The OSU Student Union Bookstore has 3 problems at the end of the year: Competition for textbook buybacks from 100 other places in & out of town, including sororities, charities, eBay, and other private and corporate bookstores. Professors wait until 2 →
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Just got back from the new Star Trek movie. In typical J.J. Abrams style, we have time warps, fanged monsters, sometimes confusingly placed comic relief, stunning special effects and of course my favorite part – well-treated typography in the opening →
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The San Francisco AIDS Foundation has revamped their identity recently with a very modern, typocentric mark. According to [Brand New], a blog that keeps up with identity design updates, the sharp shape and angles are to purposefully make people uncomfortable. →
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Here are some new J.Stewart mailers I’ve been working on. They’re really simple, but that’s the look we decided on at the beginning, and she’s had a great response from them so far. We’ve been doing mailings of 300/month. Hit →
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I am a wholehearted Apple fanboy and Zune hater, but I never expected numbers like this. I thought there were at least a few teens out there who hate Macs and hipsters and fun, and things like that. But 100% →
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I have been blogging on WordPress using traditional blog themes for a couple years now, but figured it was time for a change from the traditional blog look. I’ve decided to go with a minimal layout, like my portfolio site. →
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Identity design awarders, ReBrand, have spoken. They have found 100 glorious brand metamorphoses from the past year and been gracious enough to share them — the good, the bad, and the comic sans. I especially enjoyed the International Center for Journalists →
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Facebook is getting increasingly boring/annoying. I hate notes. I hate profile pictures. I hate friend requests from people who kind of know my sister. I hate application requests. I hate declining event requests to every Student Union Activities Board event. →
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The Creative Circus portfolio school presentation is tonight at AdClub! JB101 will be infused with the creative juices of Norm Grey once again. Norm has been coming to our AdClub every year for many generations of AdClubbers. Tonight should be →
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I started my new job this week working as a “Marketing Assistant” (code for graphic designer) at Student Union Marketing. I’ll be getting to do lots of work — especially in different mediums — not just print ads. We do →
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Finally saw the new Sierra Mist packaging in the wild. And it’s weird. via iPhone
It’s very disappointing to drive around my home town and see places closed due to the economy. It’s even more disappointing when those places are replaced by poorly branded electronics stores. This is Conn’s Electronics and Appliances. For a couple →
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