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A Joyous Announcement from the DMD Lab

Posted by Melanie Bender on December 23 at 2:21 PM And our 6 finalists for the DMD Lab are... Topics: branding, design, fashion, green, interactive, public relations        386 Comments Read Full Post

Introducing... The DMD Lab!

Posted by Melanie Bender on December 20 at 11:15 AM Follow the DMD Lab at www.twitter.com/DMDLab as we partner with a few promising designers to help them get noticed by the fashion world. Topics: branding, design, fashion, public relations        1 Comment Read Full Post

Is Anything Bulletproof in this Economy?

Posted by Gina Miller on December 11 at 1:13 PM Should we be optimistic, pessimistic, keep our heads down or take the economic ‘bull’ (or lack there of) by the horns and control our own destiny? Advice from workplace expert Stephen Viscusi…. Topics: advertising, architecture and design, arts and culture, design, media, philanthropy, public relations        0 Comments Read Full Post

Hot Date, Cold Economy

Posted by JR Buchbinder on December 10 at 1:32 PM Your business is suffering, you fear the security of your paycheck and even your job. What's the first thing you do? Well if we can trust the numbers, you're likely signing up for Match.com... Topics: interactive        2 Comments Read Full Post

HEEEEERE'S JIMMY!

Posted by JR Buchbinder on December 9 at 12:30 PM The time is finally upon us. After months of waiting, America will finally get a sneak peek at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as his nightly video blog launches... Topics: advertising, interactive        0 Comments Read Full Post

Integration at the Core

Posted by Gina Miller on December 9 at 10:07 AM Goodby declares itself Non-Agency of the Year, and scores one for those of us who consider integration first. Topics: advertising, branding, design, grassroots, interactive, media, public relations        1 Comment Read Full Post

Making Sense of the Mind-Boggling

Posted by Amanda Huber on December 8 at 12:00 AM In an world over-saturated with data, facts and knowledge, the design of information becomes ever more critical and ever more challenging. Online and in print, information designers are taking the challenge head on.
Topics: design, interactive        4 Comments Read Full Post

Does Chaos Yield Brilliance?

Posted by Gina Miller on December 7 at 6:08 PM Is it hyper-stimulation or sensory deprivation that yields creative excellence? Topics: advertising, branding        0 Comments Read Full Post

Marketing Kills

Posted by JR Buchbinder on December 4 at 3:35 PM Walmart recently came up with a spectacularly successful advertising campaign. Now that campaign is being blamed for murder... Topics: advertising, branding, free write, interactive, public relations        2 Comments Read Full Post

Q&A with Popcha! on the future of Virtual Worlds

Posted by Rowland Hobbs on December 2 at 7:25 PM Last week Google announced its intention to close Lively, their virtual world platform. Having collobrated on "The Virtual Brand Footprint: The Marketing Opportunity in Second Life" (downlaod here) with Boris Kizelshteyn, we thought we should ask him and his his firm, Popcha!, what the future of virtual worlds looks like now. In our Q&A, we discover what happened at Google, what this might mean for Google Earth, and where you might be holding your next company conference.
Topics: interactive        10 Comments Read Full Post

Recessionary Blogging

Posted by JR Buchbinder on December 2 at 1:26 PM Having a hard time with the economy? Fear not, The Huffington Post just made a really smart move... Topics: interactive        0 Comments Read Full Post