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40+GD

Sat, 09 Oct 2010 10:12:08 -0400

Presenting @ the 40+GD event @ UC…still nervous.

TEDxCincy: PASSION

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:15:50 -0400

TEDxCincy: PASSION

#TEDxLex

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:30:06 -0400

A great event today…kudos to the #TEDxLex team.

Practicing visual notetaking.

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:32:26 -0400

Practicing visual notetaking.

Britt Selvitelle frm @Twitter is tlkin abt smthng @TED #TedxLex & I don’t know what...

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:19:57 -0400

Britt Selvitelle frm @Twitter is tlkin abt smthng @TED #TedxLex & I don’t know what he’s talkin abt, but it’s awesome.

emergentfutures: Advertising Expenditures Dropped 12.3% In...

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:19:11 -0400

emergentfutures:

Advertising Expenditures Dropped 12.3% In 2009, But Digital Grew 7.3%

Total advertising expenditures fell 12.3% last year to $125.3 billion as compared to 2008, according to data released today by Kantar Media. However, Q4 2009 ad spending was off 6% against the year ago period, with nearly all media improving upon their January-September performance.

Artist Uses LEGO Blocks to Rebuild NYC | Inhabitat

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:32:33 -0500

Artist Uses LEGO Blocks to Rebuild NYC | Inhabitat:

We all know the ol’ Apple is special. As a creative at heart, this story put a little smile on my face.

Artist Jan Vormann took a team of volunteers across Brooklyn and Manhattan as part of the VOLTA artshow to fill in the blanks with the building blocks of our childhood.

PDFmyURL.com - Convert and save pdf from any webpage for free

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:16:08 -0500

PDFmyURL.com - Convert and save pdf from any webpage for free:

What a great tool! I may be late to the game on this one, but a friend just sent me a website PDF from pdfmyurl.com. Who hasn’t sent someone to a website to “check it out” and it has changed, or has been taken down? PDFmyURL allows for you to convert, right on the spot, websites to PDFs. A very convenient way of sharing sites.

cincinnatiartgrrl: Checking in at the Contemporary Art...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:07:37 -0500

cincinnatiartgrrl:

Checking in at the Contemporary Art Center.
(Photo credit: Mary McCullough-Hudson!)

And the Oscar goes to...LOGORAMA by H5

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:22:00 -0500

And the Oscar goes to...LOGORAMA by H5:

Logorama, by H5, is definitely the best animated film this year, let’s just agree on that. I came across an article this morning touting a video post on Gizmodo (by Mark WIlson). I like many others just skimmed by it…until I looked a little closer. This Oscar nominated, animated short film was made incorporating 2500 logos of various brands. Being intimately familiar with the branding world, I was immediately drawn to this. I watched it…AND watched it again. (And after I finish this post, I will watch one more time….b/c it’s that good.)

I was so impressed by the fluidity of the animation, and the clever adaptation of the various logos. The contextual incorporation of these marks at various points throughout the story line are as poignant as a writer’s perfectly placed punctuation. I completely agree with Mark,

“By the end, you are not bothered by the fun fast food logos or references to AOL or Microsoft. You’re frightened by the logos you could identify without ever having given the company any thought in your day to day life. You’re frightened by the familiarity of all the strangeness.”

Please watch this…..twice, at least. You’ll thank me. (FYI, there is some slightly “NSFW” language, I wouldn’t recommend watching at work if your office isn’t cool with that.) So, watch it here, and enjoy!

Goodbye Ketchup Packets, Hello Dip & Squeeze!

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:31:23 -0500

Goodbye Ketchup Packets, Hello Dip & Squeeze!:

Saw this for the first time last night on NBC Nightly News, and was impressed. This is a fantastic example of true innovation…I can’t wait to dip some of my McNuggets in one of these bad boys!

Spray-On Liquid Glass...Gonna be HUGE!

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:45:37 -0500

Spray-On Liquid Glass...Gonna be HUGE!:

(PhysOrg.com) — Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. The coating is also flexible and breathable, which makes it suitable for use on an enormous array of products.

Fantastic promo site from Wrangler. Great concept. Great look....

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:03:00 -0500

Fantastic promo site from Wrangler. Great concept. Great look. Great music. It just works.

Who said 1st Aid can't be sexy? @Uncrate

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:38:49 -0500

Who said 1st Aid can't be sexy? @Uncrate:

I kinda want to hurt myself on purpose…just so I can use it!

In every joke there’s a nugget of...

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:05:30 -0500

In every joke there’s a nugget of truth…http://www.SocialMediaMullet.com RT from rachelmercer’s tumblog: “Business in the Front, Party in the Back”

agenerousdesigner: Google before you Tweet is the new think...

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:01:04 -0500

agenerousdesigner:

Google before you Tweet is the new think before you speak

"RT @Steveology “… not one of the marketers we surveyed listed the amount of content forwarded by..."

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:07:21 -0500

“RT @Steveology “… not one of the marketers we surveyed listed the amount of content forwarded by users as their most important metric…””

- Social Media Today | Why Content Marketers Still Don’t Get It… Forrester Study

Obama vs. iPad?

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:31:18 -0500

Yesterday was an interesting day…after a full day at the office, and an evening of civic duties, I sat down to tired and exhausted prepared to unwind. I had politely asked my TiVo record the State of the Union, quietly brewed a steaming hot cup of tea and cozied up to my opened laptop with Uncle Steve’s own State of His Union.

There at that point I was struck with conundrum of what to watch? Obamania in action telling us why our union is strong and we shouldn’t have to worry about the impending debt we are racking up on our children and their children or their children’s children….OR….four little letters, I. P. A. D.

So, I went with both…I watch 24, CSI and other shows with multiple screens, so why can’t i watch both, right? And so I tried…boy did I try. The two bantered like dueling banjos: Our nation’s strong, Apple’s made a ton of money, Healthcare reform needs to happen, our latest magical product, Wall Street bankers are a bunch of thieves, it’s the friggin’ iPad!

As I drove into the office this morning, I realized I wasn’t the only one with this problem. The morning swill of FM I swim through everyday was filled with the same bantering I was experiencing the night before. Even the news cycle has a tough time deciding what was more important. They obviously knew what SHOULD be more important, but the reality of what people WANTED was different.

I am not sure what to make of it other than, I am still trying to absorb it all.

P&G to Open Silicon Valley Office - via Ad Age

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:26:04 -0500

P&G to Open Silicon Valley Office - via Ad Age:

P&G is setting up shop in Silicon Valley to “help develop social-networking systems and digital-marketing capabilities with the website” according to AdAge.com.

Why is this significant? This is the arguably the world’s largest advertiser getting even cosier with the worlds largest social-networking site, thus giving even more momentum to the argument for shifting marketing spending to this emerging space.

Game on…

Ford's "Almost" New Logo...in 1966 - Via Jalopnik

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:17:00 -0500

Ford's "Almost" New Logo...in 1966 - Via Jalopnik:

I like many others, love Paul Rand…and by love him I mean in that crazy-old-grandpa-that-was-a-little-scary kinda way.

But he seriously had a way with the pen…and given all the changes recently in the automotive industry, I think it is about time Ford stepped up, grew a pair and embraced their well deserved future.

[Rand] almost singlehandedly convinced business that design was an effective tool. Anyone designing in the 1950s and 1960s owed much to Rand, who largely made it possible for us to work. He more than anyone…made the profession reputable. We went from being “commercial artists” to being graphic designers largely on his merits.