The biggest tech trade show in the United States is just a few hours away, and as I prepare for my flight to Vegas (Baby) I’ll be attending my very FIRST CES conference along with my fellow colleagues from ALPHA; Katharine Belloir and Stephen Olshansky. Seasoned CES-ers Steve Greene and Erik Williams will be there too, getting in this year’s action.
Article from today's Triangle Business Journal regarding my visit to China with the North Carolina Trade Mission.
Every day we are fed information to help us through our day — driving down the road, watching TV, setting up our new Blu-ray player, and when reading our daily paper. And as this digital world allows more and more information to be available to us with just a few clicks of a mouse (or taps of our fingers), it can consume a lot of time in our day as well. So how that information is presented to us becomes a key factor in whether it’s absorbed, understood, shared, and perceived as credible.
Well, we are finally wrapping up the award season in the world of entertainment. The golden statues have been presented, the evening gowns and diamonds are returning to the designers, and Colin Firth can start working on building that addition to his trophy cabinet.
As a designer of 15+ years, anytime I see something in print, I immediately and subconsciously evaluate the layout, colors, typography and imagery (some of y’all may relate). I don’t even know I am doing it sometimes. And the things that draw me in the most are magazines. I am compulsive about buying them and, I am sad to say, I am drawn in by the pictures and the interesting layouts, before I look at what the issue is actually about.
