In celebration of Omaha’s Fashion week – I set aside some extra time to finally read the massive September and not so massive October issues of Vogue…it was the best feeling in the world, to sit in my raggedy Old Navy pajama pants and a tank that dates back to 1990, blasting myself thousands of miles away to the runway shows of the future – Fall/Winter 2009 London.
I was wrapping up the typical experience of reading a fashion magazine. Read More

Last week AIGA Nebraska held the “One Inch Round” design contest awards show at the Bancroft Street Market . This was a contest where everyone was invited to create 1″ button designs – as many as they wanted – and upload for professional review. Over 400 buttons were submitted from Nebraska creatives, and the entire show was concepted, designed and organized by a Bozellian, Ryan Sorensen, who’s on the AIGA board.
The judging was based on a point system and whoever had the most points, Read More

I recently read an article in ID magazine about an inspiring building project on Oxford University’s campus. I wish more projectts were like this one.
A new art program for the Department of Biochemistry, Salt Bridges http://saltbridges.bioch.ox.ac.uk/, has been an important driver of providing a creative environment. Artist Nicky Hirst led the project, creating a large-scale design for the front of the building featuring a series of inkblots. SO COOL!
The digital artist Tim Head created works that explore the similarities between biomolecular research and digital visual art. Read More

So, I think one of the very few first posts I made was about the tragedy of the Tropicana Orange Juice redesign. Like, why mess with a good thing, right? Especially when it is a few steps down from whence it came. The only thing it had going for it was the realistic looking “orange fruit” screw top. Otherwise, it looked plain label, generic and when you are asking a premium penny for that particular brand of OJ, Read More

In 1982, insurance executive William M. Kizer realized that preventing disease was often more cost-effective than curing it. He envisioned a non-profit organization made up of corporate members interested in promoting healthy work places through education, incentives and idea sharing. He founded Wellness Council of the Midlands, or WELCOM for short. The idea was years ahead of its time, and today, hundreds of corporations belong to their local Wellness Council and reap its rewards through lower insurance premiums and motivated employees. Read More

I have nothing really amazing or brilliant to say about these products. The design speaks for itself. The fact that we all might be frustrated at the current situation of our world was reason enough for me to pass on these nuggets of love. Enter the room: Zuny! If a product was ever designed to feel like it was giving you instant smiles and hugs, this is the one.

“Zuny” – a simple, Read More

As a firm believer of recycling and being as green as possible in every aspect of living, I loved this posting on one of my favorite package design websites:http://lovelypackage.com/ . Cleveland College of Art & Design Surface Design department created mini portfolios out of existing screen printing materials.
“Robert Page has had the pleasure of working alongside Cleveland College of Art & Design’s prestigious Surface Design department, to create a promotional document which would enable the department to promote 36 students and two course, Read More

IDEO, a global design consultancy creating impact through design, took their experiment known as Free Time to the streets in San Francisco. They created a “free time” ticket dispenser that hands out 10-minute increments of free time in the form of printed tickets. This is a study of basic prototyping and why it is so important to test out products or services on the real world before taking them out into the market, if at all possible. Read More

We’ve create a practical how-to seminar series on a variety of marketing topics because we’ve seen first hand the need for a “preventative medicine” type of approach when it comes to effective marketing techniques being used today.

Back in 2006, large scale, startling posters appeared on the walls and street corners of Paris. They showed faces – mostly black faces – contorted into outlandish grimaces, with teeth bared, nostrils flared, eyes crossed. The photos were the work of a Paris street artist who wanted people to confront stereotypes. His giant photos asked passers-by an in-your-face question: “When you see a kid from the housing projects, do you see a bogeyman?”

Almost exactly a year ago, Read More