• New Report Profiles Graphics Industry

    New TWGA report: Printers not optimistic, book publishing down, stock photography purchase up, and U.S. graphic firms number 50,000. TrendWatch Graphic Arts, a trends analysis firm focusing on the graphic arts and graphic design marketplaces, today released its “2005 Graphic Arts Market Demographic Profiles” report, an update to the Demographic Profiles report published in January…

  • Tattoo Artist Claims Copyright Infringement Over Nike Ad

    Both TigerLilly Tatto and Nike are local to my Beaverton, Oregon neighborhood. Tattoo artist calls foul on Wallace ad A Portland man who put a tattoo on the right arm of former Trail Blazer Rasheed Wallace is suing to stop the forward from displaying the work in ads for Nike basketball shoes. Matthew Reed from…

  • Do Not Disturb

    Neat! Quiet, I’m sleeping creatively In some hotels, three-dimensional objects petition for privacy in lieu of [do not disturb] signs. Guests at Kinnaird Estate in Perthshire, Scotland, for example, place a teddy bear outside their door; the pecan-colored bear wears a blue knit sweater with a “Do Not Disturb” button. At the Lodge at Torrey…

  • Giving Away 25 Gmail Invitations – Comment To Get One!

    25 Gmail Invitations So you say you still don’t have a Gmail account? You’re still missing out on that 1GB of access-anywhere e-mail storage? Fret no longer, friend! You can have Gmail for the low, low cost of a single comment on this post! Inspired by fellow Weblogs, Inc. blogger Marc Orchant, who just gave…

  • Busy Two Weeks

    Busy, busy, busy. Man, these have been a busy two weeks. What have I been doing with myself, one might ask. Well, I might respond, let me tell you. Here’s the overview (in no particular order); details are below. Revised a book proposal and outline (twice). Spent nearly an entire day–7.5 hours–booking travel. Working on…

  • Validated As A Journalist

    Warning: Babble to follow. Completely by accident I stumbled across this–follow this link, about 1/3 of the way down the page. For me, this is professional validation as a journalist! As, if not the number one, one of Adobe’s top 5 fans, it’s also a personal thrill. I’m so elated! Adobe’s clipping service found my…