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Brainstorming

I was talking to a designer recently about the creative process. Her favorite part of any project is brainstorming. I agree. It’s an opportunity to really think freely and play off each other’s ideas. We… 

A Picture is worth…

It’s remarkable how often people misunderstand what we’re trying to say. You’d think we’re speaking entirely different languages, there’s so much miscommunication. In our business, pictures really tell the story. And communicating your idea with… 

Who Controls the Message?

Chevy claims their recent Chevy Apprentice campaign is a huge success – 21,000 ads were created and the commercials were emailed over 40,000 times – not bad for a “viral marketing” campaign. Chevy asked people… 

Working with color

A client’s style guide is our bible when we’re working on motion graphics for a video, a menu for a client’s DVD – just about anything to do with design. But what if they don’t… 

Keeping it Simple

By now you’ve probably seen this clip from utube showing how the Apple’s iPod packaging would look if designed by Microsoft. Obviously, the creators of this video had some fun at Microsoft’s expense. Garr Reynolds… 

Will the video iPod change how we work?

At a project meeting with a client, we discussed options for distributing a sales presentation video to their salespeople. DVD was an obvious choice, but most of the salespeople had older laptops without DVD drives.… 

It’s all in the editing

Editing is easily my favorite part of creating video. Even the most carefully scripted, storyboarded and thought out production can change once an editor gets his hands on the footage. Good editing can turn a…