A; I hope nobody’s out there trying to drive in this snow.
D: Oooh. I had this dream about cars sliding.
A: …
D: I was trying to drive, and suddenly I had this aerial shot of the highway, and one car was sliding all over the place. Totally out of control.
A:
D: I go, “Is that us?”
A: Uh-huh?
D: […]
Archive for January, 2010
3 ways branding is like improv
Written by January 29th, 2010 in Desk Notes and Interesting Finds.0 CommentsWhat!? Carrboro hosts a comedy festival?!
The answer is YES! And!—it’s next month.
More about that is at DSIComedy.com, the club that hosted last night’s Social Media Club Triangle event for people who are into linking up online. This was WAY more low-key than the SMC Seattle event DK attended last summer, and we liked the […]
The more things change
Written by January 20th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Desk Notes.0 CommentsI went to Askew Taylor’s yesterday for the first time in 10 years.
Cluttered with art supplies of all size and variety, it was exactly how I remembered it.
Of course, being a decade older made me a lot less intimidated by the Artists who Shopped There, plus I got to strike up conversation with the owner, […]
2012 shoulda been Japanese
Written by January 15th, 2010 in Design Inspirations and Interesting Finds.0 Comments
Crashing waves, overturned Navy ships and blinding volcanics rendered in computer graphics at last night’s viewing of 2012 weren’t impressive enough for Akira.
I guess Akira is the same as Akira.
Here’s our post-2012 discussion:
D: I was hoping after everything was kind of okay they would cut to a creative future scene. You know, to see how […]
The Fountainhead, Clientele and vintage graphic art
Written by January 12th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsHello Raleigh-Durham.
Here are some of our picks for intriguing events coming up in the Triangle in January and February.
Classic movie celebrating the ego. This Thursday, January 14, the local group Triangle Modernist Houses will host a screening of The Fountainhead, based on the smashing novel by Ayn Rand. I read this for the […]
20 best things Homer Simpson ever said
Written by January 10th, 2010 in Interesting Finds.0 CommentsCheck out this list of “The 20 best things Homer Simpson ever said:” http://bit.ly/51jveJ
“Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try.” —Homer Simpson
Tonight they’re airing the 450th episode of The Simpsons. On Fox.
Plus there’ll be an hour special called “The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice,” […]
Here’s a nice and thorough article on step-by-step name changing:
http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/shop-makeover-series-whats-in-a-name-1010/
Written by the folks at online shopping site Etsy.com, but can be applied to anyone in business looking to change it up.
