(High?) Society of Illustrators
March 7, 2008
Via our friend Josh Spear.
The Society of Illustrators is hosting their 50th annual editorial show in New York through March 23.
More details at Josh.
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Archive for 'Design'
Cool creative business cards
February 5, 2008
A few months ago, we wrote a post about some interesting business cards that we’d come across in our travels. Since this week’s main article about personal brands highlights calling cards as an important touch point where you can reinforce your brand and make it stick, we thought we’d bring you a few more cool, […]
Odd bills: Tips on creating the “impossible”
January 13, 2008
Do you ever have those dreams where you’re still at work? I do. Never the good parts, only the seemingly hopeless stressful parts.
I worked in the service industry for years, waiting tables and bartending to get through school and pay the extra bills. One dream I will never forget was my odd currency dream. When […]
Specialty items should work for your brand, not just spend your budget
December 12, 2007
by Karen Post aka the Branding Diva
Stamping your name on every single promotional item you can find will not ensure big brand buzz, but may certainly fill up circular filing cans fast.
Printing your logo on promotional items can be an effective branding tactic or a useless expense. It is up to you.
The selection of brandable […]
Build buzz and your brand with your business cards
November 10, 2007
by Karen Post aka the Branding Diva
Biz cards that rock.
Your business card is your most important branding tool. If you do nothing else to promote yourself, invest in your biz card. Many times, it’s the first impression you give and the last impression you leave. Your calling card is your surrogate-branding machine. It should scream […]
Design’s a Hooot
October 27, 2007
Article courtesy Billy Roberts
www.billyrobertsdesign.com
There it was. I was at Starbucks getting my daily Chai Latte and staring back at me was this little sock puppet owl. It had a feeling of yesteryear and grand mom sewing it up just for me. I realized the owl a bit ‘odd’ having nothing to do with coffee, so […]
An Earnest Cut & Sew
September 28, 2007
831 Washington · New York, NY · 10014 · USA · www.earnestsewn.com
Article courtesy Kudos magazine
“Like our denim brand, every aspect of the concept store’s decor has a historical reference, and is extremely unique…”
In April of 2005, Earnest Sewn’s first concept store, named “An Earnest Cut & Sew” opened its doors in New York City’s historic […]
The CafeTalent
September 26, 2007
Greetings everyone! Wanted to introduce myself, and talk a little about the part of OddPodz Nation I live in. I used to run a Cafepress directory, loaded with all sorts of good user made art on t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc… So, when I was given the opportunity to do some of the […]
A blast from the past: Does the US suck at design?
June 2, 2007
As you know, we’ve been making some changes to the Oddblog around here. While we’re doing that, (and since we can), we’re revisiting some interesting posts from our past…
Kathy Sierra had a thought-provoking post entitled “Does the US suck at design?” I don’t think the U.S. sucks at design, but I can’t figure out why […]
Worst Team Logos Hall of Fame, Part Deux
November 20, 2006
Where have we been? We have been consumed with our managing our fantasy football teams - and we are getting killed, but we wanted to re-enter the land of the blogging! With a whole DAY of football coming up this Thursday we thought we would share Part II of the worst mascots ever.
Seriously, we […]
