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Reconsidering The Comedy Central Rebranding

It was just about a year ago when Comedy Central unveiled their new branding. At the time I remember thinking it was… well…. I thought it was pretty terrible. I wasn’t the only one. I remember thinking the new…

The Muppets and the Third Greatest Gift of All

Walter: “You give people the greatest gift of all.” Kermit: “Children?” Walter: “No.” Kermit: “Ice cream?” Walter: “No. Laughter. Laughter is the third greatest gift of all.” If you haven’t seen the new Muppets movie, your assignment is to…

You (Still) Can’t Handle The Velvet Underground

It sometimes seems almost like another lifetime, but I once had a pretty lengthy career in the music business. Those were some great times, full of all sorts of strange and wonderful life experiences. During that time I met…

This Video Makes Me Want To Learn Letterpress

I’ve always had a great appreciation for letterpress printing. One look at my office wall full of Hatch Show Print posters will tell you that. But until I stumbled upon this video of a guy making letterpress coasters today,…

QR Codes, CueCat, and the Fear of Missing Out

Do you remember the CueCat? CueCat was a device that popped up a little over a decade ago that allowed advertisers to add specially formatted bar codes to their print advertisements. Consumers, using a free CueCat scanner attached to…

“I’ve seen the greatest minds of my generation writing ad copy.”

A couple of months ago I Googled an old friend of mine to see what he was up to. Chris Chandler is a talented and unique musician/poet/raconteur who used to call Atlanta home, but these days seems to spend…

Google+ is the Microsoft Store of Social Networking

The Apple store I visit most frequently is on the second floor of one of Atlanta’s largest shopping malls. Recently, Microsoft opened a store there as well, and positioned it on the first floor, right by the escalator that…

How the Sound Effects of Transformers 3 Were Made

I can’t say I’m likely to sit all the way through a Transformers movie any time soon, but I have always been fascinated by the craft of the foley artist. And you know what – if you’re going to…

Jim Coudal: What Are You Afraid Of?

Here’s a great 30 minute talk by Jim Coudal of Chicago’s Coudal Partners on how he built a successful advertising agency that doesn’t have any clients. It’s a bit long, but well worth watching, especially for anyone who’s ever…