Saturday, July 28, 2007
Creativity For Sale


Ok, so you actually have to supply your own creativity, but CS3 is the next best thing. Brand new, in box, never been opened, original, full version of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium - Windows Edition. Bonus video tutorial disc included. Not an education copy, this is the legal real deal. I bought it before getting a job that had it for me. If you're interested, send an email to [bcrockett at powerplay-dj.com]. If you're not, maybe I can interest you in some scratch paper?
posted by Brett Crockett @ 10:37 AM   0 comments
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Easy on the Eyes: A Quick Case Study


A great illustration here of the difference between average design and the kind of design that made me want to become a designer (and i didn't design either of them).

Just a quick point. Utah.com used to be a pretty decent website, design speaking. About a year ago, when Utah introduced their new "Life Elevated" campaign, Utah.com did a site redesign. Actually, I think of it more as a de-design. They messed it up. Really-see above. You'll have to trust me that the old one was a bit better.

On the other hand, i came across Utah.travel tonight. Which would you rather explore? And when it all comes down to it, if tourism is doing it's job--shouldn't it make you want to explore?



Well, every good story needs a sad ending (like the end of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows when Harry...nevermind. I don't want to spoil it for you).

So here's the catch: Utah.travel, at this point, is basically an elaborate landing page to Utah.com. Most of the navigation on .travel takes you to pages on .com leaving the user feeling a little ripped off. To ease the pain, click on "View pictures of Utah" or "Watch the Videos" and rest easy in the hopes that eventually the whole site will be converted to the new design.

Or just visit Colorado instead.

That was a joke. In the late 1840's, Utah actually fought Colorado. And Utah won (obviously).
posted by Brett Crockett @ 10:30 PM   0 comments
Sunday, July 01, 2007
How my brother Jake upgrades
the RAM on his Mac Mini:
posted by Brett Crockett @ 10:26 PM   0 comments

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