Brand Security
When you think security, what do you think of? Four out of five people I asked said “Brinks”. Guess what Brinks is doing? No, they’re not buying a stadium; they’re rebranding! I do not understand changing a powerful brand that has household name recognition. I flipped when I heard the Cingular brand was on it’s […]
New Orleans Logos – Premium Parking
I know we promised not to spotlight our clients in the New Orleans Logos section of our website, but this is not a design client for us. We actually just recoded & cleaned up Premium Parking’s website and helped them with some web marketing so we think the logo still counts. Premium Parking’s logo reminds […]
Importance & Deimportance of Meta Tags
First off, what are Meta Tags? Meta tags are lines of website code that help the search engines place your website into the correct categories. If you look at a website’s source code (Hit Apple + U in Firefox), you will generally see a few lines at the top labeled “meta” just after the title. […]
New Orleans Logos – Audubon Institute
Audubon Institute’s logo is one of my all-time favorite logos and I do not think the designer of the logo gets enough credit for it. (I’m not even sure who designed it.) This logo is one of the reasons I become a graphic designer. The logo captivates the spirit of the animals and the interaction […]
New Orleans Logo – Rosy’s Jazz Hall
The logo for Rosy’s Jazz Hall always catches my eye when driving down Tchoupitoulas in Uptown New Orleans. Visit them Online My favorite part about it is the spirit and character it projects. I have a feeling of what it is like inside just by looking at the logo. It projects the cool vibe of […]
Wasted Marketing & App
If you drive around New Orleans, you have probably noticed a billboard for Oschner’s new ER website section included estimated waiting times – http://www.ochsner.org/now. Some of the billboards are strategically placed near competitors like on the elevated West Bank Expressway near West Jeff Hospital. In my eyes as a consumer and a marketer, this is […]
12 Great Ways to Use Twitter to Your Advantage
So, you’re ready for your very own Twitter account but still don’t grasp how it’s used? Maybe you’re one of the many ‘tweeples’ that already has a Twitter account, but can’t fathom what to write (tweet) about. Maybe your buddy/co-worker is giving you flak for having a Twitter account and you need some ammo to […]
Web Browser Jalopy
The web has come a long way in the past nine years. Unfortunately, there are still a few people out there (17% of you) that seem to like the web how it was in 2001. This is unfortunate, because that 17% is missing out on a whole new world of interactivity, design aesthetics, functionality, speed, […]
Facebook is King!
After a rough week with users revolting about a change in their privacy policy, Facebook has had a great week. This week, Facebook introduced that a new Twitter inspired look was on its way and MySpace announced the loss of 3 key executives (source: USA Today). Two days later, we read another article announcing Facebook […]