Archive for May, 2009

Staying sharp with tutorials

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Since my job doesn’t really involve graphic design or advertising, I have to stay sharp by doing online tutorials. I have been dying to learn how to create floral typography, so I decided to give this one a try. There are a bunch of example and other free tutorials on Smashing Magazine’s Web site. When [...]

A little market research

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

I am thinking of proposing an extreme Web site makeover for one of my clients. I’m a huge fan of her business, but I think the Web site could use some editing. However, I want to get an idea of what other people think before I make the proposal. A little bit about the company: [...]

Unique new Apple ad

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

One of my favorite brands is Apple. I must love their advertising as much as I love their products, because I never get tired of seeing Apple commercials. Their latest creation is a combination of three video banners running simultaneously. It’s kind of difficult to describe, so I suggest you check it out. AdvertisingAge posted [...]

Taking a grassroots approach

Friday, May 15th, 2009

To supplement my job at Video and Collaboration Services, I have taken up some freelance work. Right now I have two clients that own small businesses- one in Orlando, the other in Alachua. It’s been a real test to the past four years of my life. All the studying and planning for success in advertising, [...]

How’s this for arts and crafts?

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

It’s been about a month since my last post. Much has happened since then, but most importantly- Campaigns class is over! Now I can finally reveal the ads my team and I made. As I mentioned a while ago, our client was a Forensics for Lawyers Online Continuing Legal Education course. (Try saying that five [...]