a keen eye on all purchases. Creating the most robust and satisfying experience can be the difference between a happy user, and [...]

What Does Your Avatar Say About YOU?

Thursday, May 21st, 2009 by maureen | 10 Comments
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Do we select our friends in the on-line world by what their avatar looks like? You bet we do. What does your avatar say about you to the world? Are you projecting what you had hoped? Your avatar is that postage stamp image you pin directly to your name. It’s your welcome wagon, your greeting, your [...]

Spectacular Breaking Waves Water Photography

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 by maureen | 0 Comments
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When I saw these majestic images by Clark Little, I was blown away by the beauty. Never before have I seen the ocean captured in such a magical way – it is pure inspiration. These incredible images of waves were taken by the number 1 photographer of surf: Clark Little. He has dedicated his life [...]

5 Steps to Writing for Your End Users

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 by maureen | 2 Comments
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It’s all about the end user. If you are designing ads, creating websites, or blogging articles. You need to speak to your end user in a way that connects them to your passion & your product. This is a great, well written article from Mitch Joel that will give you the 5 steps to create [...]

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