A cool post I found via @barbariangroup. Amazingly well done infographic about the bloodlines of virtually every advertising agency around.
New Fully Editable Facebook PSD Template!
Last June I put up a Facebook PSD template for designers and art directors. Turns out I wasn’t the only one with a need for a fully editable Facebook PSD template.
Anyways, Facebook has changed the layout a little bit lately. I had a bit of free time so I created an updated (all new) PSD template to download. Download and enjoy it!
The new template features fully editable text on everything from the Ads to the search bar. I also included every major type of wall post: Text, Youtube Video, Wall Photos, Picture Uploads and even an editable poll.
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KyleGracey.com V5 is Up and Running!
This time: More focused. More work. More awesome.
Its been a little while since the last update and it was about time to get the new work online. Hope you enjoy it! (There will be some tweaks soon including a mobile version)
Some Recent Awards!
I’m pumped to share that I’ve won a few advertising awards over the past semester from ADC, The ADDY’s and the Dshow!
Patrick Seidel and I were named ArtDirectorsClub National Merit winners for the Popcorn, Indiana: Tips for your Maximum Enjoyment Campaign.
At the AAF-ADDY awards, Sharpie: Drawing in Public took home the first student gold for best in show. The second student gold was for my work on Motorola Exist: Social by Nature, along with my teammates: Rebecca Frick and Bruna Camargo.
I also talked about going to the D show this past winter, but I never posted up the results. I ended up walking away with two ‘Student Best of Show’ awards: One for Innovative media with the Sharpie: Drawing in Public Campaign, and one for Craft/Special Effects with Car Jumping.
Overall, I am honored to walk away with five new awards this semester. Congrats to my teammates and classmates who also had a great final semester!
2011 Demo Reel
I’m getting the new portfolio together and ready to launch. In the mean time, I just finished up my 2011 Showreel and added some new campaigns (Popcorn, Indiana and Motorola Exist) and also through in some stuff I’ve never shown before! Check it out.
10 Sites to make you a Better Designer
–Inspiration–
The CSS Awards
Think the FWA for web standards/for the rest of us. The CSS awards is a gallery of some of the best all around websites out there. They take all categories into account, from Design, to UX and coding, and then rate them. It is a great source for Inspiration as well as checking out up and coming trends.
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Going to the D Show!
I’m honored to say that I’ve been nominated in 3 categories for the 2010 D Show, Detroit’s premier advertising awards show!
The first nomination is for the Dr Pepper’s Area 23 Campaign, and is in the Integrated Branding Campaign category. The second, the Sharpie “Be Heard” Campaign for Innovative Marketing Communications. Finally, Car Jumping for Video/Special Effects. Wish me luck!
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The Advertising Game Layer
Seth Priebatsch’s TED talk on ‘The Game Layer’ was just released. Could this game layer the answer for interactive advertising looking forward?
The Perfect Web Design App
Jason Santa Maria is calling for a new application that focuses on web design. While the web is a very young medium, especially when compared to print and television, it has been around long enough (and isn’t leaving any time soon) that a dedicated app is much needed.
If you think about it Cascading Style Sheets have been around now since 1996, and heavily adopted by around 2000. Web design has made amazing strides forward and continues to do so every day. Yet we’re still designing in applications originally intended for photo editing, print, or illustration work. It’s time for a new application to emerge, and I truly believe the first ones to do it well will be rewarded heavily.
In his article, Jason Proposes a few simple ideas that are completely do-able by todays standards. Read the rest
To New Creatives:
I was reading through Kyle Meyer’s blog Astheria (amazing blog by the way) and I came across this awesome clip from Ira Glass speaking to young creatives.