think tank creative

Don’t Let Photography Bust Your Budget – Low Cost Alternatives for Conference Marketing Collateral

Tweet With budgets shrinking everywhere, marketing and design teams are forced to be even more creative when it comes to sourcing low-cost photography. For conference marketing collateral, there are a number of great sources ranging from free to just a few dollars. Convention and Visitor’s Bureaus — Most cities have a convention and visitor’s bureau [...]

From the (Other) Experts

Tweet A colleague of mine recently turned me on to a great new(?) resource from Fast Company — Expert Design Blogs. The authors include Joe Duffy of Duffy & Partners, Tom Dair of Smart Design, Ken Musgrave of Dell, Ellen Lupton of Cooper-Hewitt and Paula Wallace of SCAD. Fast Company is always a great source [...]

Something to Talk About

Tweet Designers have a language all their own, and it’s not always obvious what the most commonly used design terms mean. The list below should help you communicate with and better understand your designer. Download a copy of this list here. And, if we’ve missed any terms, feel free to post them in the comments [...]

iRecommend: iPhone Apps

Tweet There are iPhone apps for every interest and every need, and sifting through them can be a daunting task. As we’ve played more and more in the iPhone app space, we’ve found some apps that we can’t live without. Here’s our list of favorites: RemotePad – With RemotePad on your iPhone (or iPod Touch) [...]