I've gotta admit: I don't have an iPhone. Apple and I have some karmic disconnect, I've learned through the years, and every day that I wake up (or at least every time I grab my phone) I thank my lucky stars that Google exists. Because without Android, I might have an iPhone... and that just seems wrong.
Skills of the Rockstar Planner is a series of short videos presented by PSFK exploring the world of exceptional Account Planners, or who we in the design industry call Brand Strategists. But whether you're a strategist, designer, account manager or any of the other key roles serving clients in the creative industry, I think these skills can apply to us all. These short, 5-7 minute videos are full of valuable insight shared through a series of interviews with top planners/strategists.
A few of us decided to trade in our x-acto knives and creative briefs for an evening to show some love for our local, independent designers during Seattle Fashion Week 2010. We definitely had a good time enjoying the show, and as the photos show, enjoying a little bit of ourselves.
The first parade we're ever been IN.
"I never knew my full potential until I got here."
Mahcaiyah Wearing-Gooden, School of the Future Graduate, Class of 2010
After opening its doors for the first time in 2006, School of the Future (SOF) graduated its first senior class last week on June 15, 2010. This 750-student high school, a collaboration between the School District of Philadelphia and Microsoft, was built with a vision to challenge the education status quo. The school partnered with Microsoft to plan, build and support a new model for 21st-century learning communities, applying new approaches in curriculum, teaching methods and staffing. All 118 students, who are called "learners" at SOF, have earned acceptance to at least one postsecondary institution–a commitment they made to each other as ninth graders.
Our own Devin Liddell, Director of Brand Strategy, had the opportunity to fly out to Philadelphia to interview several of the first graduating students profiled for the Graduates piece and press materials PBDH designed for the SOF graduation...
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I'm officially kicking off the ideation lab mural project. We'll look at sketches and mockups before any paint hits the wall. But between now and then we need some ideas for content...
Let the herding of the cats begin!
As a trustee on the board of the National MS Society Greater Northwest Chapter I have been enlisted to help promote the Bike MS fundraiser ride in September. I could do like I did last year and recruit staff, family and friends to ride on Team PBDH. But how can I make a bigger contribution to this annual effort? Maybe form some bigger team that could make a difference to the MS community as well as the riders who participate. Thus was born Team AIGA: Helvetica's Angels.
I'd like to introduce the Donut Runner - an old Huffy bicycle that I purchased at the Capitol Hill Value Village last week for $20. Best $20 I ever spent...
Today I'm going to focus on the nth-of-type selector. This selector is similar to nth-child except it allows us to restrict our selector to a specific element type, which is often more useful than applying the style to every element regardless of type. Internet Explorer doesn't support this selector, but with a little trickery we can fool it into doing what we want.
Google's recent experiment of pushing aside its classic, simplistic white look for all users might have appeared to be a nod to Bing. In fact, it's the next step in an evolution that has been a long time coming and is a core component of Google's future.
