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On the need to read

It always surprises me, no matter how many times I hear it, when people tell me they don’t read books anymore. I wrote a novel a couple years back. I asked some friends to give … Read more

Hearing, Meeting and Enjoying Mr. Sagmeister

Tonight I saw one of my favorite graphic design peers, Stefan Sagmeister, speak before a crowd of about 500 designers, students, fans, and friends at the University of Washington. He is a very entertaining speaker, … Read more

Thank You Polly Hobbs

I met Polly Hobbs when I was a 14-year old high school student. She was my art teacher. The first thing she did was set up a still life composition (that looked like a haphazard … Read more

Design Anarchy, The Book

Are you familiar with Adbusters? I first read Adbusters magazine back in September 2001. I was immediately intrigued by the issue’s title, Design Anarchy. I read it in secret, sure that if my clients knew … Read more Read more

Voice-Recognition Has A Ways To Go

In my last post, I was absolutely thrilled with Google’s 1-800-GOOG-411 information service. After some less successful uses of the service, I am a little less thrilled. Apparently, there are certain words that the system … Read more Read more

A Kick-Ass Information Service

Google has done it again. Google’s free 1-800-GOOG-411 information service simply kicks ass. Just dial the number, say the business name you are seeking, state your city and state name, and voila, Google serves up … Read more Read more

Thank You for That Slap Upside the Head

I got passed over by an existing client recently for a total rebranding of their organization. At first, I was disappointed in them for not giving me a shot at pitching the project, but after … Read more

Connections are everywhere

You never know when, how, or why a connection might occur. I arrived at last Saturday’s BizJam event just in time to serve on a marketing panel called the Marketing Smackdown. I preferred to arrive … Read more Read more

Overcoming the shakes

I have done a lot of work during the past year to overcome a noticeable shaking that reared its ugly head whenever I had to speak in front of a crowd. I did the work … Read more Read more

Train of Thought – It’s all in how you think about it

I named my first ad agency ‘Train of Thought’ because the phrase succinctly described what we do — we stimulate thought patterns by creating compelling visual and verbal dialogs. I also liked the name because … Read more Read more