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6 rules of the modern movie poster

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:49:38 -0500

6 rules of the modern movie poster

Make an animated GIF

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:49:09 -0400

Make an animated GIF

Bacon ipsum generator

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:29:36 -0400

Bacon ipsum generator

The Most Overused Typefaces

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:51:40 -0400

The Most Overused Typefaces

According to the 2010 Graphic Design Magazine Readers Type Survey:

Comic Sans
Papyrus
Zapfino
Helvetica
Trajan
Times New Roman
Futura
Arial
Myriad
Gotham

Graphic Design USA: May 2010

Straight A's in summer school!

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:50:00 -0400

That’s three semesters with straight A’s, and all I had to do was wait until I was 39!

"The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding by Al Reis Source 1. EXPANSION The power of a brand is inversely..."

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:12:31 -0400

“The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding
by Al Reis Source
1. EXPANSION
The power of a brand is inversely proportional to its scope
2. CONTRACTION
A brand becomes stronger when you narrow its focus
3. PUBLICITY
The birth of a brand is achieved with publicity, not advertising
4. ADVERTISING
Once born, a brand needs advertising to stay healthy
5.THE WORD
A brand should strive to own a word in the mind of the consumer
6.CREDENTIALS
The crucial ingredient in the success of any brand is its claim to authenticity
7. QUALITY
Quality is important, but brands are not built on quality alone
8. THE CATEGORY
A leading brand should promote the cateogry, not the brand
9. THE NAME
In the long run a brand is nothing more than a name.
10. EXTENSIONS
The easiest way to destroy a brand is to put its name on everything
11. FELLOWSHIP
In order to build the category, a brand should welcome other brands
12. THE GENERIC
One of the fastest routes to failure is giving a brand a generic name
13. THE COMPANY
Brands are brands. Companies are companies. There is a difference
14. SUBBRANDS
What branding builds, subbranding can destroy
15. SIBLINGS
There is a time and a place to launch a second brand
16. SHAPE
A brand’s logotype should be designed to fit the eyes. Both eyes.
17. COLOR
A brand should use a color that is the opposite of its major competitor’s
18. BORDERS
There are no barriers to global branding. A brand should know no borders.
19. CONSISTENCY
A brand is not built overnight. Success is measured in decades, not years.
20. CHANGE
Brands can be changed, but only infrequently and only very carefully
21. MORTALITY
No brand will live forever. Euthanasia is often the best solution
22. SINGULARITY
The most important aspect of a brand is its single-mindedness”

"Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”..."

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:55:47 -0400

“Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.” -Bob Marley”

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:06:40 -0400

My couch.

So I going to try blogging. I’m working on building a...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:03:54 -0400

So I going to try blogging. I’m working on building a business network. I need to find a graphic design internship. If you know of any, Let me know. Thanks.