Category: Creative Inspiration

Skyfall

Our Picks for the Top 10 Movie Poster Designs of 2012

by My Chief Marketing Officer

After a year filled with innovative originality, we find it a must to celebrate the many designs and wide-ranging creative achievements of the 2012 movie posters. It is a privilege to recognize and appreciate these poster designs as the top 10 best visual communicators.[…]

Starguts

LOGO OF THE WEEK // Happy Halloween! Classic Logos Get Reimagined For The Zombie Apocalypse

by My Chief Marketing Officer

In the spirit of Halloween, we chose a spooky set of designs for this week’s Logo of the Week. This article from DesignTaxi.com highlights some of the ultra-creative designs from Virginia designer, Igor Ovsyannykov. These famous logos got a Halloween makeover,[…]

KD commercial

NBA Encouragement Promos… Simply Amazing!

by My Chief Marketing Officer

Every year NBA commissions a series of ads that are very striking in execution and ingenuity. Few years back it was the split screen commercials that put rivals faces on either side of the TV screen both uttering the same words.[…]

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7 Decades of Anonymity is No More for Carmen Herrera.

by My Chief Marketing Officer

Seven decades of anonymity unravels for Carmen Herrera when she sells her first painting for $50,000. Now every museum and gallery in the world is scrambling to get their hands on her minimalist paintings. She used to paint in peace and enjoy the lifestyle of an anonymous artist but her work is just too good to be kept a secret any longer.[…]

august website design

Beautiful Design of the Week: August Website

by My Chief Marketing Officer

August has been featured in a variety of different design blogs and top website design rankings numerous times so we decided to take a closer look and find out how it stands out from its peers and why the design seems so timeless and pleasing.[…]

woman photography

Passiontolive: Going Beyond what Camera Captures

by My Chief Marketing Officer

I recently attended Ben Passiontolive’s photography show, Sunday Sessions, at the L2 Lounge in Washington, DC. The event was organized by Art Soiree, an organization with a goal to showcase emerging talent in the visual arts, short film, music, and performance arts.[…]

Volkswagon ad

Simplify and They Will Come.

by My Chief Marketing Officer

Recently I took a trip to London and I was exposed to a number of very simple and clever advertisements for Volks Wagon created by DDB. The ads were so clever that I became obsessed with finding every iteration of them.[…]

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Morphosis Distorts Architecture for the Better

by Sam R.

For years Thom Mayne has been distorting people’s views of conventional architecture and I love him for it. I believe that each time a building designed by him is erected the future of architecture in United States gets a little brighter.[…]

barcodes illustrations

Barcodes can be fun, but only in Japan!

by My Chief Marketing Officer

I never knew that one could actually design a barcode. They are so mundane and mechanical in nature that it never occurred to me they could be designed. Then I came across an amazing collection of stylized barcodes for some Japanese products that blew me away.[…]