Branding vs Cloning

Branding vs Cloning

Recently I’ve been thinking more about branding. Branding. The “buzziest” of buzzwords, trumped only, perhaps, by “viral’. I‘ve been around long enough to remember when branding became a thing. Admittedly, branding is probably the best thing. Best because it’s...
Client Interaction Continuum

Client Interaction Continuum

While helping out at this past week’s Social Media Breakfast Red Deer (SMBRD) I was talking with a client and rambled out the “client interaction continuum”, with a laugh. I felt kind of smart, so I thought I’d pen out a quick illustration of...
Why Websites are Expensive

Why Websites are Expensive

Thinking back, it’s funny to reminisce about those long-lost conversations back in 2000 … “meh – you don’t really need a website”. Funny how things change. In the old days, when my hair was brown and beard was red, we made everything custom. Some things were...
Dog + Cat Hospital

Dog + Cat Hospital

A few years ago… two and a half, to be exact, we designed a logo for our friends over at the Dog and Cat Hospital. Dr. Volk had been our vet for years, so it was natural. You may have seen the neon shining in the Clearview market. The logo is a cute little animal face...
The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing

Once in a while you see something that shakes things to their foundations. Something disruptive–like the birth of social media, or micro-stock. I really want to discover something like that. This is not that. This is just something cool. Right now, there are lots of...