I’m not a “tv ad guy” and I’ll admit I’m not truly hip to the whole marketing and psychology of tv marketing. But, these Palm Pre ads that are currently ruining my day… I just don’t get them. Can’t you just imagine that meeting for the creative. A bunch of advertising creatives sitting around in […]
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Read a very interesting post this morning by way of the design blog Brand New in regards to the new identity of The Cornell Lab of Ornithology which was designed by Pentagram partner (and rockstar designer) Michael Beruit. The design is fine, whatever. The point of contention comes from the fact that the icon is
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Just to set the story straight we are R2 Graphic Design & Advertising Inc. dba R Squared. You can call us r2 for short but don’t call us r2 squared – that’s just redundant and wrong. Most people figure the R2 stands for Rick Richardson – but just to complicate things my real name is
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Now this guy is the way to sell to clients. Tell them their stuff is crap, very nice. The best part is that you know this guy totally believes what he’s telling us, and the fact that he’s so proud of his laminated resume/children’s book/business card.
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I thought all of you creatives and non-creatives alike would appreciate this. ‘Some-guy’, the creator of this social experiment, actually came to Arizona State University this past semester to talk about how this came to be. He explains it best, “The 1,000 Journals Project is an ongoing collaborative experiment attempting to follow 1,000 journals throughout
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People, please, when you’re designing a logo or naming a company, pay attention to the acronym. How many of these have to make the rounds on the internet before attention is paid to this detail?
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Just a friendly reminder to make sure your company’s twitter account password stays secure. Otherwise you’ll have 200+ porn tweets within a few hours. Oops.
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So, I read about this the other day, and I’m hoping it’s just a rumor, or some designer’s crazy idea that will meet it’s match against sensible minds. Pizza Hut, with it shrink revenues hit hard by a poor economy, is working on rebranding itself as a more “hip” food alternative. One of the ideas
If your site is scary, it should be because it’s about 30 days of night or Saw. These are really good. Thanks Dan 29 Classic Horror Movie Poster Designs
I wish I had this kind of time… is it really that funny if you’re not in the advertising business? Probably not, but I don’t care because I like it!
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