by rpc_7b0ltl | Mar 15, 2010 | Graphic Design, Photography
I’ve been talking a lot about content lately and thought to myself this weekend: “I’ve got another good point… Photography!” I wrote last year about photographic creativity, so this is not so much about that. This is more about how to...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Mar 6, 2010 | Tradeshow
The Red Deer Homeshow, this weekend at the Westerner , is one of the biggest trade shows in Red Deer, and we’ve been bustling all month preparing numerous projects for the “really big show”. One could argue Trade Shows are one of the more wasteful marketing...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Feb 28, 2010 | Creative, Marketing
The recent Vancouver 2010 Olympics was quite a ride for just about anyone Canadian. We’ve seen an Olympic result that is record setting and hard not to be proud of. We indeed owned the podium. Canadians banded together in a way I’ve seldom experienced...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Feb 3, 2010 | Clients, Graphic Design
I wrote recently about the conundrum of content. As a designer, you’re paid to create the visuals the content goes into. As a client you pay designers for communications solutions (design is one part of this). It’s neither cost-effective or efficient to...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Feb 1, 2010 | Clients, Creative
I’ve been thinking a lot over the past couple of months about content. All sorts of content, from brochure text, trade show display lists, and website pages. The old adage goes “content is King”, but from the point of view of many projects, actual...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Jan 29, 2010 | Tradeshow
Early this week, Kayla and I attended the Red Deer Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Trade Show. I have to be honest. I love trade shows, but I rarley attend them. I usually equip them. I have to say though, the host, Red Deer’s One to One Fitness was...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Jan 6, 2010 | Fun
Some milestones are worth noting – graduations, weddings, first steps – and we had one of those moments today. No, it wasn’t a Cannes Lion, though that would be nice, we got a couch for the office! Thanks to the Brick’s Boxing Week Blowout, we got a red...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Dec 23, 2009 | Prepress
So I have this book… my Dad gave it to me in 1979. It’s a Christmas book about Santa’s workshop. I treasure this book. I keep it in a box and it only comes out once a year for about 2 weeks. Thing is, this is one of those pop-up books with flaps and tabs...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Dec 1, 2009 | Clients, Creative, Graphic Design, Tradeshow
We recently completed two tradeshow banners for Pink Suede Imaging. They turned out so wonderful I felt the need to blog. Pink Suede is a service that assists women in the area of personal image. Think of them as the What Not to Wear of Red Deer. If Clint & Stacy...
by rpc_7b0ltl | Nov 22, 2009 | Web Design
I opened my twitter account on the advice of a client who I respect quite a lot. The advice was “I expect you to know about this , so whether you like it or not, you need to have a twitter account.” I reluctantly opened the account and started to tweet....
