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Smarter Online Ads

Smarter Online Ads

Online ads annoy me. The passive ones are never very effective. They're all formatted the same, packed with as much information as possible. The "guerrilla" ones are even worse, bombarding...
Urban Tumbleweeds: Brand Identity

Urban Tumbleweeds: Brand Identity

Challenges Urban Tumbleweeds, MSLK's eco-art installation, needed a memorable graphic that would brand the project and quickly convey the sentiment behind the installation. This graphic had to be flexible and...
Think Timeless

Think Timeless

My beloved old Saab finally kicked the dust a couple weeks ago. After some debate, I've decided to look into some options for replacing it. My search led me to...
Metro Turf

Metro Turf

Is it possible to be obvious and clever at the same time? I would have answered "no" before I'd seen this great ad. It's so effective that it stopped me...
I’m Dreaming of Dreamland

I’m Dreaming of Dreamland

Two years ago on my birthday, The Roxy (nightclub and Wednesday night roller rink) closed for back taxes. My girlfriends and I stood at the doors bounded up by chains...
Sustainable Beauty Companies and Wooden Caps

Sustainable Beauty Companies and Wooden Caps

Last weekend at Terrain I spotted a line of beauty products by Akhassausa that are beautifully designed. Their two small lines, nature and retreat, are differentiated by accent color. The...
Create Your Own Niche

Create Your Own Niche

What does it take to stand out in the crowd or on the shelves? Personality. A memorable hook. Being remarkable. So then how do you become remarkable? Most companies spend...
Blo©k Island™ D®eams

Blo©k Island™ D®eams

I'm just back from a week away at one of my favorite places in the world: Block Island, RI. For those of you who don't know about "BI," here are...
Fashion News Workshop: Website

Fashion News Workshop: Website

Challenges Fashion News Workshop, the second largest fashion organization in NYC, needed a web presence that reflected the organization's quality and sophistication. Furthermore, it was important to create a website...
Terrain

Terrain

This weekend, Katie, Jason and I took a roadtrip to Philadelphia to visit friends. I had heard about Terrain, a garden center store in the suburbs, so we made a...