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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…