Flashbelt / June 18 – 20 / Minneapolis, MN David will be speaking at Flashbelt on the 20th, but the entire conference is worth going to check out. Learn more at flashbelt.com Zagweek / Multiple dates and cities One of my favorite books of late is “Zag” (Powell’s / Amazon) by Marty Neumeier. Marty is putting on Zag-based workshops in Seattle, Cincinnati,…
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June 12th, 2007
Flashbelt, Zagweek and thinkAbout – three reasons to leave the house. -
June 10th, 2007
Ad2 Presentation Outtakes.
From the Ad2 Presentation a couple days ago, here are a couple web-exclusive outtakes. They’re videos I edited out of the presentation for one reason or another (maybe it will become obvious when you watch them…). Imagine the closing credits running while viewing these… vs. Old school vs. folk school. Which makes more meaning for you? —– vs. The results of Line Rider, an online…
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June 10th, 2007
Coffee Recap, June 8th.
Had a nice conversation with Ben and Chris from PopArt on Friday at the Stumptown Ace. We talked about cities around the world, why people have love/hate relationships with where they live, and the optimal number of shots to put in a latté (it’s 2… the barista makes 2 shots, so if you go with one they’re throwing one away,…
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June 8th, 2007
I just said that, yo.
I wouldn’t say we’re big basketball fans here at Substance (I’m only like 5 foot 9 and David’s an inch or two shorter than me). But with the Trail Blazers getting the first round draft pick in this year’s NBA draft, we’re looking forward to seeing who they choose, Oden or Durant. And we’re able to follow it via Twitter. In…
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June 7th, 2007
Coffee. June 8th.It’s been a while since we all sat down for a cup of coffee… tomorrow is the day to regroup. WHEN: Friday, June 8th / 8:30am WHERE: Stumptown Ace / 1022 SW Stark Grab your beverage of choice, then head through the lobby of the Ace and up the staircase to the 1 1/2th floor. See you then.
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June 6th, 2007
I make meaning, you make meaning, he makes meaning, she makes meaning, wouldn’t you like to make some meaning, too? (The Ad2 Presentation)On Tuesday evening, I had the opportunity to give a presentation to the Ad2 club of Portland. A huge thank you to them for inviting me to join them, as well as for the beer! I think any presentation where you can sit around and drink beer is a great presentation (I will make a note of this for…
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June 4th, 2007
Making Meaning on Tuesday, June 5th.In case you forgot… Ad2uesday Presentation & Drink Up with Stephen Landau Ad2 Portland welcomes guest speaker Stephen Landau in the back room of the Rogue Public House. At our next Ad2uesday Drink Up (how can you beat an event name like that?), Stephen will be speaking about Making Meaning as it relates to building a brand and overall brand experience. This…
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June 3rd, 2007
We’ve Not Yet Begun to Fight!You’ve probably been waiting on the edge of your seat to see what songs we’ve picked for Battle of the Bands. Well, we had big dreams of rock stardom, but then we got a couple new projects on some tight timelines, and we’ve had to shelve our Top 40 dreams for now. You other bands in the PAF Battle better…
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June 1st, 2007
Mashup du jour (that’s the mashup of the day).Curious about the latest and greatest web mashups around? Substance friends Shaun Tinney and Cory Duncan have put together mashupawards.com, awarding one lucky mashup site a day. What’s a mashup? I believe the term came from the music industry, where a DJ would lay part of one song over another song. Here, watch this: Then go listen to this. There’s also the video mashup,…
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