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Artists Are Awesome
October 19, 2017
After seeing the Inktober sketches some of my friends are doing, I thought I'd highlight a few awesome artists I've known over the years. Jake Rainis — Jake worked at Metropolis for three years. Not only is he a talented graphic designer, he's an amazing website developer as well. His artistic ability goes well beyond his amazing self-taught calligraphic s… read more
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Why I Mentor Startups
April 21, 2013
I would define graphic design as visual communications. It's the art of communicating a message or idea in an easy-to-understand and attractive manner. I used to really enjoy both designing the visual and learning the technical side of graphic and website design. As Metropolis grew, I had to let go of that side and focus on larger picture things like business … read more
Design Innovation
Of Mice and Supermen – New York Comicon
October 12, 2010
There's nothing like a convention center full of creative people to get your creative juices flowing. This year's sold out New York Comicon filled almost the entire Javits Convention Center. I couldn't believe the number of booths, people, and costumes that were there. One of my favorite booth designs was Pigfish. They made their own resin-cast pigfishes for sale… read more
Branding Innovation
Dodge Challenges Design
September 29, 2010
I haven't been this excited about a car's design since the introduction of the 2000 Nissan Xterra, in yellow. I don't know why the Nissan struck me. Perhaps that it looked different from the other SUVs at the time. Or maybe it was the bold, sporty yellow and black. Since then, most new cars just looked "nice" to me, until the 2010 Dodge Challenger came out. Admit… read more
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Microsoft — You’ve Got My Attention
September 22, 2010
I was duly impressed this evening. Brett Brewer, the GM of Microsoft Live Labs put on a kick-ass demonstration of Microsoft's latest web browsing technologies. The event was hosted by MITX, and was held at Fidelity's Center for Applied Technology (who knew Fidelity even had a center for applied technology?) It was a beautiful venue with environmentally-friendly d… read more
