Scram Crawling Insect Killer

Scram Crawling Insect Killer

Yahoo! Finance - SCRAM Scrawling Insect Killer
I finally get to share a very rewarding branding project I have been working on with an amazing client, Tomie Gartland, owner of SCRAM Crawling Insect Killer. The product has been approved for sale in all 50 states, and can be purchased at scrambugs.com.

Scram Crawling Insect Killer -- Comprehensive Solutions Award -- William D. SIEMER II

Logo Chart

Improve your logo design: 20 pro tips and tricks!

Is there a perfect process for a logo design? Leading designers explain how best to organise your workflow to create brilliant marques.

Public School

THE FRONT OFFICE

PUBLIC SCHOOL is a group of creative folk working on the east side of Austin. 2 photographers and 5 graphic designers doing our best to show you everyone's best.

CHECK THEM OUT

Alternate Universe: Twitter Invented in the ’80s, Facebook in the ’90s

By Doug Aamoth | @daamoth | April 3, 2012


Good, classic stuff... Facebook in the 90's, Twitter in the 80's

Go to Time's Techland or Squirrel Monkey for more! [via Laughing Squid]

The Sketchpad - WordPress

The Sketchpad is now available at Wordpress.

Update 04.02.12
I do not want the confusion of an exact duplicate of the same blog, so I am removing The Sketchpad at WordPress.

Minimalist Movie Posters

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http://inspiredology.com/minimalist-movie-posters/
http://www.fubiz.net/2010/06/25/movies-poster-by-pedro-vidotto/mockupforrestgumppng/

Seth Wulsin: Animas

Animas
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End Piracy, Not Liberty

Tell Congress: Don’t censor the Web
Fighting online piracy is important. The most effective way to shut down pirate websites is through targeted legislation that cuts off their funding. There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S. jobs.

Too much is at stake – please vote NO on PIPA and SOPA.

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ 



I guess I shouldn't assume I was the only one capturing websites. All the images below are ones I found and created, but check out the collection PC Magazine collected. [VIEW GALLERY]

Cheezburger (Censored)

Reddit (censored)

Craig's List (censored)

WordPress (censored)

Google Doodle (censored)

Wikipedia (censored)

Take Action Campaign

Barcode Design

In Japan, Even the Barcodes Are Well Designed
by Cliff Kuang

Ripped this from an acquaintance’s post. D-barcode specializes in turning barcodes into something fun and memorable.

Barcode designs

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Barcode Designs Via The Dieline

NPR Happenings

NPR Happenings

A few relevant articles from my favorite station for news and talk--NPR.

Haiku Traffic Signs Bring Poetry To NYC Streets
by NPR Staff

If you're walking or biking around New York City this weekend you might look up at a busy intersection and see signs like these:

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50 Favorite Albums of 2011 : NPR

Bright Eyes, The People's Key

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At MoMA, A Look At De Kooning's Shifts In Style
by Lloyd Schwartz

Woman I (1950-52) is one of the works featured in de Kooning: A Retrospective.
The exhibit is on display at the Museum of Modern Art through Jan. 9, 2012.

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Musician's Drawings

Musician's Drawings

Michael Jackson

John Lennon

Is It Old?

Is It Old?

Everyone likes to share interesting links. Sometimes I see a span of a month between one person posting an amusing link and another. On Facebook, I often see people late to the game, and it doesn't even seem relevant to still share the link since everyone has seen it.

There's a site I saw in Time that tries to address this issue. I haven't really tried it out because I don't share much outside content, but if you do please let me know about your experience.

I tested it on a site and a sub-site  I've seen a hundred times titled, "Two Lesbians Raised A Baby And This Is What They Got." It's a good story.

Zach Wahls

The result of the site at IsItOld.com told me it was ridiculously old. It also stated, "This is starting to seriously smell. Watch it and move on. It has been tweeted 1668 times already, and the first time was 283 days ago."

The result of the sub-site at IsItOld.com told me it was old. "Yikes. Looks like the 60 plussers are your audience for this one. It has been tweeted 19625 times already, and the first time was 2 days ago."


IsItOld.com


Tagline:
Before you make a complete fool of yourself when you send a link to your friends, colleagues or twitter followers, enter it here to make sure it's fresh enough.

Are You Totally Improbable Or Totally Inevitable?

Are You Totally Improbable Or Totally Inevitable?
From NPR

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High Speed Photography

High Speed Photography
By IR Cincy Jim

A friend's mom's husband. Check his stuff out...Really cool photography!
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From IR Cincy Jim's Flickr

3-D Sidewalk Lego Chalk Art

3-D Sidewalk Lego Chalk Art
From:
MY MODERN MET
Created by:
Planet Streetpainting

Alexa Meade photos imitate paintings

Alexa Meade photos imitate paintings

Jaimie, Alexa Meade

Artist Alexa Meade, who lives and works in Washington, D.C., creates photographs that could easily be mistaken for paintings. However, as she explains, "Instead of painting a picture on a two dimensional canvas, I paint directly on top of my subjects in three dimensional space. The photographs of the painted scenes look like flat paintings without the assistance of Photoshop or digital manipulation."

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Creative Use of Negative Space

Creative Use of Negative Space

Came across a few web sites of interest I thought I'd share while doing research for an electric company's logo design.

"My" forms a hand

Creative Use of Negative Space
http://richworks.in/2010/03/30-logo-designs-with-creative-use-of-negative-space/

Logos with Hidden Symbols
http://www.toxel.com/design/2010/06/09/24-cool-logos-with-hidden-symbols/

National Geographic Photos

National Geographic Photos: always a viewing pleasure

I see "Nature" and "Photos" I'm there.
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“This shot was taken during our family tour [of] Iceland. The waterfall is called Seljalandsfoss. During this trip we used a motor home, so we camped about 500 meters from the [beautiful] waterfall. Before our dinner at 10 p.m., I took this image with the sunset colors.” Cast your vote and weigh in on the best shots at http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/voting-machine. (Photograph Courtesy Amnon Eichelberg / National Geographic Your Shot)

Freddie Mercury Google Doodle

Freddie Mercury Google Doodle
09.06.11
[Watch the Video]

Freddie Mercury would have been 65 yesterday

Shain Erin Photostream

My friend Nick turned me on to Shain Erin's Gallery on Flickr. Check out the work. It's done really well!
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Fessa – Exquisite Monster Art Doll
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