tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85371040409774601962011-12-31T12:56:12.874-07:00Describes my experience with the business of design, current design issues and trends, as well as questions and answers to any and all design issues that any other designers may have.Scott Stoddardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15461455711409153955noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537104040977460196.post-47562378642541322202010-06-17T09:34:00.000-06:002010-06-17T09:34:30.347-06:00

Watch the Toy Story 3 trailer on #Fandango

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I recently received this post from a relative and thought about letting it go. However, it is the second such communication that I've received from this person regarding not only the legitimacy of Obama as President but also highlights the rampant Islamophobia and xenophobia that is beginning to rear its ugly head again in this country. Prejudice and the like has again come to the forefront this

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March 29, 2009The White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20500Dear Mr. President,I am writing to you today in response to your recent policy white paper and public statements regarding the conflict in the Afghan-Pakistan region.I am gravely concerned that you and your administration are heading down the wrong path in terms of solving the myriad of ethnic, political and religious

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Hugh HefnerDigital IllustrationCopyright Scott Stoddard 2009

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The Notorious B.I.G.Digital IllustrationCopyright Scott Stoddard 2009

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Duff GoldmanAce of CakesDigital IllustrationCopyright Scott Stoddard 2009

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Sean "Puffy" CombsDigital IllustrationCopyright Scott Stoddard 2009

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By Scott Helman, Globe Staff | December 9, 2008The movement that elected Barack Obama president, looking beyond lastmonth's hard-earned victory, has begun to chew on a central question:What now?"It's like, damn, that was amazing," said Chris Savage, a 44-year-oldchemist and Obama activist who lives near Ann Arbor, Mich. "The questionis, what happens to all this energy?"Obama supporters

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Dear Mr. President-Elect Obama:I first want to congratulate you on a job WELL done and a victory WELL deserved! You have managed to capture the hopes and dreams of an entire nation and the world. You showed us that victory can be achieved while staying to a higher moral standard and while sticking to the issues that matter to your constituents.As you know, now the real work begins. It's time that

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All I can say is WOW! This was our first Obama rally that we ever attended. We could never attend the previous ones because of our work schedules (he was always here during the weekday in the past). Let me just say that my girlfriend and I were totally overwhelmed by the massive amount of people at this rally. It started at 11:30 so we figured we'd get there about 10am. We thought this would

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It seems over the past few years that the environmentalism and conservation movements that started out at grass roots level decades ago has been somewhat hijacked for the greater good of capitalism. Coming from a graphic design and marketing/advertising standpoint, it seems that now the new fad is for all companies to be "green". Look around and you can see it everywhere you look now. On logos

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Ah, yes. This is the age old question that has boggled the mind of many a talented designers. It has been something that has constantly gotten the best of me.As a full time Senior Graphic Designer and as a freelance designer, I am always looking for clients. And in today's tumultuous economy, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find new clients willing to put out the extra investment to

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John EdwardsCopyright 2008CaricaturePen & InkPhotoshop CS3

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I had the opportunity to see the newest Pixar gem this weekend, Wall•E and it was fantastic! As usual, the CGI was out of this world (no pun intended) and the story was very original on several levels. Being a designer, I was utterly impressed with how far the CGI technology had advanced since Ratatouille, Pixar's last feature film. Pixar has made further advances and improvements to its

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As designers, we can sometimes feel detached from the real world. But what we tend to forget is that in this global economy, where branding is king, advertisers and designers are the grease that keeps the wheel moving forward. We create and control the latest trends. We can inspire movements. Designing is more than just putting ideas on paper or knowing how to use a certain program, it is

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