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Overcoming Creative Block
A great article from ISO50. 25 of today’s leading artists and designers weigh in on how they get past creative block. Check out the article by Alex Cornell here.
Read moreOld electronics get a new life in Best Buy billboard
Best Buy is going the “show, don’t tell” route by using discarded electronics to promote its recycling program. A billboard in Times Square spells out “e-cycle” with old monitors, speakers, TVs and other e-detritus. Crispin Porter + Bogusky did the work. Via AdFreak & Gizmodo.
Read moreBecome a Social Media Guru in 2 Minutes or Less.
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Read morePivot the Movie
An amazing animated short; “When a man is witness to a murder and takes pictures of the killer, he has to run for his life. During the chase he is able to turn the tables and the prey becomes the hunter. All resulting in an unfortunate ending.” Find out more at: pivotthemovie.com. Via Design You [...]
Read moreHow iPad Affects the Way we Design Websites?
Whether or not you love or hate the iPad it poses some interesting questions and/or opportunities for web design. A great article from Smashing Magazine discusses how designing with smart fluid width designs and using a smart combination of CSS and Javascript the User Experience can be drastically improved.
Read moreApplying Mathematics To Web Design
“Mathematics is beautiful.” This may sound absurd to people who wince at numbers and equations. But some of the most beautiful things in nature and our universe exhibit mathematical properties, from the smallest seashell to the biggest whirlpool galaxies. Some very interesting web designs based around the mathematical concepts of the “Golden Ratio” and “Golden [...]
Read more70 Great Fonts For Graphic Designers
Another great collection of fonts for designers from Unstage. Kind of an update to some of my past font posts.
Read moreYouTube AdBlitz
The aftermath of the Super Bowl ads seems to be the topic of the day. I thought that YouTube did a nice job of collecting them all on their Adblitz channel where you can view and vote for your favorite spots.
Read more2010 Nebraska ADDY Awards
I had a great time last night at the 17th annual ADDY awards. Congratulations to all of the winners there was some really outstanding work this year. I would also like to congratulate the creative team at Nelnet, we walked away with 10 awards (7 gold and 3 silver), not bad for a little in-house [...]
Read moreLemonade The Movie
Lemonade The Movie website | watch the entire movie on Hulu What do people who were once paid to be creative for a living do when they’re laid off? They get creative with their own lives. Lemonade is an inspirational film about 16 advertising professionals who lost their jobs and found their calling, encouraging people to listen [...]
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