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Launched earlier this year, Google’s Art Project website (www.googleartproject.com) features seventeen of the world’s finest art museums and showcases an impressive collection of over a thousand pieces of art from more than four hundred artists.
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We are thankful that turkey day is coming up soon. So much so in fact that we’ve created Thanksgiving-themed place cards and thank you cards for you to print and use next week. Download the pdfs below. Enjoy!
Thanksgiving place cards (473 KB PDF)
Thanksgiving thank you cards (757 KB PDF)
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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, blogs… social media and Internet technology have changed how we think, how we interact, and how we approach our every day routines. When the Internet originated, who would imagine that it would become what it is today and have such an impact on our lives? See the rest of this entry »
Our two favorite Super Bowl XLV commercials were: Chrysler-Imported from Detroit and Volkswagen-Darth Vader. Which were your favorites?
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One of our print vendors stopped by the studio this morning and dropped off an old job (circa 1989) of ours that had gathered dust in a storage drawer. It was a camera-ready art board from the golden age of graphic design; it made the hairs on my neck stand up. See the rest of this entry »
Creativity comes in many forms. We’ve had the pleasure of working with a talented, young Flash programmer, Ryan Wolff, for the last several years and, of course, he’s done a great job with our commercial work. His passion outside of trying to make a living, though, is film making. We’ve seen several of his works, including feature length films, animations, and TV pilots, but we were recently blown away by his latest effort—a music video. Take a look and we think you’ll agree. It’s difficult to get noticed in this world of the “next big thing” taking place every thirty seconds or so but in Ryan’s case, we hope the world gets to enjoy his talent soon and often. Let us know what you think.
We wish our clients, vendors and friends a season of love and warmth which fills our hearts and souls this time of year. So whatever holiday you celebrate, make it a happy and memorable one!
We had a happy and memorable evening this past Monday playing Bocce Ball and feasting on some of the best food this side of the Mississippi, catered by our friends over at Buffo’s in Highwood. We laughed, we rolled bocce balls and we drank wine, beer, Diet Cokes and sparkling waters all evening. Street Level Studio knows how to throw a gig!
We are all thankful to be part of a humble, very real and creatively distinct team of great people. Cheers!
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With the holidays approaching we are experiencing a flurry of requests from our clients to create electronic Holiday greeting messages. Only a few years ago, this may have been considered a bit impersonal but communications today have certainly taken a turn toward digital exchange as the norm. Facebook, Twitter and company blogs are fast becoming the choice of communication media. It’s quick, direct and easily broadcast. The only problem with this is that we may all be in danger of losing our ability to write beautiful words and phrases. Hopefully “Wishing you the Best this Holiday Season” is a sentiment that still means, “We’re thinking of you, thanks for the business, and hope it keeps coming next year.” We embrace direct messaging and thanks to the flood of social media choices, it’s easier than ever. Just don’t forget the beauty of our language.
So it’s been another interesting year in the marketing and advertising space, and we are thankful for so many changes that are propelling us into 2011. We have seen clients increase their marketing spend, at least compared to last year, we have seen some personnel changes, both on the client side and internally, and we have acquired some new technologies that are attracting new clients as we conclude the fourth quarter and ramp up quickly for 2011. Things are looking good.
The big question is and has always been… what’s next? For us, it’s not about what we used to do, or what we did twenty-five years ago, or even what we did last year. It’s about what we are up to today for tomorrow. We can only reflect on how and why we have been in business for all of these years, seeing some clients come and some go, but we are an agency that has always looked ahead, has always challenged ourselves to be the best at what we do and will always do what it takes to be a marketable and proactive agency. Bottom line, we must always be the solution our clients are looking for, right now. So we are very thankful to have a team that shares a vision, a purpose and the determination to help take our company, and our clients, to the next level.
Now, let’s go eat some turkey, have some laughs and watch a little football!
Have you heard the news? TODAY is Black Friday! Many national retailers have started the “official” holiday season. We’re not sure consumers are hip to this yet as we didn’t notice any long lines or camping tents on our way to work this morning. But clearly times have changed. It’s understandable that retailers are trying to use any tactic to help keep them viable in this struggling economy. Our sympathy goes out to the young folks who still believe in Santa. Like, isn’t he supposed to still be at the North Pole making the toys?
Don’t believe Black Friday starts today?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/28/business/28friday.html
Happy shopping!
