Logo mistakes
Branding and design aren’t topics normally discussed by media outlets like CNN and BBC. But when Gap rolled out a new logo, found out that everyone hated it, and took it back, that’s exactly what happened.
Wisdom worth repeating: creative play is necessary
Creative play is a powerful activity, one you should work to make time for if you hope to remain nimble, energized, and (hopefully) innovative. It’s an idea that can be arrived at via diverse routes; people explain it differently, justify [...]
Pretty or effective?
We posted an article a few weeks ago that was called, “Effective or pretty?” The point of it was to question whether designers had become so focused on being fancy strategic experts that we’ve lost sight of the fact that [...]
When the road hurts…
One of our favorite non-creative related activities is running. At some point or another, all of us have been bitten by the running bug – the undeniable call to take to the pavement and push yourself to the limit. The [...]
Beginner’s Guide To Graphic Design
Jessica Halfand and William Drenttel have put together an excellent little primer about the fundamentals of what Graphic Design is over at Design Observer, what matters it concerns itself with, and what effective Graphic Design means. It’s a broad overview, [...]
Effective or pretty?
We just passed around a great article by Mark Cook, a professor of graphic design at the University of Notre Dame, which questions what the purpose of a graphic designer should be. Here is an excerpt from the full article, [...]
Client review from 801 Chophouse
Chris Dennis, the Head Chef at 801 Chophouse in downtown Kansas City, recently reviewed us on Google. He had such nice things to say about our web design project together that we couldn’t help but repost it here: These guys [...]
Client review from Republic Tile
Brad Duff, the Owner of Republic Tile, had some nice things to say about his experience working with us on Republic Tile’s branding & website project: Our company, Republic Tile, used Johnny Lighting Strikes Again for brand and website development. [...]
Client review from Ochsner Hare & Hare
Shannon Gordon, Senior Project Manager at Ochsner Hare & Hare, recently had this to say about working with us to design and develop a new website for this iconic Kansas City company: Johnny Lighting Strikes Again worked with us to [...]
Concierge Medical Practice, Meet Creative Agency
If you are a physician whose goal is to revolutionize the medical office, you could do worse than partner with a creative agency whose goal has always been to design a website that will help revolutionize the medical office. OK, [...]
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