When brainstorming ideas for a project, sometimes it’s fun to look to the least likely sources for creative inspiration. This is a trick I like to play on myself to avoid design clichés and inspire innovative marketing concepts. For example, maybe a sugar packet saved from a trip to Iceland will inspire a logo for a [...]

Creative Ally  Tony DeBoom (tydeboom) lives in Boulder with his wife and three daughters. DeBoom is the recent winner of our Jack Johnson: To the Sea tour poster contest. Here’s a little peek into the mind of this adventurer, athlete, designer and dad who also owns his own clothing apparel line. (Check it out at enduranceconspiracy.com) How [...]

The Lexington Arts and Fun Festival (LAAFF) is an annual indie street festival in Asheville, NC. LAAFF is looking for a new t-shirt design to sell to attendees and spread the word. LAAFF is a nonprofit community endeavor, so the winning design helps fund more community-focused fun. Big heads up: this contest ends Wednesday Aug. [...]

For the first time ever, over thirty of the biggest names in electronic music will be in Asheville, NC at the same time for Moogfest (rhymes with vogue fest), a new electronic music festival taking place in multiple venues over Halloween weekend. So maybe you’re wondering: What’s a  Moog, why are people having a music festival [...]