As a programmer new to Ruby who has recently debunked the command line tools issue when starting with Ruby on a Mac you are now ready to begin in earnest your Ruby on Rails or RoR (you know how us Geeks love our acronyms) coding career. The MVC programming pattern is used in Ruby …
Motion graphics have become a very popular vehicle for advertising. If you don’t know exactly what I mean by motion graphics, check out the video Apple commissioned. This caught my attention for various reasons. In terms of brand it seems to be spot on in trying to relate to the consumer emotionally. The animation …
Working in media, if there’s one thing I love, it’s creative advertising. If there’s another thing I love, it’s data. Microsoft may be scratching both of my itches by the end of the year with their next generation video game console – Xbox One. The system is being touted by Microsoft as the “All-in-one …
When I first started at an ad agency I’m pretty sure I only understood every other word that was spoken. The agency lingo had me all confused. Not to mention, there are some people around here (ahem, Kati Parrish) that like to make up words on the fly. There were many times that I …
Louisville’s third Startup Weekend is quickly approaching and looking for enthusiastic folks like you to sign up for 54 hours of entrepreneurial-fueled frenzy. Don’t think you fit the mold? Think again. I didn’t think I fit the mold but quickly changed my mind thanks to a convincing call for participants from Melissa Chipman at Let …
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That’s what a restaurant in California is thinking. You’ve heard of wine sommeliers and the champagne of beers, well get ready for water sommeliers and the champagne of waters. This month, Ray’s & Stark Bar, located in Los Angels, debuted its 45-page menu dedicated to – wait for it – water. The menu features bottles …
I’m a creative person. We all are in different ways. Around this time last year I was perusing the web in search of videos to spark some sort of creative juices, and after almost an hour I realized that I had nothing to show for it. Was I better in anyway for watching 60 …
As the old song goes, “Everything Old is New Again,” even in this digital age.* With that in mind, I have discovered, while perusing the internet of course, that tintype photography is making a comeback, albeit a niche one. To the uninitiated, tintype photos were invented in 1851 by Frederick Scott Archer and came into …
We have highlighted some pretty cool (if mostly useless) advancements in beverage service on our blog, including Coke bottles made of ice and Budweiser Buddy Cups, but this one might just be the most amazing. And useless. The Beer Player. The folks at Beck’s Beer and Gyro Constructivists have come up with a process by …
Recently the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On” has become all the rage. It ranges from every other post on Pinterest, to coffee mugs and t-shirts. The phrase has even been parodied and recreated. The first few were funny (“Keep Calm and Eat Cake”, “Keep Calm and Call Mom”), but then they got to …
