http://conncreatives.com/cc Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:30:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Danbury agency formerly known as Plaid has been acquired by Norwalk's Source Marketing (an MDC Partners company) and will now become... Humongo. "We feel that this new partnership deserves more than a press release. It's a huge move. A massive combination of creative super power. If awesome were a size ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2010/03/10/plaid-becomes-humongo/ At one time, it was said, "every business needs a website." Today, it's "every business needs a blog." Which certainly applies to Connecticut's creative agencies. But with many agency blogs feeling forced and bandwagonesque, only a handful find a voice that resonates, with the drive to keep that voice current ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2010/02/27/agency-blogs/ Adams & Knight Creative Director Don Carter's newest creation, "Dance-A-Lot Robot," premieres Saturday, February 27 on The Disney Channel. "Dance-A-Lot Robot" is a series of animated shorts for Playhouse Disney — familiar territory for Carter, who also created "Happy Monster Band," which premiered in 2007 and is still being played ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2010/02/23/don-carter-launches-dance-a-lot-robot-on-the-disney-channel/ GDUSA starts every year by choosing a group of People To Watch who embody the spirit of the creative community. The criteria: individuals who we have come to know and respect for a combination of talent, leadership, success, insight, business savvy, community service and newsworthiness. Connecticut is represented this year by ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2010/02/23/brian-miller-chosen-as-one-of-graphic-design-usas-people-to-watch-in-2010/ Bertz Design's Darwin Professional Underwriters broker promotion was highlighted on commarts.com, in their "Exhibit" section. Exhibit features new and innovative projects in graphic design and advertising from around the world. Middletown, Connecticut-based Bertz Design Group needed to create a buzz among top-producing specialty insurance brokers with Privacy//403—a new technology security product ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2010/02/23/bertz-design-highlighted-on-communication-arts-online/ The Estate of Lester Beall has launched a website about American Graphic Design Pioneer Lester Beall (1903 - 1969). The Estate of Lester Beall was seeking a web presence with a vintage modern approach. Jargon Boy's Greg Chinn found a way to showcase the history of Lester Beall, emphasizing the early ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2010/02/23/lester-beall-website-launches-by-fairfields-greg-chinn/ Design is Love has added two new shirts to its line, the "Design Heart" shirt and the "When I Grow Up I Wanna Be Me" shirt in both child and adult sizes. Buy a t-shirt and support their Design Fund, "a resource for fellow creatives to see their work produced without ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2010/02/23/design-is-love-releases-two-new-shirts/ Jackie Delise, Vice President, New Business Development at Zunda Group, LLC, was interviewed in the latest issue of Graphic Design USA, about the firm's commitment to environmentally-friendly packaging design. It is not up to designers to tell a client when it is time to go green or create a green product, ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2009/10/27/zunda-group-profiled-in-gd-usa-going-green-issue/ Ethan Bodnar, author and Hartford Art School Student, spoke at AIGA's Make/Think conference, and was interviewed for the conference's live blog. The Hartford Art School student thanks AIGA for giving him community and connecting him with other designers. The child of a graphic designer, he started his own layout work using ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2009/10/12/ethan-bodnar-profiled-on-aiga-makethink-blog/ CO:LAB of Hartford just completed a campaign for The Human Rights Institute of the University of Connecticut 2009 and is already receiving accolades courtesy of Steven Heller's blog on printmag.com. Each year the institute hosts an event with dozens of scholars addressing a major human rights issue. This year ... http://conncreatives.com/cc/2009/09/30/colab-launches-new-campaign-gets-coverage-in-print-magazine/