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December 2010
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What is it will all the wolf/deer art on Tumblr?
November 2010
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August 2010
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spinning spinning
love. it has
shattered sense of space and time
numb and slow
i stumble
indifferent through the day
someone says something
i think, my ears seek only one sound
one voice
one just one assent
it never comes
Orbital Awesomeness →
BzzAgent (a word-of-mouth marketing company) recently sent me a few samples of Orbit gum to test out and share with my friends, on occasion of the brand’s recent packaging redesign. The…
July 2010
2 posts
A Tale of Two Charities →
Each year I make a contribution to several charities. Usually my donation is self-initiated, but sometimes I’m persuaded by a particularly good fundraising pitch….
Hoping to Beta Test New Facebook Answers Product →
Yesterday I applied to be a beta tester for Facebook’s new project, which allows members to answer questions submitted by others (similar to the start-up Quora, founded by early Facebook employee…
June 2010
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May 2010
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WTF Friday →
For the first installment of a new feature, I present to you two examples of questionable marketing: An ad for Pharm House, an Atlanta restaurant that has since shut down. Who would want…
Banner Bonanza →
Several years ago a video of the French news anchor Melissa Theuriau suddenly went viral because of her stunning good looks (and adorable Frenchiness). Now Theuriau’s image is being used…
DDB Brasil's FedEx ads →
While all six of these ads are no doubt very nicely art directed, the concept is getting a bit thin (the campaigns are a year apart). The most recent series (on the right)…
April 2010
4 posts
The Spammy Rabbit Hole →
The other day I had an idea to create an ad-supported, competitive trivia site that rewarded top players with prizes. Naturally, I googled the idea first. To my dismay, there were plenty of results….
Chase, You Win →
In the four months I spent away from my Atlanta address, I received in the mail 10 credit card applications from Chase (and, incidentally, none from any other companies). The envelopes…
March 2010
10 posts
Even more bad bus shelter ads! →
Another day, another terrible bus shelter poster. And once again, it’s the copy that’s to blame.
Now we all know Hawaii is heavenly and no one wants to leave. But insinuating to potential…
Siggi's Skyr is So Good →
At the San Francisco Fancy Food Show in January, I had the opportunity to meet Siggi and try his eponymous Icelandic yogurt. It was good. Siggi gave me three coupons for free cups of his…
Goosebumps is Hideous (and it's not intentional) →
If you were a kid in the mid ’90s, you grew up on Goosebumps. R.L. Stine churned them out at a clip of about one per month from 1992-97, and everyone I knew had a shelfful. And while some book fads…
Neato New Ad Units →
Yahoo’s been doing some cool stuff with their flagship homepage ad space lately. Both of these examples ran this week, and presumably each brand bought out the space for the whole day. Judging by the…
Alternate Universe Advertising →
Saw this ad on MUNI recently, and the casting caught my eye. You’d usually expect to see the Asian woman as the masseuse, and the attractive white couple enjoying their spa day. Here, the…
More bad bus shelter advertising →
I almost feel like starting a new blog all about crappy bus shelter ads because I’ve posted so many of them. Here’s another. I took a close shot so you can better see the coffee in each…
Bloomingdales Merchandises Marvelously →
Merchandising is an oft-overlooked outlet of creativity. Most mall stores are content to dress up some mannequins in the current season’s styles, but others create innovative, eye-catching…
Condom Coupon Comedy →
As most people can attest to, buying condoms is pretty awkward as it is. Rite Aid wants to make it EVEN MORE AWKWARD by forcing you to cut out a COUPON to get a discount. Not sure if…
Out of Home Advertising FTW →
During my recent visit back home in Atlanta, I stopped by Lenox Mall briefly to see what was up at Club Monaco, the only store I shop at these days. I found a nice cardigan there, but what…
New SF Public Library Site →
When I first used the SF Public Library’s website in December, I was shocked at the hideous design and ill thought-out user experience. In a city chock-a-block with web designers and…
February 2010
2 posts
Ridiculousness →
This is the cover of the current issue of Cosmo. When your magazine has basically the same content every month (SEX! DIET! STYLE!), you’ve got to be creative with your headlines. Maybe…
Fancy Food Show 2010: Awesome →
Over the MLK weekend I attended the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. It may rank among the best 10 days of my life. For five hours I did my best to taste as many products as…
December 2009
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San Fran Stuff →
I noticed this storefront yesterday, and was amused by the choice of font for the name of the restaurant. While I agree with the choice of avoiding the obvious Chinese novelty font, using…
Why can't we all just get along? →
Living in a city exposes you to all kinds of crazy scenes and situations that can entertain, shock, or pain you, depending on your point of view. In the past two weeks I’ve witnessed…
I wanted to take a picture of the awful #KhakiDiem ads in #SanFrancisco but it seems #Dockers realized they were crappy and took em down.
Well, #Avatar was as stunning as Twitter said it would be. Thanks, James Cameron, for living up to your hype.
Crazy UGA Kid knocked out of semifinals of ESPN Sports Nation’s All-Valley Video Championship. http://bit.ly/1lIyz
My dreams of webby dollars have been crunched on #TechCrunch. Now I need a new idea.
RT @smashingmag: This. Is. Awesome! - Browser Ping Pong: http://bit.ly/4vT2kQ (via @gracesmith)
All kinds of UX issues, but an interesting site nonetheless: http://www.mykarmasutrabuddy.com/
RT @AKQA: season’s tweetings from AKQA http://www.akqa.com/resotweetion/
My #newyearsresolution to do exactly what I want http://bit.ly/7De86G
Hundreds of high quality photo textures: http://bit.ly/3FiWS #design
RT @TheOnion: Early Humans Finally Drunk Enough To Invent Dancing http://onion.com/50roW9 #OurAnnualYear
Because Gowalla has a super cool name and logo, and I will be proud to wear them on my arm. http://gowal.la/gift
Another great magazine gone: RT @khoi: Awful news. RT @UnBeige: I.D. Magazine folds. January/February issue will be the design mag’s last.
These guys are hilarious: RT @BJMcElhaney: New BriTANicK sketch up! Featuring @frucci! http://tinyurl.com/yagonpf
Interesting study on facial recognition (eyebrows are important!): http://bit.ly/2ivTAW
RT @studiocom: Are you a #copywriter? Well so are we. And boy do we love #Ommwriter: http://www.ommwriter.com/ #design #writing #softwar …
RT @ievenwrotethis: Wanna play w/ something fun? The Gap Holiday Factory analyzes your FB profile to build your very own holiday. http:/ …
RT @AdweekDotCom: Goodbye, Art & Copy — Hello, Idea Engineers http://bit.ly/8UWAmj
Any #SMS #shortcode experts in #SanFrancisco out there? I need some advice…