Sarah’s Seven
Hey thanks, Garret! To repeat: My task is to share seven things about me that not many people know, and then choose 7 people to go and do the same. Here we go! 1. My career in design started early. My first award-winning design piece (above, left) was created when I was in 3rd Grade [...]
7 Things
I’m going a little bit off-topic today. Darryl Ohrt just tagged me in a meme called 7 Things. My task is to share 7 things about me that I feel you should know, and then choose 7 people to go and do the same. This should be interesting: 1. At the top of my bucket [...]
Amazing Clock
I want this. But I don’t want this one. I want a clock that chronicles MY OWN brand interactions. It would be amazing if someone could put an ecommerce site together that allowed you to upload the timeline of your brand interactions and have your own clock produced and delivered. Who is with me? Found via [...]
Wienermobile at Work
It’s hard to find an American that isn’t familiar with the concept of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. This iconic vehicle was created in 1936 and has seen a number of iterations over the years. Among the newest is a Mini Wienermobile, shown here by former New York Giant (cringe) Michael Strahan: I’ve been thinking about [...]
Hand Drawn Elements For Web
I ran across a pretty awesome blog post that celebrates the use of hand drawn elements in Websites recently and found myself fascinated by some of the intricate designs. As anyone that has taken a moment to review our own creative portfolio knows, when budget brand permits (hand drawn won’t work for every client) we [...]
Obama Logos That Didn’t Make The Cut
There have been copious conversations, blog posts, debates and discussions about the Barack Obama logo that helped to catapult him to President-Elect status in the United States. What hasn’t been discussed are the logos that weren’t selected by his campaign. Logodesignlove puts together a great blog post HERE, all about them. Thanks Brandflakes! Garret Ohm [...]
Let it Snow
Good morning! Or wet, soggy morning for those of you in Baltimore. As you may have noticed, it’s been snowing here on the blog for the last couple of days. The snow has stopped for now, but if you see more flurries here in the next week, you have a chance to win a little [...]
Nucleus Accumbens And What It Means For Logos
I read an interesting article in AdAge recently on the future of the logo, and I thought it was worth sharing. You can read the article HERE, but let me give you the abridged version: The author, Martin Lindstrom, makes the case that the logo, once revered for its marketing prowess, no longer has the power [...]
Art Market at MICA
Hey everyone! This is Jasmine here, reminding you to mark your calendars for Art Market! Next Wednesday through Saturday, students, faculty, and staff at the Maryland Institute College of Art will be selling handmade items including illustrations, paintings, prints, posters, sculptures, mosaics, stationery, T-shirts, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, book arts, toys, and wrapping paper. Attending is [...]
Freebie Friday: wrappin up the week!
This week’s wrapping-paper-inspired desktop wallpaper comes in three colors: red, green, and navy/gray. Take your pick, and have a great December weekend! Click a link below for a downloadable image of the wrapping desktop wallpaper: 1024×768 RED (best for standard) 1680×1050 RED (best for widescreen) 1024×768 GREEN (best for standard) 1680×1050 GREEN (best for widescreen) [...]
The Nikon s60 Sees All
Technology is so amazing. Apparently, the latest high technology point and shoot cameras come equipped with facial recognition technology, that can detect multiple human faces and instantly adjust the exposure and focus to create the best photo possible. Nikon’s new s60 can detect and adjust for as many as 12 faces at one time. Their [...]
Give The Gift of Crunch
We recently helped the fine folks at Rt. 11 Potato Chips put together some last minute outreach to their past customers that encouraged them to spread the potato love this holiday season. The campaign consisted of a direct mail postcard that directed recipients to the Rt. 11 Website, where we temporarily replaced the homepage with [...]
Truly Objective
I saw a new campaign over the holiday weekend that I thought was pretty intriguing. It was done by CP+B for their client Burger King, and started with a television commercial that promotes the Website WhopperVirgins.com. The commercial itself wasn’t groundbreaking by any means but the strategy is one that takes the traditional taste-test scenario [...]
Fear Not
I heard recently that we’re in a recession. No kidding. And while at first I was in denial, as our firm was as busy as we could stand, things have indeed started to slow down a tad for us. As marketing director, I’m probably just as sensitive as anyone to this because it’s my job [...]
Dec 23, 2008 | Categories:Blog Posts | Tags: Commentary | 1 Comment »