Love Letter to the Forgotten: Intimacy of Analog
We miss the vinyl era because music back then was relational, not transactional. So what can we learn?
I Hate a Roman Named Status Quo!
Mr. Status Quo preys on people and makes them fearful of failure. He even takes the shape of friends and family.
Vincent Van Gogh, Torture of Belief.
He knew what he wanted, and he was going to get it. Surrounding yourself with people who believe in your dream makes the difference.
Reframing Art, Bridging Generations.
Reframing brings old ideas into new perspectives, which changes the way you feel about something and leads to new decisions.
The Seattle Kraken’s Secret Revealed and Fool’s Gold.
You know how the Wizard of Ads is always talking about third-gravitating bodies? You can see it being used here with the colour.
Are you Brand Handicapped?
Big corporate entities have warped the definition of Brand. Why? To handicap their competition. Which is you. The little guy.
The Missing Link to Getting Greatness From Your Designer
You finally receive the design, but it just really didn’t hit the mark. That's because of a poor (or nonexistent) Creative Brief.
5 Things I Learned From Video Games.
People who don’t play video games might see them as a waste of time; an anchor to the couch. I like to think of it as interactive art.
Art is Not Subjective.
If you have the right artist, they make their decisions consciously and objectively for the purpose of drawing attention. And they do it using an invisible ally.
Avoid Scrapbooking Your Brand Visuals.
A “scrapbook company” doesn’t have the emotional connection to your brand that you do; so they give you a templated product that looks like everything else. Unremarkable.