We can't think of a better way to help you wind up your work week than showering you with FREE stuff! In the true spirit of Spring, we're bringing you a colorful selection of fresh flowers and Easter-themed materials to spruce up your April marketing...
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya! What better way to wind up your work week than downloading FREE stuff to help you promote your business? Okay, yes, free beer is better, but in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day, we’re offering the next best thing… On the...
One of our biggest pet peeves as marketers & designers is the bait-and-switch of “TOTALLY FREE!!!” fonts, images, tutorials & other marketing resources. Free fonts that offer only one weight or are missing punctuation entirely. Free stock images that require registration, a 10-page survey, a...
As consumers, we’re usually exposed to an ad campaign’s narrative first—the images, text, and sound that tell a story. Unless the advertiser spells it out, it’s then up to us to figure out the underlying message. If the narrative clearly supports the theme, it’s easy; fairy...
Drawing maps is what I do for fun on a Saturday night...
Get ready for our Incredible India guests! Out Front Brands is excited to be a part of the IIFA Awards, April 23-26 in Tampa Bay. Theo Prodromitis, my business partner, will be facilitating one of the first meetings tomorrow morning for the Tampa Downtown Partnership. Here’s...
Being a resourceful designer and creating your own stock photography images for any project, can save you tons of money!...
Video is a very powerful marketing tool and it's easier than you think to harness that power. You can easily make a "commercial" or video testimonial for your business, product, organization, service or event that you can share with all your social media channels via Youtube...
Drawing maps for sporting events can be tricky and time-consuming. Simple running maps are easier than drawing maps for say, triathlons. This particular event features three different running distances. I had to determine which elements and visuals were important to highlight, eliminating anything unnecessary or...
Working Drawing for the Tampa Bay Lightning Bolt Run Race Map. (Event March 15, 2014) [caption id="attachment_549" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Tampa Bay Lightning Bolt Run Race Map- Working Drawing...
Project: Create custom icons for multiple multi-media purposes. The client provided several style samples he liked and a list of icons and button colors he needed. I found a style I liked that reflected what he was looking for and then altered the design to suit his specific needs. I was able...
[caption id="attachment_350" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Marketing Migraine Campaign for LinktoEXPERT"][/caption] "Michelle Walker Nault has worked with LinktoEXPERT in many capacities. She created our logo, provided feedback and support as we built the infrastructure for our portal, helped write and refine scripts for promotional videos and testimonials, provided...
[caption id="attachment_291" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Dr. Nick Venturino, Tampa Florida. Palms Magazine"][/caption] This mission was to design a print advertisement to run in a new Tampa Palms area magazine called " Palms As with any project, a good creative director must complete their "due diligence" list before the...
[caption id="attachment_220" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Photo saved with a Lightroom Plugin"][/caption] I snapped this photo at a wedding last year and discarded it initially because I had inadvertently set my camera (Nikon D200) image settings to "VIVID" and after capturing this image in horrible low flickering flourescent...
We are always looking for new and unusual ways to market our businesses, products, services and organizations. Gotta be cutting edge. Must be so clever that everyone will revel in our genius and rush to purchase whatever we have to sell at whatever the price. Remember...
[caption id="attachment_45" align="alignright" width="253" caption="Pocket Watch Illustration Mad Hatter's Ball"][/caption] In 2005, I had the good fortune to be asked to serve as volunteer creative director by a friend of mine, to help brand and produce a gala event and fundraiser for the Florida Blood Services Foundation that...