Anomalies & Curiosities

Teachers: The Re-brand

• by Josh
• March 14, 2012
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NPR's Studio 360 invited New York design studio Hyperakt to create a "new visual vocabulary that reflects the multi-dimensional role of teachers." The re-branding project yielded a repository of vibrant and dynamic images, posters and logos. It was so well received that Hyperakt has released the work under a non-commercial Creative Commons license so educators can print and display the images. See the results as well as the process behind the project here.

Underwater Sculpture Installation

• by Teresa
• January 10, 2012
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This eerie, underwater sculpture installation called, "Permanent Evolution" engages people - and attracts coral, fish, lobsters and algae. The artist's intent is that the installation will, over time, evolve into an artificial reef that will help bolster dwindling natural coral reefs. I love the idea that, the more nature settles in here, the less the human forms can be seen.

Fabulous photos here.

Fantastic Meeting Advice From Larry Page

• by Steve
• January 10, 2012
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1) Every meeting must have one clear decision maker. If there's no decision maker - or no decision to be made - the meeting shouldn't happen.

2) No more than 10 people should attend.

3) Every person should give input, otherwise they shouldn't be there.

4) No decision should ever wait for a meeting. If a meeting absolutely has to happen before a decision should be made, then the meeting should be scheduled immediately.

Read more here

Thom Stauffer

• by Steve
• December 19, 2011
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We just came across the web site for the original architect of our studio, Thom Stauffer. Thanks for designing such amazing spaces!

A Pale Blue Dot

• by Josh
• December 16, 2011
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Time lapse view from the International Space Station.

Melting Wood Frames

• by Steve
• December 06, 2011
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These beautiful handcarved wooden sculptures from Bonsoir Paris are just gorgeous.

French Zombies and Whatnot

• by Teresa
• November 30, 2011
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This library of free images from French Paper is great fun to browse - from retro zombie illustrations to weird ad art. They're free to download, so long as you use them on French Paper stock... Heck, that's worth a ream or two! 

 

Marketing is a sound. Clients are echoes.

• by Steve
• October 28, 2011
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I think the easiest way to think about marketing is as a sound. It can be a beep. Or it can be a melody, a song, or even a symphony. (Often, it's just an annoying buzz.) Whatever it is, it will always come back to you in the form of the clients that your particular sound attracts. What you send out is intrinsically linked to what you receive. Great marketing isn't about reaching the most people, it's about resonating with the right people.