Author: johnhall

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Aug 03, 2012

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This week, we were lucky enough to have one of North America's premier fashion trade shows taking place right on our front doorstep, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The Agenda Show has gone from strength to strength for over a decade, and features many of the top brands in skate, surf, snow, street, denim,...

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Aug 03, 2012

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Complex magazine must have put their network to work when they put together this web article called "How To Make It: 15 Rules For Success From Creative Industry Insiders." The contributing creative industry insiders each bring one important tip/lesson to the table, and as usual, these tidbits of hard-earned wisdom tend to be applicable in...

Information, On Beauty

Jul 27, 2012

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William C. Price originally built Long Beach's Psychic Temple back in 1905. It served as the headquarters for his Society of New or Practical Psychology, a.k.a. The Holy Kiss Society. The good times didn't last long, and by 1908, Price had filed suit against his own followers, in a dispute over cash. He'd eventually end...

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Jul 23, 2012

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The shortest way to accurately describe Oliver Wang might just be to say that he is a very, very busy guy. In attempting to describe his many roles and undertakings in much more detail than that, it's hard to know where to begin. You could say he's an accomplished journalist & author, a scholar, and...

Information, IVL

Jul 23, 2012

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SOLAR is a brand new take on iPhone weather apps. It was developed by Hollr, a talented Long Beach-based mobile development house, and partner of Imprint. We are very happy to announce that it's now available in the iTunes store. It's going for the special introductory price of $0.99, and what you get in return...

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Jul 20, 2012

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Last week I posted a short Youtube video about Japanese clothing retailer UNIQLO and their recent foray into the wild world of marketing on Pinterest. Check it out here. On a related note, web design & development firm MediaNovak recently published an article entitled, "Pinterest: You Are Doing It Wrong" on their blog. MediaNovak specialize...

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Jul 16, 2012

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Jeff Hamada is a successful Vancouver-based artist who has created work for the likes of Converse, Oakley, Electronic Arts, and Endeavor Snowboards. He recently took part in POWWOW Hawaii, an event which brings together artists from around the world, engaging with the local community. He also happens to run Booooooom; one of the most popular...

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Jul 13, 2012

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Here's a short video about a very novel approach to marketing on the Pinterest platform, which was recently executed by Japanese clothing retailer UNIQLO. Lots of fashion brands are on Pinterest now, for obvious reasons, but UNIQLO has really made a splash with this effort in conjunction with New York agency Firstborn. The jury still...

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Jul 07, 2012

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If I'm completely honest (which is not necessarily always the best policy; no matter what they say), I hijacked this content from our friends at Staple Design. But the long and the short of it is, this new documentary Never Sorry, about world famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, is just too compelling not to share....

Humbled, On Beauty, Solutions

Jun 29, 2012

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Here's a short documentary about an inspiring project by Spanish art collective Boa Mistura, from January this year. As part of their Crossroads series of projects, the artists spent 10 days in Vila Brasilândia, São Paulo, Brazil, painting massive, colorful, typographic messages across large sections of rundown communities. The artwork was done such that, from...