June 5th, 2010
First of all, the format of these RSA presentations is excellent. I love the animation.
Second, what role does design and we as designers play in bringing about a more empathic world? We now have the communication tools to reach around the globe instantly. How do we align our communications to the elevation of all people and not just the increase of commerce?
It’s easy to talk about—much harder to act upon.
Posted By: Jeff
June 4th, 2010
Hero, NetNewsdesk and ARCADIS win Gold at the AMA Peak Awards.
Last night Hero and our client ARCADIS won a gold at the AMA Colorado Peak Awards for our GRiP Direct Mail campaign. This is our third award for this work. Thanks to the Hero staff, our client Julie Bowden and our partner Steve Miller at NetNewsdesk.
Previous awards for the GRiP campaign include one for Direct Mail and on for Promotional Product from the Colorado Business Marketing Association.
Posted By: Jeff
May 25th, 2010
Prints found. Souls transformed into non-matter.
Found these on 18th between Grant and Lincoln. I dig the ballcap butcher.
The Kwiatkowski Press is an underground press involving a series of events. It is a work in progress. We rely on trickery, gimmicks and all the other magic that’s involved in art. Yes, we are con artists. The press is a reflection of the chaos and disaster of creation. Its matter was taken from society, mutilated, transformed and returned in retribution. Our mission is the transformation of all souls into non-matter. It is matter that we are up against.
Posted By: Jeff
April 28th, 2010
Jeffrey Hayzlett. Kodak’s celebrity CMO in Denver.
Join Denver’s best marketers and printers for a luncheon presentation with Jeffrey Hayzlett, Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President, Kodak and author of The Mirror Test. He’s big, he’s boisterous and he has the guts to ask the tough questions most managers are afraid to ask.
May 5th, 11:30AM–1:30PM
at the Renaissance Hotel
Find all the event information here: http://bit.ly/Hayzlettemail
Presented by:
New Denver Ad Club
Colorado Business Marketing Association
Printing Industries of Colorado
Posted By: Jeff
March 7th, 2010
Sanjay Patel Interview from Grain Edit
Catching up on my RSS feeds this morning I came across this interview with Sanjay Patel about his just released book Ramayana: Divine Loophole.
from Grain Edit…
As one of the core legends of Hindu mythology, Ramayana recounts a tale of Rama, a god-turned-prince, and his quest to rescue his wife Sita after she was kidnapped by a demon king. Sanjay is able to breath new life into this 2500-year-old epic tale with over 150 pages of lush, detailed illustrations.
The quality of Sanjay’s work is amazing and the interview provides surprising insights into the personal motivations of a professional illustrator. We’re definitely going to add this book to our studio collection. There is also a limited edition silk screened poster that is signed and still available.
Read the full interview here>>
Find the book here>>
And the poster here>>
Posted By: Jeff
January 31st, 2010
Coconut Crunchees. An addict’s story.
Back in the early ’90s my brother and I went to Nepal for several months to climb and trek. We spent most of our time in the northern valleys of Rowaling and Kumbu. For several weeks at a time we were well beyond any villages or tea-houses. Back then you could still get pretty far out there. It wasn’t the disneyland it is today.
As an affirmed sugar junky, our asthetic diet of dahl, greens, rice and chilis was hard to maintain. Hence I became addicted, severely, to the little cookies pictured above—Coconut Crunchees.
Posted By: Jeff
January 20th, 2010
A New Era of Sucking Less Begins Today.
Congratulations to our anonymous friends at The Denver Egotist for taking their site into the promise-land. They now join the other great franchises who were home-grown in Colorado. Including Noodles, The Spicy Pickle, Chipotle and of course Big O Tires, who have that cute mascot I’d like to strangle, Little O. I wonder if TDE will have its own mascot? Or better yet, a signature hot sauce like Chile Fired Client or Red, Hot Intern.
Cheers to you, Egotist. Whoever you are.
Posted By: Jeff
January 9th, 2010
XX Merge Poster. Letterpress. Hand-lettering. Craft.
We found this great poster design profiled on the forPrintonly blog. It’s really beautiful work. What I like best is variety of hand craft that went into this piece. From the paper model that was photographed to the hand-lettering to the letterpress — this piece has everything we like best. Visit FPO to read more about it.
Posted By: Jeff
January 8th, 2010
I’m always testing new design tools that can make our studio more efficient. In so many areas of our work, new software, websites and apps have emerged and made our old ways of doing things nearly obsolete. I say nearly because although new tools may offer great benefits they come at a price—change. That change means adopting new methods, techniques and workflows. As well as accepting some period of in-efficiency while you climb the learning curve.
Posted By: Jeff
January 4th, 2010
We like the New Year. It always feels like a fresh start. After a crazy year of change and uncertainty, we’re certainly ready for a new beginning. Yet through the chaos of 2009, and maybe because of it, great ideas still emerged. This New Year we thought we’d share three of our favorite ideas from 2009. In some way each of these challenged us re-think what we know about being designers, building a business and serving our clients. They’ve been inspiring and useful to Hero, we hope they’ll spark some creative thinking in you, too. Happy New Year |
Posted By: Shaw
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