The Future of Advertising

Advertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.

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They stole my team's project

before we even thought of it. The dude isn't actually playing that guitar in the deceptive photo, he's scaling the image.

see this and more inside this month's issue of SEGD Digest (p. 30)

eye-tracking advertisement display

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ducedo/3708879919/sizes/l/in/set-72157621141663085/

How to Avoid the Idea Generation Trap

Scott Belsky: How to Avoid the Idea Generation Trap from 99% on Vimeo.

5 Believes that inhibit good design

Five Beliefs that Inhibit Good Design

The growing interest in design notwithstanding, many businesses cling to misbegotten ideals that hinder it, says consultant Deepa Prahalad

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UC's DAAP building to get facelift

BY CLIFF PEALE • CPEALE@ENQUIRER.COM • NOVEMBER 4, 2010

"...the DAAP building has shown signs of wear, with seams ripping apart or puncturing and significant leaking, McGrew said. It also is crowded, with more students crowding into the building as UC's total enrollment has increased to nearly 42,000..."


20 million to prevent the building from ripping apart at the seams seems like more than a facelift to me, quite a bit more.

I'm not posting this to be a rabble-rouser, but I thought it'd be prudent to back up my "better-off in a double-wide" (if only temporarily) hypothesis with a bona fide factoid.

And there might be some general interest. Since we live there.

merry friday to all and to all a good night

reach for the stars, kids, reach for the stars

Any artist or designer who works with color knows that the best inspiration and perfect coloration can often be found in real-life objects all around us. What if you could take your trusty drawing pen and simply scan any color you want and then turn around and draw with it? This innovative pen design by Jin Sun Park allows you to do just that. Next step? A complete texture selector and replicator?

http://dornob.com/creative-scan-and-draw-color-changing-pen-design/

Snake gives ‘virgin birth’ to extraordinary babies

A female boa constrictor snake has given birth to two litters of extraordinary offspring.

Evidence suggests the mother snake has had multiple virgin births, producing 22 baby snakes that have no father.

More than that, the genetic make-up of the baby snakes is unlike any previously recorded among vertebrates, the group which includes almost all animals with a backbone.

Details are published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.

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How to become a "better designer"

Tips on How to Become a Better Designer http://bit.ly/4ET4S2

The Definitive Guide to Awesome Web Content

More helpful info for Competitions

Search Engine Optimization often stresses the importance of adding keywords in the content and meta tags, but often overlooks the message of the content itself. This article - albeit long - offers strategies to make quality content that is also SEO friendly

The Definitive Guide to Awesome Web Content

Futuristic Supermarket Shopping Carts: Skynet carried our groceries

... technology heavy shopping carts began. Does your supermarket have those new fangled shopping carts with the proximity lock on the wheels or as someone mentioned a "magnetic travelator" whatever that is. Are shopping carts getting to advanced or are we falling behind

Ultimate Guide to Website Wireframing

This is more for Competitions than Ikea.

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Most designers wireframe their designs in one way or another, even if it just involves them making quick sketches on the back of some scratch paper. Wireframing is an important part of the design process, especially for more complex projects.

Wireframes can come in handy when you’re communicating with clients, as it allows them to visualize your ideas more easily than when you just describe them verbally.

This guide covers what you need to know about website wireframes to get started.

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