We figured our creative folks would appreciate Flavorwire’s 10 favorite user-generated typography music videos, including the Daft Punk tribute shown above. Of course, Flavorwire’s responding to the meteoric rise of a typographic video for the catchiest string of f-bombs ever (and here’s the link in case you have no idea what we’re referencing). While these [...]

It’s been a while since we’ve dipped into the lovely landscape of logos. Fortunately, Flavorwire was kind enough to share a few selections from Bill Gardner’s (subscribers only) annual report on logo trends. Check out their excerpt here. Where else can pixels, spores, and hexahedra coexist harmoniously?

Well, it looks like someone took the words right out of our mouths. Or, more accurately, right out of our 10 Trends for 2010. Yes, a recent study assessed over 3,000 brands to see how they measure up on down-to-earth-ism. Not surprisingly, many brands at the top of this list are dependable, traditional, long-running staples [...]

Thanks to those of you who attended yesterday’s Smartshot webinar. A recording will be posted on the blog later today – apologies for the delay! So, apparently there’s some kind of tournament starting up tomorrow? Involving a cup? I thought we just won one of those here in Chicago. We kid, we kid. Of course, [...]

Here’s a little catnip for our creatives; after all, it is a Monday. As a follow-up to designer Dieter Rams’ 10 principles of good design, inksie has tapped a group of ten writers and illustrators to come up with essays and designs that bring these principles to life. The entries are appropriately concise and well [...]

We’ve previously mentioned that 2010 is poised to be a big year for QR codes, as big carriers and big brands have big plans for the technology. It certainly doesn’t hurt that Verizon is now calling attention to the ScanBuy barcode reader in their TV, print, and in-store ads (thanks to Kyle Bruner for the [...]

In our previous discussions about user-generated content, we’ve noted that consumers do need to be incentivized to participate in these campaigns, but that “incentivize” isn’t necessarily a code word for “give them free stuff.” You may remember our coverage of One Frame of Fame, which is one of our favorite examples of rewarding consumers with [...]

It’s been a while since we passed along some design tips to you fine folks (huh, almost four months!), so we figured we’d share these 40 Outstanding Photo Manipulation Tutorials. Something tells me that pirate hamster image is going to end up on Liz Aviles’ wall. Of course, if you think you know it all [...]

Loyal readers have probably noticed that we, the fine folks behind The Awesome Blog, are enthusiastic fans of projections. We like it big. We like it small. We like it so much that we’ve decided to make things easy on you: welcome our newest addition to the category menu: PROJECTIONS! You can find it under [...]

In case you happened to miss the two weeks we dedicated to our SXSW Interactive coverage, here’s a recap of what went down. Part 1: Setting the Mobile Stage. We talked about how the rise of the mobile web and apps are changing the physical way we interact with our phones. Can we still even [...]