Archive for December, 2006

Logoworks.com – Logo Design Ideas for the Logo Design Company

December 14, 2006
By Brad McCall
Logoworks.com – Logo Design Ideas for the Logo Design Company

Back in early April of 2001 I went out with Morgan Lynch. I had known Morgan from when I worked at Studeo and he worked at Insurquote and used Studeo’s graphic design services. Morgan had this idea for a company that would design logos on a fixed budget and fixed time frame. I remember...
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UVSC – Utah Valley State College – BFA in Art

December 11, 2006
By Brad McCall

Did you know that our little Utah Valley State College here in Orem Utah is growing up? Yes folks, the school is getting big. Since I’ve attended many classes there, I was surprised to hear recently from a student that goes there that they now offer a BFA in Art and Visual Communications. Wow!...
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MINDWISE Announcement – What is a Promotion Agency?

December 11, 2006
By Brad McCall

In a feature article from connect magazine, there was a story about a new Salt Lake City Utah based promotion agency called MINDWISE. It took me a couple searches to find their website, which currently isn’t built out, though the article says they have officially opened for business and “…already engineered a slew of...
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Too Sexy for Your Mac Dock

December 10, 2006
By Brad McCall
Too Sexy for Your Mac Dock

Dock Porn Originally uploaded by The Iconfactory. So I was browsing the blog of my favorite icon geniuses, the iconfactory, and ran across a posting that read Our Chief Typist, quite by accident, discovered that the icons in his dock spelled out ”$eXy” and wondered what other words he could make from all the...
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I Don’t Like Instant Messaging, and I’m Not Alone

December 9, 2006
By Brad McCall

I’ve never been much of a gadget person, nor have I been one who likes to chat, but for goodness sakes it’s nice to hear that I’m not alone. In a recent survey of 1,013 adults and 500 teens conducted online by Knowledge Networks from Nov. 30-Dec. 4., it was discovered that teens use...
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The Retail / Corporate Blog Effect

December 8, 2006
By Brad McCall

JupiterResearch released a report in June 6, 2006 that shows 35 percent of large companies plan to institute corporate Weblogs this year. Combined at the time with the deployed base of 34 percent, nearly 70 percent of all corporate website operators will have implemented corporate blogs by the end of 2006. Not to question...
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AIGA Event – Nate Morley, Deutsch Inc.

December 7, 2006
By Brad McCall
AIGA Event – Nate Morley,  Deutsch Inc.

AIGA just announced their next event here for the Salt Lake area chapter:
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I Live and Work in Cord Heaven – Are Cords Overrunning Your Office?

December 2, 2006
By Brad McCall
I Live and Work in Cord Heaven – Are Cords Overrunning Your Office?

So you know you’ve got a little bit of perfectionism in you when something like this bugs you. But no matter how I try to find the time to fix it, it just isn’t high on the list on priorities. So I thought I’d take a picture and see if anyone felt heavenly about...
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Scribble on Walls – Self-Adhesive Wall Art

December 2, 2006
By Brad McCall
Scribble on Walls – Self-Adhesive Wall Art

I recently got an email from one of my friends that announced the launch of his latest venture called Scribble Art (located at http://www.scribbleonwalls.com). Scribble turns any blank wall, mirror, window, ceiling, tabletop or even a low traffic floor into a giant canvas to create your design masterpiece. Other than being a big fan...
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IKEA is Coming to Utah and My Logo’s On It!

December 1, 2006
By Brad McCall
IKEA is Coming to Utah and My Logo’s On It!

My friends think it a little funny that every time we pass the IKEA being built in Draper that I get a little excited. Why’s that you ask? Well duh, it’s the big Okland Construction logo hanging from the side – another Brad McCall design. There is a fair amount of excitement in Utah...
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