Archive for March, 2008

Simplicity is so beautiful

Friday, March 21st, 2008

I was reviewing some design concepts this morning and I could NOT put them down. They were beautiful in their simplicity. They were powerful in their candor. They were brilliant in their shot through the heart. My adrenaline was racing like on Christmas morning.

I know why I do this for a living. Chris Coleman used to remind us in our employee handbook that, “We had the privilege of doing what others only dreamed of doing…being creative every day.” Man, ain’t it the truth?

Sure, we marketers have our fair share of spreading words, letters and pictures around screens, walls and pages…but every now and then we really have a chance to STOP SOMEONE IN THEIR TRACKS. Today it was me and I’m still smiling.

If you don’t have the honor of doing this for a living like I do, stop by Communication Arts to see some beautiful work.

Crazy Buzzwords For a Friday

Friday, March 7th, 2008

It’s been a crazy week. Here’s some brevity and levity from the buzzword front. All your faves are here like Information Superhighway, Paradigm, DotCom, Offline and eZine.

Check out some classics and their status in terms of retirement or decimation here, and those making their way to the 9th circle of Buzzword hell here.