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Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets-Baltasar Gracian
Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.- Steve Jobs
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday ...-Dale Carnegie
Advertising is the art and sole of capitalism. It captures a moment of time through the lens of commerce, reflecting and affecting our lives, making us laugh and cry, while simultaneously giving traction to the engine that propels this free market economy forward into the future.-Jef I. Richards
Advertising is the 'wonder' in Wonder Bread.-Jef I. Richards
In today’s marketplace, everybody has a Web site. Just having one, however, isn’t enough. Consider these tips and trends for making your Web site a successful one. Read the rest of this entry »
If we are asked to promote a movie in our town, let’s say “Pirates of the Caribbean” and we make a poster that says “Pirates of the Caribbean playing at The Main coming June 15th” that’s advertising. If we hire a bunch of actors to dress up as Pirates and run around the town handing out flyers, that’s promotion. If a pirate trips and falls thru a store window, that’s publicity. If we get the store owner to laugh about it, that’s public relations. If the town people go to the movie and the kid at the concession stand convinces you to buy the $15 “Pop and Popcorn Value Meal” as opposed to a $10 popcorn and $7 soda, that’s sales. This whole thing together, THAT’S MARKETING!
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
-Mark Twain
A magazine is simply a device to induce people to read advertising.
-James Collins
Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday …
-Dale Carnegie
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
-Michelangelo
I didn’t get into design to be an artist. To me, an artist creates things to evoke emotion. Being a designer goes a step further than that, not only trying to evoke emotion but trying to make a reaction. It is very objective-driven, and that’s what makes it interesting.
-Mike Davidson
Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose.
-Charles Eames
Designers can create normalcy out of chaos; they can clearly communicate ideas through the organising and manipulating of words and pictures.
-Jeffery Veen
The new study by the Online Publisher’s Association, “Frames of Reference,” reveals that video ads are more effective on media sites than on portals or sites whose content is user-generated. Read the rest of this entry »
