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Can’t go wrong with Beaker at Christmas

Wait till the end — the two old guys show up! (Gotta love the muppets)

Your LOGO is your face! (first impression)
We all have a face. Some more impressive than others… but all of us have one.
(some even spend big bucks to improve their “first impressions”)
Your logo serves as your first impression to your organization.
This logo may include:
TYPE: (FedEx)
YOUR FACE: (Chris Pirillo)
ICON: (Apple)
No matter how large or small…it simply identifies [...]

I just read the Dave Fleet’s post on Branding… which came from Seth Godin’s post on branding… which came from Freshfuel and Dieline’s post on some new logos!
(at least I believe that’s the bunny trail that led you to here)
The BIG IDEA is:
Re-branding will not fix your company’s problems!
»»» I agree! «««
MY EXAMPLE: I saw [...]

Today GettyImages purchased Jupitermedia for $96 million. I received this letter in my box this morning…

 
Getty Images swept up iStockphoto.com for $50 million back in 2006. Will Getty own all the stock images in the world? 
These are some of the largest stock photography sites where designers purchase stock photos (and now vector and video). Just [...]

A new study from Duke University shows that being exposed to the Apple logo can make you a little more creative!
Indeed, we are influenced by what we see and hear (good or bad) and sub-consciously act upon that influence. 
This also communicates the importance of “branding” over a “logo”. While I design custom logos for organizations… [...]

Enjoy some random photos from #catalyst08. Some of these photos are from the TWITTER seating section with fellow Tweeters! (feel free to download)
These are some of the Twitters that I actually met while there:
@pinkhairedgirl, @babusaada, @AmyHouck, @tiffany_d_smith, @michaelharrison
These were some that flew by me and I didn’t get to finally meet face to face:
@cadillackzak, @flowerdust, [...]

I thought this was funny. This is what life is like sometimes working with clients (as a graphic designer).
Take a look
Let me hear from the creatives!

This was a video that a buddy and I did on the fly for a message series on parables. This one was “The Lost Sheep” — where I’m out trying to find… well… my lost sheep.