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Like Tweets in Rain: The Library of Congress Tries to Archive Twitter
Back in 2010, the US Library of Congress announced their intent to begin archiving Twitter–all of it. Dubbed the Twitter Research Access Project, every public tweet fired off since Twitter’s inception was to be stored for later retrieval in the hallowed library. Unfortunately, it quickly became apparent that the LOC had bitten off more than it ...more +
Getting Creative Work Done on an iPad
We all have smartphones. Some people even have a smartphone and/or a tablet in lieu of a computer. The rest of us still rely on laptop or desktop computers, sometimes multiple, in our daily lives. My office is lined with ugly black desktop PCs sitting underneath thousands of desks, each with dual monitors attached. My ...more +
Finding Millennial Man: How to Get Into the Mind of Your Target Audience
Not every creative gets the luxury of designing or writing to their own demographic. As an oddball female who hates shopping, I don’t even fit the demo I’m in. That’s why survey people run from me at the mall. So when I get a writing assignment that targets someone I’m clearly not, I have to take ...more +
The Emergence of a Permanent Web (Your Teachers Were Right)
“Be careful with what you post on the Internet. Once it’s up there, it’s up there forever.” This was the refrain employed by school teachers to discourage the modern web’s first wave of children from publishing compromising content. Looking back, they were ostensibly, but not entirely, correct. In the short term, content is pretty sticky ...more +
The Ten Commandments of Mural Painting
Why paint murals outside? It’s fun, challenging, activates your problem solving brain, and gives you the kind of public interaction, instant feedback, and visibility that painting by yourself in your garage can’t. I’ve been painting a bunch at what has become a favorite construction walkway in Austin and have picked up a lot of tips ...more +
What’s Your One Thing?
Forget trying to stand out. Try staying in someone’s memory. Being successful as a creative isn’t just a battle to help your clients get noticed in a crowded marketplace, it’s a battle to be remembered at all. What we’re ultimately clamoring for as creatives is the spark that sends you, or your client, to the ...more +
Portland Design in the 1960s: Tom Lincoln
“I had a crush on the Jantzen smile girl, Dolores Hawkins,” relates Tom Lincoln with a grin. “One of my first assignments was for Pendleton, to help direct the photography for an ad in front of Robinson’s Department Store in Los Angeles,” Tom recalled. “In the ad, we were using a lamb as a part ...more +
Relocate to Portland with Gusto and Panache, Like These Folks
Portland's a small city. Word gets around, and you know what they say--first impressions last a lifetime. If you're planning to move here, you want to hit the ground with your best foot forward. We asked four creative professionals what they learned from the relocating process, and they offered up the sort of wisdom that, taken ...more +
RUNT. The Brewing of a Brand (Recap)
We always bring beer to RUNT. You could call it one of our “core values.” On May 17, at Downstream in NW Portland, we doubled down on suds. Not only did we bring along [a lot] more beers, but the brewers and branders behind them as well: Buoy Beer Company Co-founder David Kroening, Creative Director ...more +
Workplace Bathroom Etiquette: Do’s and Don’ts
There are two types of people in this world: those who are totally comfortable with basic bodily functions, and those who’d prefer to pretend that they simply don’t exist. I, my friends, stand firmly in the latter camp. In fact, according to all of my ex-boyfriends, my body is basically magic and has somehow managed ...more +
