Thursday, July 8th, 2010
google, how to | No Comments
Google + eBay + YouTube = AWE$OME $AVING$
A few weeks ago, my Kenmore washing machine started giving us problems. It would wash and rinse like normal, but at the end of the cycle the clothes were soaking wet. I got by a few days by reaching in and spinning the basket by hand just to get it started. But soon enough, there was nothing I could do to get that washer to spin. What was I to do?
Enter Google
Some quick keyword searching “kenmore washer won’t spin” lead me to this brilliant post: Sears Kenmore Washing Machine Repair. Phenomenal. Someone …
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
branding, naming | No Comments
Ultimate Designer’s Quiz
Fast Company is a great magazine. I’ve had a subscription for the last few years and I can say that it is a great resource for anyone who is in business for themselves; whether it’s for design or not. Accordingly, Fast Company is a magazine that has “a unique focus on the most creative individuals sparking change in the marketplace”. (Fast Company – About) I highly recommend it as a “must-have” magazine subscription.
In the April 2010 issue, Tina Dupuy authored a great little quiz Ad Agency or Indie Band? She says advertising creatives fancy themselves rock stars and although I don’t disagree …
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Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
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Sunsets, Beards and Friends on Flickr
So I finally got around to adding a bunch of pictures from my BlackBerry to Flickr so I can share them with everybody. So far you can see pictures of my lame but hilarious beard, sunrises and sunsets on my way to and from work, my six year old son’s fantastic drawings, my friends and a whole host of completely random and useless junk.
I’m also adding a link on the sidebar to my Flickr photostream right below my email, RSS, Twitter and LinkedIn. So feel free to check it out!
My Photostream
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
design, google, logo | No Comments
Father of Gravity Makes Doodle Move
In honor of Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday, Google introduces the first Doodle to use animation. It seems fitting that Google used JavaScript instead of Flash or an Animated GIF to produce the effect. That would have been like cheating. Instead, they created a simple equation to help “explain” why the apple falls. Just as Newton helped explain the Universal Law of Gravitation through a calculus-like method of geometrical analysis, Google uses an interval function to make the apple drop.
Sir Isaac Newton, an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist and theologian is generally regarded as one of the most influential …
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
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Merry Christmas, from me to you
With Christmas just one week away, I’m bringing you some pure holiday entertainment. I came across this song last year after hearing it on the radio and have been in love with it ever since. Boney M is disco era super group that is going to have you singing and grooving along to the holidays this year. Merry Christmas!
Mary’s Boy Child – Boney M.
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Sunday, December 13th, 2009
branding, commercial, television | No Comments
A Man’s Home is His Castle…
And truer words were never spoken when that home is the hands of this father & son team. The newest LEGO commercial (and possibly new campaign) aimed squarely at adult men speaks this proverbial expression loud and clear. Using a voice reminiscent of the late John Facenda (of NFL films greatness) LEGO manages to capture the ear of the casual viewer during ESPN commercial breaks and the like. I first saw this during SportsCenter and have seen it multiple times on the guy-centric sports channel. It does the job effectively as everyone who has seen it immediately wants to get out the bricks …
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