The Design Can

Here's the story of the waterspout that touched down on the St. John's River a mile from my office. (As told by my designer Stephanie)

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Labels: design humor, downtown jacksonville

Here's a link to my weekly eblast of creative happenings in Jacksonville, Florida.

Labels: things to do

Just something fun my friend JP sent over. I'm sure everyone will differ on whether the ratings are accurate or fair, but if you read down in the left corner, they did a comprehensive study of other rankings, so it's a little hard to argue...

Netflix's biggest threat? No, it's not Blockbuster, OnDemand, or AppleTV. The biggest threat to Netflix is... USPS and their potential cut of mail service down to five days a week. After I got over my initial shock (because how is such a thing even possible?), I thought 'OMG! How am I going to get my Netflix on Saturdays?' And eventually, that will occur to other Netflix customers, too. After a while, even unlimited streaming of older, less-in-demand movies can't compensate. Is this a drop in perceived value? If DVDs don't arrive when we want to watch them most, will we protest for lower rates or leave all together? This is where design, strategy, and national security are the most difficult -- a failure of imagination. I hope Netflix has more imaginative minds than me, and can find a way to continue their high level of customer satisfaction.

from MSN | ecommercetimes.com

Angel-Aid-Fundraiser-2008-55, originally uploaded by toephoto.

A colleague of mine, Rena Rettinger and I put together this fundraiser to support Angel Aid. Rena did 95% of the work. But I did get some great photos from that night.

www.toephoto.com/flickr to see them all.

MocaJax-Blaze-Ball-1, originally uploaded by toephoto.

What a night. Got some great photos. Had a lot of fun with Paul F, Wendy, Brian, Tiff and the gang.

See all the pics. http://tinyurl.com/6qx3uz

A saga of orphan work and competing designers. But in the end, we get to meet the man who designed the logo for Major League Baseball, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

from ESPN

Stop Action 4, originally uploaded by toephoto.

This is one frame from a series of stop action shots I did last month. Christian is doing flips off a friend's boat. I'm snapping with my new 40D, which captures 6.5 frames per second.

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We're excited to be relaunching Malcolm Anthony's new Web site. Malcolm is one of the most experienced DUI and criminal defense attorneys in North Florida. Our challenge was to position his firm as "The Beaches Lawyer" and we did so by designing a bright and approachable site with simple, yet engaging graphics.

Chris Salvador, the lead designer, employed a slew of new AJAX techniques to make the site more user-friendly.

Take a look and let me know what you think. And look for the coasters we designed for him at your favorite beach bar.

God forbid, you ever get into trouble but if do, call Malcolm at 285-4LAW. As a matter of fact, put that number into your cell right now. Cause ya' neva know.

Labels: cool web stuff, design

I've been saying for years that ADD isn't a deficiency, it's just a new mindset not readily accepted or understood by those who don't have it.

I've also thought that traditional media (broadcast TV, the mainstream music and movie industries, etc.) spend too much time and energy being afraid of new technology when they are some of the few who have the capital and power to be early adopters.

Here's ever-more support for my theories.
From Yahoo: TV Ads Grab Attention in Fast-Forward