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Tag Archives: Inspiration

This week in the trades

Do you read the trades? You know those jam-packed issues of How, Commarts, and AdWeek? Well, I read the trades and I’m overwhelmed with inspiration after just wrapping up my tour of the latest Communication Arts (advertising annual 51). Number 51 showcases pinnacle creative, especially in the integrated campaigns section. It’s ultimately inspiring and thoroughly [...]

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Design that works

Designers, like engineers, carefully study and predict behavior. On your way to work today, you may have stopped at a big red octagon. You did this not because you felt like it. You stopped because you knew it was a stop sign. You didn’t have to process the meaning of the sign. You knew what [...]

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Summer school

Several years ago, Rich Silverstein of Goodby, Silverstein and Partners remarked that he and others at his agency were going “back to school” on new media.   Rather than milk their award winning traditional campaigns, the agency embraced what the Zen masters call “beginner’s mind.” Now look at ‘em.  They are one of the most prolific [...]

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