Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Group 4 in Avon have relaunched their website. Flash-based and very tasty. A very interesting under-the-hood case study of the design and building of the site can be found here. (Under Work.)
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
conncreatives.com was conceived as a portal and forum to bring together the community of creative professionals in Connecticut. Not just halfway between Boston and New York, Connecticut has a thriving network of agencies, vendors and service providers. conncreatives.com seeks to provide news and discourse on the talent, projects, organizations and events within the Connecticut creative [...]
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
It started with a post on their blog on March 26, 2007: “VIA is about to become Plaid.” We talk with Plaid’s Darryl Ohrt about the pros and cons of rebranding yourself.
Friday, April 11th, 2008
A new piece of research conducted by TNS, TRU and Marketing Evolution, Never Ending Friending: A Journey into Social Networking, is available as a downloadable PDF from TNS.
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Brand Flakes for Breakfast is a daily must-read, the primary blog of Plaid, a branding and interactive firm in Danbury.
Friday, April 11th, 2008
Edvin Yegir is an Associate Professor of Communication Design at the University of Connecticut. Typotopia is his solo design studio and consultancy, done with a network of collaborators and producers.
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Over the past few weeks I’ve been traveling in Florida. Just before leaving I found that AIGA was having their Creative Monster re:CHARGE 08 conference in Jacksonville — I completely adjusted my plans and stayed south for a few extra days.
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Suzi Edwards of WallFly Marketing and Jaye Donaldson of The Donaldson Group have launched Group 88, a mixed-use coworking space for solo professionals in Simsbury. Their goal? To help solo professionals recapture the best benefits of an office environment — community, collaboration and sanity — without giving up the best perks of working for yourself [...]
Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Sue Vial has been a key member of New Britain’s Central Connecticut State University for over 22 years. We talk with Sue about design, design education, and her role at CCSU.