Did you know you can save 3,000 gallons of water by avoiding one unnecessary watering from your sprinkler system? That roughly equates to 55 barrels filled with water. Shocking, isn’t it? Now, imagine if you were able to cut 8 cycles this summer from your watering schedule. You would be saving around 24,000 Gallons of water! That’s money in the bank.
Orbit Irrigation is on … READ MORE
I’m not sure if anyone noticed, but I am now the mayor at my office on Foursquare. It took me nearly three months to achieve this status (9 checkins actually…). As the new mayor of the office, I have been thinking a lot about the extent of my power. Surprisingly, the more I think about it, the more I realize how empty I feel. Have … READ MORE
Twitter turns 6 years old today! On March 6th, 2006 Jack Dorsey tweeted his first tweet.
With over 500 million users it is the largest open communication platform on the web. Coming from it’s humble beginnings , it was plagued by frequent downtime. However, stability problems seem to be a thing of the past. Twitter hashtags and handels have become a part of pop culture, … READ MORE
I recently came across Malt-O-Meal’s rebrand. Their new name is MOM brands and their logo made me smile. Give credit to a large corporation with a long history to try something completely new and creative. The type choices and sun illustration are wonderful.
Read more at: http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/moms_the_word.php
You may have noticed some changes on Facebook, specifically the new Timeline for brands. After teasing users for some time now, Facebook has officially announced Timeline for brands. You can learn more about it here. The new pages will be pushed live March 30th, but in the meantime you can preview and make changes before the change officially takes effect. Here are some ways … READ MORE
Five Things I learned Working an Entire Year as a Full-Time Designer. By Henry Smith
Do What You Love.
Try to find projects you are really into. I find that my work is much better when I like what I am doing. Many of my portfolio pieces are from projects that just sounded really fun. You can feel an energy and enthusiasm in work that … READ MORE
Around the world there are only a handful of people who make a living as full-time typeface designers, and two of them just happen to live in Chattanooga, Tennessee (population 167,000). These two have set out on a journey to distill the city’s artistic and entrepreneurial spirit into a font called Chatype. The goal is to use the custom typeface to send a message … READ MORE
Many people haven’t heard of the Google Chrome Web Store. But, it has made it easy for anyone to stay organized. The browser has gotten much faster, and as it gets bigger, there are so many apps and plugins that is make it hard to navigate which can help your business. Here are a few great options for using Google Chrome:
- Gmail Offline.
Pinoholic: A person who not only enjoys spending their time on Pinterest, but can’t seem to get enough of it.
If “pinoholic” were a real word, I would definitely consider myself one! Ever since being introduced to this site last July, I enjoy expanding my creative mind with the ideas I find on Pinterest, one of the newest social networks. From discovering new recipes … READ MORE
You probably know someone that is a little socially awkward; he is the guy that is known for prolonged silence and strange stares during your conversations. You might also be acquainted with the person who bursts into conversations and rambles on about their latest successes and how the world revolves around them.
These people belong to a special group called the antisocial. Wikipedia describes … READ MORE