Comics: The New 52 – DC’s Ambitious Reboot
Reboots are becoming a frequent occurrence in franchises. This year in the film industry we’ve seen the success of Rise of the Planet of the Apes and we have The Amazing Spiderman to look forward to next year. However, one of the biggest reboots of all time is actually beginning today with DC’s new 52, transitioning from the end of summer story arc Flashpoint #5 to the new Justice League #1. Every single DC character is getting rebooted, starting at issue #1. For a character as storied as Superman, whose comics number in the 700s, this is a pretty big deal.
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Typography: Comparing Typefaces
When I look around the world that lies outside, I see many different things. One thing that stands out to me is signs. My eyes naturally scan the letters that are on the signs and, aside from just reading the words that they form, I also take note of the typeface that they use. Now there are thousands of different typefaces out there, so one can imagine how difficult it can be to pinpoint exactly which one they are looking at. What makes it even more difficult is the fact that many typefaces look the same; however, if one takes the time to notice and remember the slight differences between these typefaces, it will be easier to distinguish one from the other. One typeface may have longer ascenders than the other, or it might have a bigger x-height- whatever the difference is, it’s just a matter of knowing which characteristics to look for. For this post, I will compare the Arial typeface to Helvetica, and Gotham to Avenir.
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Resources: Google Grants for Nonprofits
Google AdWords are a great way to get your website and consequently your product and service noticed. Google AdWords are advertisements that appear on the right hand side of a Google search when relevant keywords are used in a search. Individuals and businesses have to pay to appear during these searches, but did you know that nonprofit organizations can apply for AdWords free of charge?
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Epic Unboxing – House Industries: Bad Neighborhood
Another package from House Industries, another unboxing!
Design and Arts Inspirations TypographyAdvertising: QR Codes Part 2: Pros and Cons
When there are pros, there are always cons. Quick Response codes can be a useful digital tool for some but they are not for everyone. In Part 2 of QR codes I’ll discuss the bright and not so bright sides of QR codes in relation to business marketing.
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On Content Development and the Creative Process
The creative process is challenging and rewarding. If you’re creating content for a campaign, there are several ways to go about it. This article is going to look at the development of content (for my purposes, we’ll consider hypothetical movie campaign) and some of my views and good ways to jump-start and sustain creative ideation.
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[TUTORIAL] Five Tricks to Get Facebook Content Working in Flash – Part 2
The Facebook API makes publishing content to a user’s wall easy if you do it right.
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Epic Unboxing – House Industries: Rat Fink Font
We received this package from House Industries and decided to film ourselves taking it out of the box to show off the design of the contents. Alice and I had a very “cinematic” experience opening the box, so we hope you enjoy watching it!
Design and Arts Inspirations Typography[TUTORIAL] HTML5 Canvas and IE
When you want to develop rich and highly interactive web applications, using HTML5 features coupled with some JavaScript might sound like a great idea at first. But at one point, you will have to face one of the most challenging issues for a web developer: Cross platform compatibility and browser version support. This issue becomes especially problematic when you have to take in consideration previous versions of Internet Explorer, such as IE7 and IE8, which don’t support the HTML5 canvas tag at all. Luckily, some simple tools and features are available to overcome this annoying compatibility issue. Read more…
TechnologyAdvertising: QR Codes Part 1: The Basics
In the last five days I’d estimate I’ve seen over fifteen QR codes throughout my day-to-day activities. I’ve seen them in magazines and on billboards and posters across industries like fashion, food and movies, among others. QR codes seem to be getting more and more creative as businesses, small and large, begin to integrate them into their media. I will cover QR codes in a three part blog series where I’ll first discuss the basics and of QR codes in relation to business marketing, the pros and drawbacks of QR codes and lastly, the growing creativity of the codes.
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