http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com A Graphic Designer Sharing Creative Ideas Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:45:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post was going to be how companies are going all Green on us in their marketing. [ not that its bad ] Just that they are following a trend. Do they really care? BUT, I found this picture [ which is funny ] and I lost my ... http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/a-first/ Science Machine from Chad Pugh on Vimeo. This video is amazing. A Time Lapse video of Chad Pugh, building this art in illustrator.His attention to detail is amazing. Great video. http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/amazing-time-lapse-video-of-illustrator-work/ I know, a silly headline but I had to do it. The last four months have been full speed ahead. I have had great success and I hope to keep pushing forward. In the coming months, I hope to transfer my main identity on the web over to a new domain. ... http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/aliens-attack-designer-and-force-him-not-to-blog-until-now/ Not much to say as far as a story. But I won Best of Show in Print for my Toyota Scion Newspaper Campaign. I also won the Special Judges award for My Logo Design for Carpe Vino. Examples for both are below. I still can't believe that I won both ... http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/jamie-croft-won-best-of-show-in-the-aaf-awards/ I just had to post this image. enjoy http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/good-message-bad-typography/ Oh yeah, they will do it for free too. Traditional advertising teaches us that more exposure equals more sells of your product or service. That statement still holds true today except now it will not cost you a single dime for that same exposure. How is this possible? It starts with your ... http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/your-customers-are-better-at-advertising-for-your-company-than-you-are/ Most people are unaware of a new section to this blog. It is slapdash. I will upload images or text entries to show my ideas and thoughts. Some good, some, bad. Most will not make any sense. I have a reason for this. All of this is being tagged, soooo, ... http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/slapdash-has-been-updated/ Two post from a couple of podcast I was listening to. The qoute is: "The things that most people want to know; are none of their business." 02\07/08 click on image to enlarge http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/slapdash-2/ A designer I know can to me the other with this logo project. She asked if we could discuss some ideas together. Not rocket science, but here is what came out of the brainstorming session. 02\12/08 http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/slapdash/ Once again the world tunes in to see the "best of the best" of commercials for the super bowl. Oh yeah, there was a football game too. Anyway, I thought overall the commercials were not that great. Most tried to be funny and failed. Nothing really moved me. Out of ... http://jamiecroft.createsdesign.com/my-take-on-the-super-bowl-ads/