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Erick — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:16:30 +0000

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Erick — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:15:15 +0000

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An image I thought was cool #1

Erick — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:01:56 +0000

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An image I thought was cool #1

Photo Muse: The architectural images of Frank Vandersalm

Erick — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:07:36 +0000

Intermezzo by Frank Vandersalm

I stumbled across the website for Frank Vandersalm last night, just before bed. I ended up staying up to scroll through every image in the gallery before I could tear myself away. These are images that deserve to have some time spent with them.

Loop by Frank Vandersalm

I would’ve called this “Flag,” but the misnomer doesn’t diminish the talent…

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Photo Muse: The architectural images of Frank Vandersalm

The Five D’s of Success

Erick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:25:48 +0000

We should append to the list of “trends to watch to create greater marketing success” our own list crafted to create success. I developed this list almost 30 years ago, and while—I’m ashamed to say—I haven’t always followed the directives, when I have followed them, they’ve made a significant difference; not only on my level and degree of success, but—I like to think—on my impact on humanity in general. Without further ado, emoeba’s Five D’s of Success:

Dedicate to the Craft
Do the Work
Drive to the Goal
Deliver on the Promise
Demand Respect

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The Five D’s of Success

Trends to watch in 2010

Erick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:59:43 +0000

From Trendwatch comes a list of 10 trends to watch in the coming year (click for full list), presented here in outline form:

BUSINESS AS UNUSUAL
Forget the recession: the societal changes that will dominate 2010 were set in motion way before we temporarily stared into the abyss.
URBANY
Urban culture is the culture. Extreme urbanization, in 2010, 2011, 2012 and far beyond will lead to more sophisticated and demanding consumers around the world.
REAL TIME REVIEWS
Whatever it is you’re selling or launching in 2010, it will be reviewed ‘en masse’, live, 24/7.
(F)LUXURY
Closely tied to what constitutes status (which is becoming more fragmented), luxury will be whatever consumers want it to be over the next 12 months.
MASS MINGLING
Online lifestyles are fueling and encouraging ‘real world’ meet-ups like there’s no tomorrow, shattering all cliches and predictions about a desk-bound, virtual, isolated future.
ECO-EASY
To really reach some meaningful sustainability goals in 2010, corporations and governments will have to forcefully make it ‘easy’ for consumers to be more green, by restricting the alternatives.
TRACKING & ALERTING
Tracking and alerting are the new search, and 2010 will see countless new INFOLUST services that will help consumers expand their web of control.
EMBEDDED GENEROSITY
Next year, generosity as a trend will adapt to the zeitgeist, leading to more pragmatic and collaborative donation services for consumers.
PROFILE MYNING
With hundreds of millions of consumers now nurturing some sort of online profile, 2010 will be a good year to introduce some services to help them make the most of it (financially), from intention-based models to digital afterlife services.
MATURALISM
2010 will be even more opinionated, risqué, outspoken, if not ‘raw’ than 2009; you can thank the anything-goes online world for that. Will your brand be as daring?

The emoeba version of the list distills it to 5 (or 6) points to consider in the coming year to make your business more successful—or to make the launch of a new business/brand/extension successful:

Be local.
Be sustainable.
Be wired.
Be personable.
Be unique.
Be bold.

To constantly monitor the heartbeat of the cultural zeitgeist, emoeba keep our fingers on the wrist of www.trendwatching.com (one of the world’s leading trend firms, which [plug] sends out its free, monthly Trend Briefings to more than 160,000 subscribers worldwide. [/plug])

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Trends to watch in 2010

New client work for Capsule Project

Erick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:22:54 +0000

>A new web site that us here at emoeba design created for new client Capsule Project. I think it came out really nicely. We’re phasing in additional products and features for this designer of modern memorial urns and keepsakes—including a shopping cart and online payment options—as the client ramps up. Click the link, or navigate directly to capsuleproject.com

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New client work for Capsule Project

Update

Erick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:37:34 +0000

I have fallen down on the job of maintaining this blog. If not for my faceless readership—assuming they exist—then for myself. I extend my busy summer schedule as a feeble, hackneyed excuse. I’ll try to do better.

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Update

Vector graphics

Erick — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:34:51 +0000

A Google search for vector art turns up an amazing array of talented artists submitting their work to the world wide web. Fine tuning the search directs one to free downloads of these and other works, plug-ins for custom brushes, swatches, etc. to help you do it yourself, and a seemingly inexhaustible index of tutorials to help one do it right. Enjoy.

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Vector graphics

Some recent new work

Erick — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:26:56 +0000

I haven’t used t his space to promote my own work, but there’s a couple of things I thought came out pretty nicely that I thought I’d throw down. Some spec, some paid, some pending….

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Some recent new work