Coke vs. Coke Zero

I finally saw one of these ads last night. In the commercial, Coca-Cola is wanting to sue Coca-cola Zero for tasting the same as the original. Hidden cameras show discussions with, in some cases, real lawyers. Very funny. You can check out all seven of the videos at the Coke Zero microsite on the Can We Sue Us? page.
Posted on March 16th, 2007 in Rhaya Shilts by Rhaya | Permalink


Under Construction Updates

Well, as we have mentioned in our e-newsletter, Vital Signs, we are undergoing a little renovation at our offices. We hope to make the space more conducive to our creativity as well as to our clients comfort. We hope to also usher in a new interior design division in a month or so. We'll give you more information on that later. Here are some of the photos of our current before reno and as things stand now. We'll give you more as things move along.



Here is a photo showing the two new sets of single pane french doors we put in to replace the awkward windows. The doors to the left lead into our new workspace where we will position our desks and will now be able to work in one room giving way to better collaboration. The doors to the right will lead into our new, more formal conference room.



Here is the before image of the space we were using for our meetings. It was more casual and served its purpose, but we feel we need both a formal conference room as well as a meeting space that is more relaxed. This space is part of the space we are converting into our workspace. We will be converting one of our front offices into a library/lounge for kicking back, reading one of our many great design mags, and or meeting with clients.





These two photos show where we have opened up one of the walls and have expanded the space to give us more work space. We'll move in 3 desks that we have converted from the old doors we have had to take out as a result of this renovation. The lighting in this space will be warmer and will allow us to highlight artwork on the walls as well as our desk tops. We will also be in closer proximity to each other than we were before. Currently we are all working in separate offices, which is proving to be a little less productive from a collaboration standpoint than we'd like. Plus, we all get along so well, things should be much more interesting now.
Posted on March 13th, 2007 in Pulse News by Stefan | Permalink


A Dolphin Gets An Artifical Fin

Fuji, a female dolphin at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium, recently received an artificial fin from Bridgestone after losing most of her tail fin to disease. Fuji has regained nearly all of her swimming ability since receiving the new fin in what is believed to be the first-ever successful development of an artificial fin for a dolphin.

Read more and see the video on the G Living web site.
Posted on March 13th, 2007 in Rhaya Shilts by Rhaya | Permalink


Illustration Friday Blog

Illustration Friday, a weekly illustration challenge, launched an illustration blog as a companion to their popular site. Via Veer.
Posted on March 12th, 2007 in Rhaya Shilts by Rhaya | Permalink

Spring Broke Sale

The $10 sale at Threadless has been extended until midnight. You can't help ordering up some shirts at this great price
Posted on March 12th, 2007 in Rhaya Shilts by Rhaya | Permalink

25 Startups to Watch

CNN Money's article lists the 25 hottest Web 2.0 companies to keep an eye out on in the upcoming year.
Posted on March 5th, 2007 in Rhaya Shilts by Rhaya | Permalink


AIGA Redesigns Their Site

AIGA finally takes a step forward and redesigns their site. The site features news, updates, work from the AIGA Design Archives and much more. Their header features work from the AIGA Design Archives to add a unique touch to their new layout.
Posted on March 5th, 2007 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


Pulse In The News

On Saturday, Neil Tortorella of Business of Design Online (BoDo) was interviewed by 49sparks.com regarding the launch of BoDo. During the interview Neil was asked about the whats, whys and most importantly, the whos of BoDo which included the mention of myself (Stefan Bean) of Pulse Creative Partners. He then goes on to explain what my role as guest writer will be for this new site and its readers. Take a listen to the podcast. It's long, but the mention is about 10 minutes into the interview.
Posted on March 5th, 2007 in Pulse News by Stefan | Permalink


Brush Up On Your Logo History

Logo Design History takes an in depth look at the history of loads of logos from Apple Computer to Yamaha. Not only are the logos and their history presented in pretty good detail, many, if not all of them have a link to download the full vector version of the logo, in case you might need one. Via AdFreak.
Posted on March 2nd, 2007 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


An Unlikely Bond

A tiger and an orangutan is an unlikely pair, but at the Taman Safari zoo, a pair of month-old Sumatran tiger twins have formed an inseparable bond with two young orangutans. Both sets were abandoned after birth and the four-some have been sharing a nursery for the past month.

Read the full story and see more photos at Yahoo News.(Above photo from Daily Mail)
Posted on February 28th, 2007 in Rhaya Shilts by Rhaya | Permalink