Why? According to the Archives of General Psychiatry, 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population ages 18 and older are affected by major depressive disorders. Depression is the cause of over two-thirds of the 30,000 reported suicides in the U.S. each year. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death […]
OMW2 FLORIDA BEACHES APPLICATION Summer arrives and it’s finally that time of the year when you can spend a relaxing day at the beach. You live in Florida, where the weather is as bipolar as it can get so it’s kind of hard to find the perfect day to go. If you have my same […]
Enhance Your Creativity in 4 Steps While I was doing my undergrad in Biology, I would literally wait 364 days in a year in order to express my creativity. Halloween suddenly became the only window I had to escape from all the science books to finally be myself. Throughout the whole year, I would silently […]
CREATIVE MANIFESTO by: Stephanie Armstrong Keep Going. There comes a point in the creative process where the end looks impossibly far. I have found that the best results come from not accepting what is “good enough” but reaching for greatness. Don’t have a million unfinished projects. If you start something then finish […]
This poster was made in my Visual Impact class at Miami Ad School, taught by Judy Penny. Judy Penny is an extremely talented creative who is also highly awarded in the field of advertising and design. I recommend seeing her work at http://thinkpennybranding.com. She encourages you to push the boundaries of design while also ensuring you are […]
Although there are infinite amounts of products in the world today, there is always room for improvement and innovation. Some products integrate seamlessly in our lives. These products go unnoticed since they are so embedded into our way of living through habitual use. This is the area that I am interested in; developing a product […]
Ever had a bad hair day? Personally, I seem to have those all the time. I have developed some techniques throughout the years to try to avoid it, such as not washing my hair right before going to sleep, or putting on a hat for half an hour in an attempt to put it all […]
Overcoming the phases of the brief and dealing with the drama behind the scenes of many projects could easily tempt one into a few therapy session just so they could vent to someone and not lose any friends. However, no matter how alluring, it is wise to resort to a more practical, convenient and less expensive […]
I was sitting on my couch one Thursday evening with nothing pending on my to do list for once. I’ve wanted some free time to myself for weeks, and now that I had some, I ironically had no idea what to do with it! While staring blankly into thin air, my mind gravitated toward the […]
Denny's Fan Video: Jack Flappers from Alex Molinos on Vimeo. ***** My Labor of Love Assuming you just experienced the magic of Jack Flappers above, I’m going to walk you all through how this was made and why I will forever love this project. This video was part of a 360 campaign I was assigned […]