The Walker Art Center and AIGA is pairing up again to have their March graphic design lecture series. Insights usually host no surprises for me these days. You’ll have a mix of academia, hip, highly theoretical, and your dull lecturers. Normally I find my self saying, OK, ya, nice work. But it ends up feeling […]
Job opportunity at U.S. Bank…
Things you’ve done:
Creative strategy
Branding and identity systems
Testing of concepts, including focus groups
Working as part of an experience design group that incorporates information architecture and usability.
Demonstrated understanding of and proficiency in leveraging an industry-standard development methodology, such as the Rational Unified Process.
Experience with design for content management systems such as Vignette, Interwoven, […]
The Emperor has no Clothes as they say. AIGA Minnesota has a new site up. It is refreshing to see them move to a site more open for public feedback, and open in it’s content. Feeling more weighty than before, and less “fluffy”.
It’s caused a bit of stir in the anouncement, and as usual some […]
Minnesota Stories has a great post including video featuring Negitiveland. They are currently having a exhibition at Creative Electric Studios in Nordeast. Take moment to check it out. See some of the work that has had Negativeland in courts defending themselves against the likes of U2, who should understand the value of social contribution.
With the increase in popularity of YouTube, and google video, is viral dead? Was it ever alive? I’ve met a ton of design “gurus” that flaunt the benefits of viral marketing.
My last recall of a successful campaign was the BMW campaigns produced by Snatch director Guy Ritchie. Did i buy a BMW. No. Did i […]
Congratulations, you are a successful up and coming design firm. You’re stylish, trendy, and looking for new hires because business is good.
However:
High-energy branding/design firm seeks a talented, creative Web designer proficient in Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop and other Web design programs. Kamper is a fun, dynamic and growing company with a lot of opportunities for hard […]
You just created a flash web site. Good for you!
Now you publish it online for everyone to see. Great!
You’ve avoided having to worry about cross-platform / cross-browser issues. Wonderf…
…wait a second. No, you just eliminated one of the only advantages flash had.
Why publish in flash if you are not going to support any other browser?
I have yet to take the time to survey all that is new at the walker; however, while attending the recent Insight Series I was pleased to find a more “open” approach to their lectures.
This may have existed before, but you can find lectures webcast at channel.walker.org.
With spring, Winteractive has seen our snowman melt, leaving MNteractive.com very unseasonable. With a little bit of hard work, and a bit of perspiration we have a new identity!
Now you may ask yourselves…
How did they achieve this? What was their thought behind it all? Think Minnesota. Think Dialog. Think Community.
View a PDF of the […]
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