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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:01:21 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>eymerBLOG.</title><subtitle>eymerBLOG.</subtitle><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/atom.xml"/><updated>2010-07-23T15:56:45Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>view this site ONLY after you have eaten lunch!</title><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/23/view-this-site-only-after-you-have-eaten-lunch.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/23/view-this-site-only-after-you-have-eaten-lunch.html"/><author><name>Doug Eymer</name></author><published>2010-07-23T15:56:44Z</published><updated>2010-07-23T15:56:44Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-07-23/arJmhpmlwshFrnggbsBEgBfpgkcGoqGFqimJeIEuvgyCIugtGstGElgjjixJ/eB_cheeseburger.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="300" height="262"/> With apologies to our many vegan friends, the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board has put together a great web site for the <a href="http://www.cheeseandburger.com/" title="Cheese &amp; Burger Society" target="_blank">Cheese &amp; Burger Society</a>.</p>  <p>In addition to mouth-watering photographs, the site also features a RETRO ROLODEX navigation system. The site's narrator is Seinfeld's own <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Puddy" title="David Puddy" target="_blank">David Puddy</a> (Patrick Warburton). This is a really fun site to view on a Friday afternoon, but only after your stomach is sufficiently full. 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It is always fun to see a finished project although sometimes they need to be put away for future viewing.<p>This project flew through our studio incredibly fast. I guess you could call it a reactive project. Very fun and the finished product looks great. I can appreciate it, right now!</p><p>-doug.</p>      <p style="font-size: 10px;">  <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a>   from <a href="http://eymer.posterous.com/marketing-lessons-from-the-grateful-dead-0">eymer's posterous</a>  </p>  </div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>EYMER Summer Design Project: Marketing Lesson From The Grateful Dead</title><category term="Book Design"/><category term="Marketing"/><category term="Social Media"/><category term="Social Networking"/><category term="Technology"/><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/16/eymer-summer-design-project-marketing-lesson-from-the-gratef.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/16/eymer-summer-design-project-marketing-lesson-from-the-gratef.html"/><author><name>Doug Eymer</name></author><published>2010-07-16T16:07:35Z</published><updated>2010-07-16T16:07:35Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The project was a fast-mover and probably flew through our shop in less time than a LIVE Grateful Dead performance! Thanks David, Brian and the fine folks at Wiley!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>EYMER Website Soon To Be Consumed By Oil Spill</title><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/9/eymer-website-soon-to-be-consumed-by-oil-spill.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/9/eymer-website-soon-to-be-consumed-by-oil-spill.html"/><author><name>Doug Eymer</name></author><published>2010-07-09T20:16:13Z</published><updated>2010-07-09T20:16:13Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Yikes! Check it out! <a href="http://instantoilspill.com/?url=http://www.eymer.com" title="Eymer Design Laboratories + Think Tank" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">CLICK HERE!</span></strong></a></p>      <p style="font-size: 10px;">  <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a>   from <a href="http://eymer.posterous.com/eymer-website-soon-to-be-consumed-by-oil-spil">eymer's posterous</a>  </p>  </div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>EYMER porfolio: found in the side-pocket</title><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/6/eymer-porfolio-found-in-the-side-pocket.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/7/6/eymer-porfolio-found-in-the-side-pocket.html"/><author><name>Doug Eymer</name></author><published>2010-07-06T13:39:59Z</published><updated>2010-07-06T13:39:59Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<object width="200" height="150"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13126068&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13126068&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="200" height="150"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/13126068">EYMER porfolio: found in the side-pocket</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1233353">doug eymer</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

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A few years ago, a brave young creative director/producer from the Showtime Network, <a title="Stephanie on LinkedIn" href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniesassola" target="_blank">Stephanie Sassola</a>, hired <a title="Eymer Design Laboratories + Think Tank" href="http://www.eymer.com" target="_blank">Eymer Design</a> to develop a brand identity and some video lead-ins for a cartoon channel that Showtime was developing.
