
Passiontolive: Going Beyond what Camera Captures
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.[…]

We like Clients from Hell
No matter your industry, even the most patient and easy-going among us has, at one point or another, had his or her sanity tested by a client. Design firms are no exception, and a blog called Clients from Hell – humorous horror stories and anecdotes submitted daily by and for designers and IT professionals — is rapidly making the rounds.[…]

My Chief Marketing Officer wins DESIGNFIRMS 2009-10 Web Award for Synergy D&C’s Website design and development.
The judges at DesignFirms have found www.synergydandc.com as one of the best on the Internet and hereby awarded My Chief Marketing Officer with the DesignFirms 2009-10 Web Award.
“A fresh, modern design for a Virginia-based design and construction firm” asserts DesignFirms website. […]

Simplify and They Will Come.
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.[…]

Morphosis Distorts Architecture for the Better
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.[…]
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Creative Inspiration
Barcodes can be fun, but only in Japan!
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.[…]

Yet another Verizon attempt at dethroning iPhone!
Verizon has had a tough time in the past trying to introduce a phone that can compete with Apple’s iPhone. The issue is not Verizon’s lack of enthusiasm for their new competing phones or the advertising muscle they put behind each device.[…]

