Archive for January, 2007

Adventures in Branding Pt 1: Brain Surgery

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

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We thought it’d be a blog-worthy enterprise to chronicle a brand development exercise we’re currently going through with one of our newer clients. Basically we’ll be walking you through the branding process “real-time,” starting at ground zero: the development of an icon which will subsequently be used in a logo.

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Inspire 07 coming in February

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

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SCAD’s broadcast design department, along with some very cool sponsors, are hosting a one day symposium at the Lucas Theater on February 16th. Inspire07’s geared towards inspiring creativity in motion graphics by showcasing high quality work and giving us motion graphics addicts exposure to the artists who create the work we drool over.

Speakers include:
Dale Herigstad from Schematic
Marco Spier and Marie Hyon from Psyop
Brien Holman and Jayson Whitmore from Exopolis
Jakob Trollbäck from Trollbäck + Company
Ellery Gave from Capacity
Limore Shur from EyeballNYC
Patrick McDonough from PMcD Design
Vasil Hnatiuk from Roger
Jose Gomez and Andre Stringer from Shilo
plus a special screening of the documentary “Matthew Barney: No Restraint”

You know I’ll be there!

Blog Savannah Un-con 07: A Novice Perspective

Monday, January 29th, 2007

One of the most integral stages of any design process is research. Which is why, even though I consider myself to be relatively tech-savvy, the decision to attend the Blog Savannah Un-con this past weekend before launching our own blog was a wise one. I thought I knew what blogging was, and through the discussions (and disagreements) of those 1.5 days, I realized just how much my conclusions were based on impressions rather than fact.

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Blog Savannah UnCon ‘07: TCCi Unconventional

Monday, January 29th, 2007

We had some great soundbites from Mr. Miller and the TCCi bunch, both during and before the Un-con, so here are a few highlights.

Blog Savannah UnCon ‘07: UnCon Recap

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Blog Savannah UnCon ‘07: What’s an Un-Conference?

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Blog Savannah UnCon ‘07: How It Started Video

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Let the Blogging Begin!

Monday, January 29th, 2007

BlogSavannah UnConference '07

Paragon finally has a blog.

After much hemming and hawing, Drew, Phil and I have finally gotten this show on the road.

We’ve been talking about getting this blog going for a while, and the BlogSavannah Un-Conference ’07 is what finally tipped the scale. I think the three of us were motivated through meeting so many interesting folks, and of course, we learned a fair amount as well.

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