Archive for November, 2006

KFC Creates First Brand Visible From Space

November 15, 2006
By Brad McCall
KFC Creates First Brand Visible From Space

KFC Boldy Goes where no brand has gone before by unveiling astronomical, 87,500 square-foot, contemporized Colonel Sanders logo in Area 51 desert to launch “KFC of the Future”. Kicking Off a New Brand Image Campaign The event marks the official debut of a massive global re-image campaign that will contemporize 14,000-plus KFC restaurants in...
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Threadless.com – Get Your Illustration on a Tee

November 14, 2006
By Brad McCall
Threadless.com – Get Your Illustration on a Tee

Attention illustrators and designers – if you need to promote yourself and your illustration skills (and make a few extra dollars as well), why not give Threadless a try? What is Threadless? Threadless was created by a couple of guys called “the Jakes” under their DBA Skinny Corp. to give designers and artists an...
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Sprint Cell Phone Buyback Offer

November 10, 2006
By Brad McCall

I recieved a letter in the mail today from Sprint (or looked like it was from Sprint with the logo, colors and all – I’m always the skeptic of scams) that offered to buy my phone back. Since I recently switched from Sprint to Verizon Wireless (Sprint’s coverage SUCKS in the Western U.S. even...
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AIGA Event – Allison Williams: design mw

November 9, 2006
By Brad McCall
AIGA Event – Allison Williams: design mw

AIGA just announced their next event here for the Salt Lake area chapter:
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My Favorite Design=Creativity=Life Quotes

November 8, 2006
By Brad McCall

I ran across one of my old sketch books that I filled up with ideas and daily sketches, and noticed a couple quotes that I had written in the front. These are some of my favorite quotes about life, creativity, and design. Enjoy! Carve and Paint LIFE! “It is something to be able to...
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“Citizen Journalism” Gannett Jumps on Board

November 7, 2006
By Brad McCall

Have you got a blog? Do you write about what’s happening in your world, or under your expertise, or in your realm of influence? Gannett Co. may want to hear about it. The nation’s largest newpaper chain plans to create stories with information from bloggers, people who post in Internet discussion groups and other...
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Website Pirates Strike Again – Park City Group

November 5, 2006
By Brad McCall
Website Pirates Strike Again – Park City Group

When I worked for Omniture as their Creative Director, I would often check the web analytics that we ran on our corporate website to see where people were coming from (referrers). Occasionally I would find several page views that were sent through from what I like to call “Website Pirates”: individuals who would pillage...
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angryporcupine*design – Park City, UT Design Studio

November 4, 2006
By Brad McCall
angryporcupine*design – Park City, UT Design Studio

I added another design studio to my list called angryporcupine*design, out of Park City, UT. They just came up on my “radar” when I noticed they were published in Print Magazine recently for their logo design. I hope to occasionally profile local agencies, here’s an overview of ap*d: (the copy is summarized from their...
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Communication Arts Magazine’s Design Annual Features Utah Designers

November 3, 2006
By Brad McCall

I received my Communication Arts Magazine today which features the latest and greatest in design. (Communication Arts is nearly a must read for every graphic designer who wants to keep up with trends). Here are the companies from Utah that were featured. Page 14: Struck Design, Salt Lake City, for Packaging Design Page 59:...
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Amazing Commercials for Sony Bravia

November 2, 2006
By Brad McCall
Amazing Commercials for Sony Bravia

What do the following add up to? 70,000 litres of paint 358 single bottle bombs 33 sextuple air cluster bombs 22 Triple hung cluster bombs 268 mortars 33 Triple Mortars 22 Double mortars 358 meters of weld 330 meters of steel pipe 57 km of copper wire
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