<p><br />In that particular year, several of our own promotional graphics along with several paying projects showed up <a title="Print Magazine" href="http://www.printmag.com/" target="_blank">Print Magazine's</a> Design Annual. Stephanie took a chance on our young firm, and not only hired us to develop the two-dimensional graphics, but she also allowed us to develop the animated introductory pieces, lead-ins and connectors (I am not sure whether these are really the correct technical terms &ndash; but they sound pretty good).</p>
<p>I had an unbelievably great time working with NYC's, <a title="Broadway Video" href="http://www.broadwayvideo.com/" target="_blank">Broadway Video </a>in the development of the animated pieces. Unfortunately, before 'Kids Komedy' could see the light of day, it was killed-off due to some corporate re-jiggering and/or restructuring.</p>
<p>The final Kids Komedy logo is posted above &ndash; along with one of the surviving 'rough cuts' from the intro.</p>
<p>Stephanie, thanks for taking a chance with us. It was a project that we will never forget!</p>
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<p>NOT! &ndash; your rich aunt's cream puff Mercedes.</p>
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<p>Yesterday, the designer within me, stole $1.99 out of my pocket and wasted it on an iPhone App. The design of <a title="DIACARTA web site" href="http://www.dia-carta.com/" target="_blank">DIACARTA</a> is absolutely beautiful and a true graphic gift for a visual thinker.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the interface is not compatible with iCal &ndash; which by the way, manages both my professional and business lives.</p>
<p>DIACARTA, please restore my faith in everything beautiful and figure out a way to connect. For now, I will have to leave the receiver off the hook.</p>
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</div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>I am Hoagieman.</title><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/6/24/i-am-hoagieman.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/6/24/i-am-hoagieman.html"/><author><name>Doug Eymer</name></author><published>2010-06-24T10:30:53Z</published><updated>2010-06-24T10:30:53Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-06-24/xArwzhmzDHxGkkxInxIssEAlzzzlhgxtHGlJesCCFfDrIorerEgcyHJagqvl/Doug_hoagieman.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="350" height="425"/> A really good friend of mine, who on a regular basis, tools around Key West in her orange VW Van, sent me this link. <a href="http://www.hoagiefest.com/" title="Wawa Hoagiefest 2010" target="_blank">Wawa's Hoagiefest 2010</a>.</p>  <p>Picture a site built around The Yellow Submarine and cheap submarine sandwiches. Enjoy the ride and have a good trip!</p>      <p style="font-size: 10px;">  <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a>   from <a href="http://eymer.posterous.com/i-am-hoagieman">eymer's posterous</a>  </p>  </div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>EYMER Mascot's New (Earth-Friendly) Dog Toy of Choice</title><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/6/23/eymer-mascots-new-earth-friendly-dog-toy-of-choice.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/6/23/eymer-mascots-new-earth-friendly-dog-toy-of-choice.html"/><author><name>Doug Eymer</name></author><published>2010-06-23T12:00:17Z</published><updated>2010-06-23T12:00:17Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><strong><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-06-23/rzmHtwxsJiosIuAAdHaaFdBiGnkiIhgfdAuBbkJldDJmvcfFuxiFrJDHhyby/IMG_3560_1_of_1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="150" height="150"/> For the past year and a half, Olivetti (yes, named after the famous Italian typewriter) has been the official mascot of EYMER DESIGN Laboratories + Think Tank. A high-spirited, energetic, and too often mischievous German Shorthaired Pointer – Olivetti has taken us on many misadventures and near disasters. By now, FedEx and UPS drivers know not to leave unattended packages by our front door. One too many packages has ended up in the front yard, chewed to pieces with the contents strewn hither and yon!</strong><p />In order to keep her occupied, our challenge has been to find her the perfect and virtually indestructible dog toy. After nearly a year working with our client and Portland Maine's, online dog supply leader, <a href="https://www.fetchdog.com/Shop" title="FetchDog website" target="_blank">Fetchdog</a> – we had almost given up on finding a dog toy that had a shelf-life of over 6 hours – before being destroyed.<p />Last weekend, while shopping at Whole Foods, we discovered <a href="https://abogear.com/toys/jute-shaker-14.html" title="ABO Gear's Jute Shaker" target="_blank">ABO Gear's, Jute Shaker</a>. Check out these specs:</p>  <ul>  <li>8 Layers - 96 oz. of Jute Fabric</li>  <li>Sealed bamboo wood with dried beans inside (Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on Earth)</li>  <li>100% Natural</li>  <li>100% Renewable, Biodegradable &amp; Recyclable</li>  <li>Inspired &amp; Designed in Australia | Hand crafted in India</li>  </ul>  <p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2010-06-23/GqqBdhzIHyaiemGkjmlGmkodgcwDCcnthwIbkfEousktjyCDolgfGjFqwCnl/IMG_0046_1_of_1.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="200" height="150"/> It has been nearly a week of regular play and Olivetti has yet to tear it apart! The <a href="https://abogear.com/toys/jute-shaker-14.html" title="ABO Gear" target="_blank">ABO Gear website</a> sells the toy for $15. We paid $9.99 at Whole Foods.</p>  <p>That's the mascot report from EYMER DESIGN!</p>      <p style="font-size: 10px;">  <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a>   from <a href="http://eymer.posterous.com/eymer-mascots-new-earth-friendly-dog-toy-of-c">eymer's posterous</a>  </p>  </div>]]></content></entry><entry><title>FOUND: Online Social Media Campaign Designed to Curb Prejudice Towards New Jersey</title><id>http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/6/22/found-online-social-media-campaign-designed-to-curb-prejudic.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.eymer.com/eymerblog/2010/6/22/found-online-social-media-campaign-designed-to-curb-prejudic.html"/><author><name>Doug Eymer</name></author><published>2010-06-22T11:11:17Z</published><updated>2010-06-22T11:11:17Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<div class='posterous_autopost'><div>Join the Jersey Doesn't Stink fight! ::&nbsp;</div><p /><div>Hey you! Help me spread the word by joining this awesome group with me: Jersey Doesn't Stink.&nbsp;</div><div>It's time we stood up for our great state and showed the world our Jersey Pride!<p />Join the fight:<br /><a href="http://www.jerseydoesntstink.com">http://www.jerseydoesntstink.com</a><p />Check out the Jersey Doesn't Stink YouTube page:<br /><a href="http://youtube.com/jerseydoesntstink">http://youtube.com/jerseydoesntstink</a><p />Follow the fight on facebook:<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Jersey-Doesnt-Stink">http://www.facebook.com/Jersey-Doesnt-Stink</a> <span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>      <p style="font-size: 10px;">  <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a>   from <a href="http://eymer.posterous.com/found-online-social-media-campaign-designed-t">eymer's posterous</a>  </p>  </div>]]></content></entry></feed>