CCS Visit
Posted by: Jocelyn Edin
This past Thursday, a small delegation from Q headed east to visit the College of Creative Studies (CCS) in downtown Detroit. Though the school expanded into the Taubman Center two years ago, many of us have not had the chance to experience the new spaces. Plus, we were able to combine the tour with an afternoon of graphic design student portfolio reviews, an inspiring day indeed.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying… in the 21st Century!
Posted by: Jeff Callender
I’m looking forward to the latest from Morgan Spurlock.
Release Date: April 22nd, 2011 (limited)
Infographics at Work
Posted by: Alissa Ampezzan
TakePart: Participant Media - Waiting For ‘Superman’ - Infographic from Jr.canest on Vimeo.
While visiting my brother in Little Rock last month, I had the opportunity to see Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of DC public schools, speak. When I returned to Ann Arbor, I rented "Waiting for Superman", the highly publicized documentary film about education in America in which she is featured. No matter your politics or opinions about the controversial film, it's worth seeing for the information graphics alone. The trailer above was created by Buck.
Full trailer after the jump.
Any Human Heart
Posted by: Jeff Callender
Cheers to Huge Designs of London for their fine work on the title sequence of Any Human Heart, an adaptation of the William Boyd novel, recently seen on PBS’s Masterpiece Classic. While some see a resemblance to AMC TV’s Mad Men titles, both draw inspiration from the work of the late, great Saul Bass.
Matchbooks: Anonymous Creativity
Posted by: Christine Golus
Last weekend I stopped in the Gallery Project on Fourth Avenue in Ann Arbor. The exhibit, Artifacts, featured a collection of artwork based on found objects. Included was this house made of matchbooks by Mary Beth Carolan entitled Bailout.
Research and the Creative Process
Posted by: Michael Schiller
When most marketing professionals think of “market research,” I think they picture reams of data tables in heavy files with plenty of charts and diagrams. And the research comes with a presentation from a guy in a suit who “explains” what the numbers mean, then walks out the door leaving a nice binder for the office shelf. This approach might work for the MBAs, but it’s not the best approach for creative teams developing marketing campaigns and brand identities.
To support strategic design and breakthrough creative work, I believe that market research also needs to be creative. It needs to help designers and writers really get inside the heads of the target audience.
Social Qs
Posted by: Alissa Ampezzan
We’re a social bunch. You’ve heard about our legendary parties, epic volleyball games, and international adventures. But, we hadn’t fully ventured into the virtual social world until now.
Best super bowl ad
Posted by: Christine Golus
My vote for best super bowl ad.
Read LA Times article. And see all ads here.
Found My Folk
Posted by: Jocelyn Edin
Another fabulous Ann Arbor Folk Festival! Once again, Q developed the promotional materials, including the poster, t-shirt designs, advertising, and program book. This year, Q introduced the tagline, "Find your folk" which resonated strongly with our client, The Ark, and the event. ‘Folk’ encompasses such a vast array of artists, each time you attend the Festival (or an Ark show for that matter), you discover the type of folk music that you’re attracted to. And on the other side of the coin, you meet and greet so many wonderful, interesting people at the event.
The Heads of State
Posted by: Lan Truong
Last Tuesday, a friend and I went to Michigan State University to hear Jason Kernevich and Dusty Summers speak. They’re the talented duo behind The Heads of State, a graphic design and illustration studio in the City of Brotherly Love.
Blue is the New Green: A Colorful Night at the Auto Show
Posted by: Alissa Ampezzan
Last Friday, I was invited to the Auto Show Charity Preview event. The city was, like the featured cars, electric.
Those of us in the marketing world are familiar with buzz words, those words that seem to find their 15 minutes of fame for whatever reason and infiltrate the media. With the state of the environment ever-present on our minds, the past few years have seen the “green” theme grow (pun intended) to fame. But, it was clear upon entering the awe-inspiring room at Cobo: Blue is the new term synonymous with environmentalism.
Paper Cuts Part 3: Mormons, eskimo, and girlies
Posted by: Rie Yamaoka
I went to the Vintage Paper Show in San Francisco this past weekend. Talk about indexing by hand! There were many booths selling old postcards starting at 25 cents each, and some vendors specialized in certain topics, such as “death related” and “dozens of babies” (only postcards with a bunch of babies on them).
Web Fonts: A Whole New World
Posted by: Jocelyn Edin
In the last year (the last six months alone!), the world of web typography has evolved significantly. This is because most browsers are now supporting the direct delivery of fonts from a host computer via the latest version of Cascading Style Sheets, CSS3. Put simply, instead of choosing from the 10 default fonts used previously, there are now hundreds of choices and the list is expanding quickly! (image: @typekit)
Renegade Craft Fair in San Francisco
Posted by: Rie Yamaoka
Going to the Renegade Craft Fair reminded me that graphic design can be a very hands on activity. There were many booths selling tea towels and stationery made by letterpress and silk screen, each by hand, with an overwhelming percentage of birds, trees, and flower motifs.
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There were also several booths selling silk screened posters, but one booth was a head above the rest and I recognized his work right away: Jason Munn, a graphic designer whose work on album posters like Death Cab for Cutie and Sonic Youth remind me of the work of one of my favorite designers, Saul Bass.
Shopping the good old way
Posted by: Rie Yamaoka
Here at Q, we discussed the concept of Collaborative Consumption, and how consumers are using network technologies to share and exchange goods and services like car sharing (Zipcar) and social lending (Zopa).
Then you have the good old outdoor antiques fair, where wares are not searchable or categorized, just THERE. And you have to spend hours finding the good stuff.
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