Design the Planet had one of it’s world famous “Fun Friday” events again this past month. We took a trip down to “The American Sector,” attached to the always educational, National WWII Museum. While we were waiting for our food, we decided to snap a couple of pictures. Look at those glorious moustaches! As much [...]
Category Archives: Fun
Great Design Blog Resource
June 9, 2010 – 10:34 am
Abduzeedo: There are a lot of great design blogs out there, but if you have not heard of this blog, you should check it out and then subscribe. They post every day, often many times a day, and it always seems to be something unique. They have all sorts of articles for inspiration, they have [...]
Welcome and Welcome Back!
June 8, 2010 – 2:48 pm
It’s that time of the year – intern season. This year we have one of last year’s interns, Laura, returning to us as a junior designer, and we’ve also been joined by Caleb, who’s this summer’s intern. We’re looking forward to working with two fresh perspectives and it’s always fun to add new personalities to [...]
NASA Does Design
May 26, 2010 – 1:01 pm
I happened upon this link this morning. It was actually pretty interesting. I know that each NASA mission takes pictures before they launch, but I had no idea they had been making “movie posters” for a few years now. I will be the first to admit that some of these posters are pretty terrible. I [...]
10 Billion Strong
February 23, 2010 – 10:23 am
Have you ever doubted the power of digital media or underestimated the impact of Apple’s iPod? This number may surprise you, in the coming weeks Apple’s iTunes will sell it’s 10 billionth download (that with a “b” meaning – 10,000,000,000)! Be the lucky downloader and you could win a $10,000 iTunes Gift Card! As of [...]
Ad Placement is Everything
January 28, 2010 – 11:25 am
When I first saw this giant ad at the local mall, I wondered why would you advertise Gatorade in the mall. The target demographics were way off. When you think of the typical mall shopper you have soccer moms, tweens, and teenage girls. The teenage guys at the mall are usually looking at the teenage [...]
Who Dat in the Super Bowl?
January 25, 2010 – 9:12 am
ESPN.com put it best, “Who Dat in the Super Bowl?”. Believe it or not, the New Orleans Saints are in the Super Bowl. Oddly enough, they’re facing New Orleanians QB Peyton Manning & WR Reggie Wayne. Many believed the Saints would never make it to the big game. In fact, WWL’s sports legend, Jim Henderson, [...]
5 Branding Secrets of Apple & Lady Gaga
January 18, 2010 – 6:35 pm
I recently found a great article on BNET.com that epitomizes building a brand community and how to cater to that community. The article entitled Five Branding Secrets of Lady Gaga & Apple, go through how the eccentric singer and the innovate computer company create their brands. 1) Cultivate a Fanatical Fan Base: Fans of either [...]
The Power of Imagery
January 5, 2010 – 12:01 pm
We are all wowed by great images. We buy photo books, look at pictures of the year in review, and send postcards of outstanding photographs. The old saying is that a picture says a thousand words and it is so true. Many times clients and even designers forget the importance of good photography. Personally, I’ve [...]
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