AWESOME? BEAUTIFUL? OR BOTH?
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Rock Band just got more timeless with the new addition of The Beatles. This trailer produced by Passion Pictures is a perfect encapsulation of the Fab Fours career.
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Loyal Army – Where Cuteness Rules!
Monday, March 16, 2009
When it comes to clothes, I can be a sucker for “cute”. I have been trying really hard to dress like an almost-30-year-old, but when I discovered Loyal Army Clothing, my willpower to combat cuteness went out the door.
Loyal Army, based in San Francisco, currently has their clothes being sold all over the world in fun stores and boutiques. At Loyal Army, they live in the world of “Kawaii” which, in Japanese, means “cute”, and there goal is...
Designing in a Recession
Friday, March 06, 2009
It has been about six months since our economy and the world has realized the United States is officially nursing a massive hangover from an insatiable appetite for excess. And it’s going to take more than a special hangover cure of greasy eggs, pickles and aspirin to relieve this pain. We understand the reality now. Thank God! This is why I see this recession as a good thing. Don’t get me wrong, this is going to be tough for a lot of individuals and companies, but I feel It will ultimately be good for the foundation of our economy and more specifically, the design industry. This includes every possible form of design: print, product, interactive, motion, and even industrial – Yes, I am talking to you GM. And here is why...
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Pinkberry Has Some Swirly Branding
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Moving out to Los Angeles, I was excited about many things – sunny weather, beaches, hiking, amazing Mexican food – but most importantly, the frenzy that Los Angeles has created about frozen yogurt, locally coined “Fro-Yo”. There are many frozen yogurt stores to enjoy in southern California, but by far, the most unique and perfectly branded is Pinkberry. Pinkberry opened...
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The Biggest Campaign for “The BIGGEST Smallest Movie Ever Made”
Friday, February 06, 2009
I was talking with a friend recently, and she was telling me about a campaign she just finished at Wieden+Kennedy, a creatively-led advertising agency in Portland. The campaign was for the new feature film “Coraline” which is based on the horror novella by author Neil Gaiman. The film, produced by LAIKA Studios, is the first stop-motion animation filmed in 3D. The story is about a young girl, Coraline, who finds...
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