Laughter is the best medicine.


I am going to blame my lack of witty subject matter on the fact that our “summer” has been messing with my brain. We all depend on the months of May…

Made You Look


I recently spent some quality time (thanks to my colleague Andrea Tria) with a graphic design book that’s been around a while that I’d only ever seen…

#WorldCup


As the World Cup goes into a lull until the quarter finals, I thought I would explore what FIFA has done to make a soccer (or “futbol”) tournament…

My Brush With Immortality


Today I join the sporting world in mourning the death of Tony Gwynn, one of histories’ all time great baseball players. A dual sport star (his…

Mobile Advertising Growth Monopolized

Mobile Advertising Growth Monopolized


Mobile seems to be the place that we’re all headed. And Facebook is the place where much of that growth is being captured. I keep hearing and reading…

Fetishes


So I have to admit I have this thing for chairs. They really turn me on (especially old chairs) and I really like having them. We have way more…

Facebook's Declining Page Reach

Facebook’s Declining Page Reach


Facebook announced almost a month ago that it was further reducing the organic reach of Page posts to only 1% – 2%. The decline started a few months…

The Death of the Checkout Line?

The Death of the Checkout Line?


Who likes to stand in line for the privilege of buying something? How many times have you just walked away when the lineup was too long? Ever walked…

Attachment to Social Media Brands

Attachment to Social Media Brands


Facebook is on top in a new survey by UTA Brand Studio and uSamp in the category of "attachment to a brand". That refers to the degree to which…

Social Slang


You’re “up on the times” right? Well, here’s a test: #YMCMB For those of you who did the head tilt/eyebrow scrunch, followed by Google search, you’re…

Re: Read


I recently dusted off an old text book from my college days — Armin Hoffman’s Graphic Design Manual – Principles and Practice. I’d forgotten how…