Ted Talk link [Stefan Sagemeister: The Power of Time Off] Stefan Sagemeister is one of my biggest inspirations. He is not only a designer, but also an artist. He uses the environment to create compelling designs and explores the process, not just the end result. Every seven years he closes his design studio for one […]
Art has been used to tell stories, to preserve, to remember, to predict, to persuade, to inspire and to express. The intentions (or happy accidents) are limitless. One thing that remains constant however, no matter the outcome, is that art always requires interpretation. These are the words Grahame Lynch, a professor that heavily influenced my […]
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 […]
One of the most fascinating things about sleeping is our ability to dream. The images we see in our heads are sometimes so amazing and indescribable that we wish we could watch them over and over. Unfortunately, most of the time we forget what we dreamt of. How amazing would it be to have a dream […]
After finishing our primary research on Max Factor, our first goal in tackling creative strategy was deciding to use the R/GA New York method to get to the unexpected insight. Using all of our primary research in addition to social listening, we were able to find paradoxes that existed within the image of the brand […]
Inspiration is a funny thing. It can creep up on you like a tiger in the night, or it can jump out in front of you like a deer in the headlights. Inspiration can spring up from all different places, but mine tend to be from more artistic sources. I love looking at other artists’ […]
I am all for people being kind to one another, but there is a point when someone’s kindness turns into an annoyance. I am talking about people who hold the door open for others…and I don’t mean the “you’re-right-behind-me-so-let-me-hold-the-door-for-you” type of people, I mean the “you’re-one-fifty-feet-behind-me-so-let-me-stand-with-the-door-open-and-make-you-feel-bad-so-you-have-to-rush-towards-me” type of people- the excessive door-holders. I don’t understand […]
Creative people have to find inspiration every day in order to be successful in their jobs. But that is easier said than done, and sometimes that inspiration just won’t come. That’s why I’ve created a list with 5 steps for any creative to take before and during their creative process, to give them that little […]
“Good afternoon, how are you?” I asked. “My underwear is pink.” The man responded. “Pardon me?” “My underwear is pink.” “Your underwear is pink?” I asked in an effort to begin clarifying what was bound to be a misunderstanding. “Da! Shto tebe ne ponyatno?!” Why was this man raising his voice at me? And why […]