Inspire Me!

Lately I’ve been going through a block of design brilliance. It may be the recent cold that has decided to hop on board this weekend, or the sheer lack of inspiration coming my way, but nonetheless, the block has been lifted! This is when you can simultaneously jump up in excitement for me! Hooray!

As you all know, I am obsessed with NYC. The sights, the smells, the subway! Ahh, I can just smell the sweet homeless man now (even the one that snorted like a pig in my face)! So when I came across this amaaaazing print from Michael Albert (via Incredible Things), the design gods lifted my block & in came a shining ray of light! (Insert holy organ type music here)

Isn’t it awesome? I could stare at it all day and still find new little pieces of words. When I look at it, it reminds me of marketing & advertising — which is a huge passion of mine — being a kid, being a dreamer, and seeing what could one day be my future (in Manhattan!).  I know most of you won’t see my passions through this print, but I hope that you see yours through it. Just take a minute to really look at it and see all the details. Then see how many brands you can recognize! It’s like a fun game!

Sadly, this is all I have for now…back to more cold medicine and movies! See you soon with more inspiring thoughts

the launch of something spectacular

I’ve been working a lot lately on getting my website up & running and I’m happy to say that it shouldn’t be much longer! As in…before the weekend! I finally got some studio time to take some shots of my printed pieces so once those are uploaded be prepared to be hit with some hot designs!

I’ve also been working on a logo for a print services company called Black Mule. Check it out! If you have any print needs or want an excuse to buy some great promo items, hit up  www.blackmule.net. I know I love getting pens & notepads from companies!

 

I’ll be getting started on Christmas Card designs soon, so as always just shoot me an email if you have any special requests or want to receive one!

- Thanks for all the love

I want my MTV

After coming across one of my favorite music videos the other day, I thought I would write a little homage to my top eight videos of all time. Just listening to these songs gets me pumped up…but the videos are always worth watching. They are just so creative & fun! Nothing beats a great song with an awesome video to get you going on a slow day!

My number one:  A-ha, Take on Me  (click for video)

There is just something about this that I’ve always loved!

 

Number Two: Blur, Coffee & TV

The little milk carton gets me every time! You just automatically feel for the little guy and want him to find his missing person! And ohhh those facial expressions!

 

Number Three: George Michael, Freedom

I love it. I love it all! It’s also my favorite karaoke choice!

 

Number Four: Stone Temple Pilots, Interstate Love Song (click for video)

There’s just something about Scott Weiland in a pink jacket!

 

Number Five: Beck, Hell Yes

Who couldn’t love Beck & dancing robots?

 

Number Six: KT Tunstall, Suddenly I See

This video isn’t only great, but this song is the first song I listen to when I want to feel better! I think partly because it’s the opening song to the awesomeness of The Devil Wears Prada!

 

Number Seven: Ok Go, Here It Goes

I’ve always wanted to bust out in dance on the gym treadmill because of this video! 

 

Number Eight: Lit, Miserable

I could do without seeing a half-naked Pam Anderson, but I do love it when she eats the band! Could we see a video with a half-naked man? Perhaps Vince Vaughn?? Or Luke Wilson?

 

There you go…my favorite videos (at this very moment). Feel free to submit some of your favorite songs/videos. It may even inspire me to add on to the post!

Happy Tuesday everyone, and get to work!

My life as a junkie…

…an advertising junkie. 

Advertising is my life. It’s my passion…well, one of the many passions I have. A lot of people in the world think I am one crazy person, especially my friends. When I get started talking about design & advertising, I can see the glaze come across their eyes and they tune me out and start to think “good lord this girl is nuts!”. It isn’t because they really think I’m crazy — at least I hope — it’s just because they don’t know advertising like I do.

Luckily, that is about to change. Because I will force them all to watch this film with me — Art & Copy. I get shivers just watching the trailer! Finally my friends will realize that I’m not the only one out there who is passionate about advertising! Finally they will see that I’m not the only one who talks about all the billboards on the side of the road and flip through (some) magazines just looking at the ads! 

I can’t really express my love for advertising and how important I think it is in the world. But if you ask me, I will surely try to put it all in words for you. And lots of them!

So to my friends that think I belong in a padded room, please watch the below trailer to get a little insight as to why I am the way I am!

And for those that still think advertising is pointless & there is no need for it, let’s have a little chat! And then watch this amazing video that helps explain the brilliance of it all…in blank terms. 

Ahhhh, pure bliss!

A Big Pile of Bullshit

Stand united folks. Get your poster today! I received an email today saying my poster was on a plane on it’s way to my mailbox. I can not WAIT!

 

A HUGE thanks to the lovely team over at Sell! Sell! for telling it how it is. Check them out here.

Can’t wait till the next installment!

Absolut Perfection

Like many of you, I am obsessed with the Absolut Vodka ads — I can’t get enough of them! Being that I am a print advertising fanatic I love them all, but I think this magazine ad spread may be my favorite.

Isn’t it just amazing? It definitely makes you look twice as it appears that an editorial page is being magnetized to the vodka. LOVE it!

Instead of rambling on about how I get inspiration from Absolut and how they are creative gurus, I thought I would share just a few ads so you can be inspired as well. Trust me, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Check out a complete gallery (including all the photos posted) from two sites filled with advertising & history.  Absolut Vodka Ads and AbsolutAd.com

What are your favorite Absolut ads?

 

35 Logos in 35 Minutes

I’ve always wanted to do one of these posts and now I’ve finally gotten around to doing it! After seeing David Airey’s blog on Logo Design Love it got me thinking — how many logos do I see in my morning routine? So I grabbed my camera and started snapping.

The 35 logos below aren’t even the half of them. I didn’t even get to my closet within those 35 minutes of my morning! It is unreal how many logos we see on a day-to-day basis without even realizing it. I think you could say that we are all “brandwashed”. It really puts the reality of design & package design into perspective!

I hope you enjoy a quick peek into my life — and try not to stereotype me by my product choices! Check out David’s blog for a snapshot of his routine.