Environmental branding is an opportunity for a brand to “touch” customers on all kinds of levels. Whether its by sight, sound, touch, smell or taste, building your brand in 3D offers consumers the chance to fully experience your company’s values first hand. Take a look at this article on BrandChannel.com for some good reading about environmental design.
Malachai Clothing is cool. Handcrafted and sweatshop free, it’s ideal for all those responsibly fashionable people out there, like me (well, sort of). I own this sweet item, the Green Collegiate, and it’s a staple in my closet. Be sure to check out their website for some really creative, high quality items for both men and women.
Motion City Soundtrack is a great band from Minneapolis that has been around since 1999. I’ve been listening to their new album “Commit This to Memory” a lot lately and highly recommend you take some time to have a listen. Really catchy, melodic stuff that is sure to have your feet tapping and your head bobbing. Visit their nicely designed site and launch the music player for some tasty goodness.
Rachel and I headed out to the Cascade Mountains this weekend to try to beat the heat. It didn’t work. But we did have a great time. We hiked into Lake Valhalla, which is just a few miles passed Stevens Pass on highway 2. It is home to millions of mosquitos and giant horseflies, and the only way we could avoid them was by jumping out of some trees and into the lake below (as seen to the left). The water was refreshing, the scenery was amazing, and the weather was scortching. We had a lot of fun.
Rachel and I took the Victoria Clipper up to Victoria this weekend to celebrate my birthday and our 4-year anniversary. On the way out to the Butchart Gardens, we saw this field which looked like it was growing some giant marshmallows, so I decided to snap a shot from the bus as we drove by. The weather was perfect for walking around downtown, playing some tennis and laying on the grass in front of the parliament buildings. We can’t wait to go back!
Chad Geran is a friend of mine from back in the college days. He keeps himself busy by doing a ton of illustrations for his freelance company, SuperGood Illustration & Design. He lives up in Saskatoon Canada with his new wife Barbara and their fat cat. If you want to see some of his fun illustration and design work, check out his website here.
Hey folks, this is my friend’s kid brother. Really great stuff, so you should check it out. He is currently working on his first full length album in Surrey BC. Check it out!
